August).“� ere’s a lot of energy back

there and a lot of big guys who make plays and fast guys who make plays, so hopefully that’ll be a big factor for our football team,” Carroll said.

Changes are mostly minor elsewhere on defense. � e team signed versatile defensive lineman Jason Jones a� er he tallied 16

sacks in four years with the Titans. Of course � rst-round pick Bruce Irvin should be a terror as a pass rusher if Schneider and Carroll are right about him.

Carroll said the additions of Jones and Irvin, and subsequent overall improvement of the pass rush, should put less stress on the secondary, helping them get even better.

With David Hawthorne gone, middle linebacker will come down

to free agent add Barrett Ruud or second-round pick Bobby Wagner.

� e defense will be put to the test early and o� en in 2012. In the season’s � rst eight weeks, the Seahawks face four of the top seven o� enses from last year, ac-cording to o� ensive EPA. Green Bay (second, 257.6), New England (third, 224.5), Detroit (� � h, 125) and Dallas (seventh, 94.7) will be sti� tests for the young defense.

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Fans can watch 13 Seattle Seahawks training camp practices at the Virginia Mason Athletic center, from July 28 to Aug. 15.

Online registration can be done at seahawks.com. Season ticket holders can pre-register starting July 11. Registration is � rst-come, � rst-served, and fans 15 or younger must be with an adult.

Fans will park at � e Landing in Renton and ride shuttles to the VMAC. � e VMAC parking lot is closed to the public. � ere will be a $6 transportation fee per person.

Fans can check in to receive their train-ing camp passes at the Seahawks Bing

Training Camp Guest Services Center at 840 North 10th Place, Suite D.

Open practice datesJuly 28 - 10 a.m.July 29 - 10 a.m.July 30 - 10 a.m.July 31 - 10 a.m.Aug. 2 - 10 a.m.Aug. 3 - 10 a.m.Aug. 4 - 10 a.m.Aug. 5 - 1 p.m.Aug. 7 - 1:15 p.m.Aug. 8 - 1:15 p.m.Aug. 9 - 1:15 p.m.Aug. 14 - 1:15 p.m.Aug. 15 - 1:15 p.m.

Cornerbacks Richard Sherman (25) and Brandon Browner (39) celebrate after an interception during a game last year. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PHOTO

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Watch the Seahawks during training camp at the VMAC

Seahawks fans watch a training camp practice last summer. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter