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Earlier this month, Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls said that he would “most definitely” be ready to go for the start of training camp.

Rawls may feel ready to go, but the Seahawks aren’t going to turn him loose just yet. General Manager John Schneider said, via Curtis Crabtree of PFT, that Rawls will not take part in the team’s first practice of camp on Saturday.

Schneider said the same of tight end Jimmy Graham, who tore his patellar tendon last season. It wouldn’t be a surprising destination coming off of that injury, if only to make sure that Graham isn’t trying to do too much too soon. Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz suffered a calf injury in his return from a patellar tendon tear last year and never saw the field during the regular season.

“We’re going to be very, very careful with those guys,” Schneider said. “We’re still trying to decide if we’re going to put them on PUP [physically unable to perform]. If we’re not, we’re going to be really careful with them.”

The Seahawks said all offseason that they expect both players to be ready for Week One. Schneider said that remains their “understanding” with camp about to open.