Jimmy Graham made his return to the field for the first time since going down in Week 12 with a ruptured patellar tendon that ended his 2016 season. Of course, Pete Carroll and the staff are easing him in there, not participating in any drills that might be too grueling. And considering that he had to relearn how to walk, much less run and run routes, let's give him all the time in the world.

Word around camp is that he's come back in incredible shape, looking bigger and leaner, despite having his leg immobilized for three months. Despite the apparent enhanced physique, Graham says he's lost 15 pounds, coming in at 260 as opposed to 275 at the start of last year's camp.

When he went down against the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seemed like he was beginning to click with Russell Wilson, suffering the injury in the midst of a seven catch 75-yard performance. Not only that, but the Hawks were starting to win and find a winning formula on offense. Many point to how much Russell and the offense took off after Graham was lost for the year.

Although Graham's injury in fact may be the best thing to happen for the 2016 offense. From all accounts, Graham has come back more humbled and more team-oriented. We all know that Russell works best when he's able to spread the ball around and work in several targets, whether they be receivers, tight ends or running backs. Thinking is that this injury could temper Graham's expectations a bit, that reality has finally hit that he is not THE target like he might have been with Drew Brees in New Orleans. A Seahawks offense in rhythm like the second-half of last year, this time with a weapon like Jimmy Graham on the field, could be an even more dangerous one.

Getting back to who will be on the field Week 1 of preseason, Trevone Boykin will have all of the organization's attention. The Tarvaris Jackson era is over as far as backup quarterbacking goes, and everyone is eager to see how much they should worry about Russell possibly missing any time at all. Wilson has been the definition of durable throughout his career, but between all the carries he has not to mention the hits he takes as a result of subpar line blocking, one has to think he could go down at any moment. Every quarterback in this league has had an injury that puts him down for some time, and it would be foolhardy to think Russell is immune.

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