"I'll be back the first day of training camp," Mebane told 710 ESPN Seattle's Justin and Gee. "I could go now, but it's really like no need to just jump out there and force the issue."

When Mebane went down in the second quarter of last November's Week 10 win over the New York Giants, the team primarily turned to veteran defensive tackle Kevin Williams, who has since signed a free-agent deal with the New Orleans Saints, as well as Tony McDaniel and Jordan Hill to fill the void in the middle of Seattle's defense.

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Playing without Mebane, the team gave up 190 yards rushing in a 24-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs the very next week. The run defense would recover down the stretch, however, allowing a paltry 66 yards per game to opponents over the final six weeks of the regular season - all Seahawks wins. That team success doesn't change the fact that few NFL rosters boast a player of Mebane's caliber who's capable of clogging, controlling, and taking on multiple blocks at the line of scrimmage, things Mebane thinks he'll be doing again for the Seahawks sooner rather than later.