Cornerback Cary Williams and tight end Jimmy Graham arrived in Seattle in different ways, but they both see something in the Seahawks that attracted them to their new team.

“They play with a great fire, great aggression,” Williams said Tuesday on a conference call with reporters. “I just would love to be a part of it. I think everybody is truly concerned about the guy next to him. I think that’s very important in the success of an organization.”

Cary Williams has played for a winner. He started for the Ravens when they won Super Bowl XLVII. Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports

Williams was a free agent who signed a three-year, $18 million deal with the Seahawks last week. He basically traded places with cornerback Byron Maxwell, who left Seattle to sign a five-year, $63 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Seahawks acquired Graham in a trade with New Orleans that sent center Max Unger to the Saints. Like Williams, Graham sees a special camaraderie among the Seahawks.

“It just seems like they have a culture there that breeds a brotherhood,’’ Graham said. “They pull for each other. For them it’s all about winning. It’s not about individual anything. I really look forward to being a part of that.”

Graham, of course, didn’t have a choice in his move. Williams, however, made a decision to sign with Seattle after his visit with the Seahawks' staff.

“When I came on the visit, you felt a particular spirit in the organization,” Williams said. “I think everybody had a great vibe. I think everybody was genuine. I felt like the coaching staff does a great job developing talent and expanding players’ knowledge of the game. I felt like they were on the right path.”

Williams has played eight seasons in the NFL. He knows what it’s like to play for a winner, having started for the Baltimore Ravens when they won Super Bowl XLVII. Now at age 30, he thinks playing for the Seahawks' coaches will make him better.

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“When I walked in the building, everyone gave me a smile or a hug,’’ he said. “It felt like a family atmosphere. They wanted me just as much as I wanted them and they gave specific reasons why.”

Two of those reasons are Williams’ size (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) and his ability to play press coverage.

“I felt like I fit the scheme very well,” Williams said. “I think it’s my aggressiveness at the line of scrimmage, me being a guy that wants to get in a guy’s face, disrupt timing between the receiver and the quarterback.

“My pressing technique isn’t perfect at times. I do have a false step and things like that, but I think with the coaches [at Seattle], we can improve on some things. I just want to be a sponge and soak in and learn as many things as I possibly can.”

Williams believes the Seahawks have achieved something that many other teams strive for but find elusive.

“The culture is something that a lot of teams in the NFL try to achieve,” Williams said. “They try to get that physical play on defense. They try to get that swarm on defense. Every organization I’ve been to, they talk about those things, but you actually see those things when you turn on Seattle’s football team.

“You see those guys out there on Sunday and they’re flying around like it’s 15 guys on the field. They play with a passion. Those are characteristics I feel like I bring.’’