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previous item. ... In an attempt to find Russell Wilson's new backup after trading Matt Flynn, the Seattle Seahawks are bringing in a couple of former first-round picks and a familiar face for a visit. Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn are the headliners in a two-day workout/visit that also includes former Seahawks backup Seneca Wallace and veteran Tyler Thigpen, multiple people informed of the visits told USA TODAY Sports.
Reported by USA Today
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Leinart, the 10th overall pick out of Southern California in 2006, was a bust with the Arizona Cardinals and is trying to resurrect his career with a fourth team after short stints with the Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders over the past three years. He's obviously hopeful a reunion with former USC coach Pete Carroll could turn things around. Like Leinart, Quinn just recently completed a stint with a third team. He struggled in eight starts with the Kansas City Chiefs last year, throwing only two touchdowns to eight interceptions. Wallace was the Seahawks' fourth-round pick in 2003 and made 14 starts for the team before he was dealt to the Cleveland Browns in 2010. He started seven games for Cleveland over the next two seasons combined but was cut at the end of the preseason last year. Given Wilson's success running read-option looks during his rookie season, Wallace is a good fit to run the same scheme if needed in a pinch. Same with Thigpen, who ran an option offense in college at Coastal Carolina and has decent speed. ... Stay tuned.
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