“It was great,” Arroyo said. “I love Jalen. I love the way he plays, and I feel like we’re going to have a good connection moving forward.”
Adding he likes the way, “he throws the ball, the way he moves, he has a chance to be an elite quarterback at the highest level.”
On the defensive side of the ball, Seattle’s second-round pick Nick Emmanwori came to his press conference wearing his now No. 3 jersey.
“I kind of was looking for a single digit,” Emmanwori said on choosing a jersey number. “Seven wasn’t available (Uchenna Nwosu’s jersey number), so I was looking at the next number that could mean something to me. Russell Wilson was one of my favorite quarterbacks growing up with that Legion of Boom defense, had an offense too, so respect to Russell. He did a lot for this organization, did everything he could, so I’m going to do what I can in this number and make it special on defense in my own way.”
Emmanwori started the process of making it special where he was working on his leadership skills and making an impact.
“Coming in, I just want to be a better leader. At South Carolina, especially my last year, we had a great defense, so I want to bring that feeling back, bring it up to Seattle, even though I’m a rookie, even when the vets come back. So just trying to get used to that leadership, talking to guys letting guys know what we’re doing, camaraderie.”
Fifth-round pick Rylie Mills said, “I think everyone’s still meeting each other but its been cool just getting to meet this class and a lot of really good guys.”