While the Seattle Seahawks watched offensive tackle Garry Gilliam walk out the door, they officially brought back two young running backs, including a fan favorite.

On Tuesday, the Seahawks officially signed running backs Troymaine Pope and Terrence Magee. Both were Exclusive-Rights free agents, which meant neither had much of an opportunity to move elsewhere, once the team tendered them offers.

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An Exclusive-Rights free agent is essentially restricted free agency without the choice. Once a team tenders the offer, you're automatically locked into the deal at the minimum salary. The only way out would be to forgo playing in the next season.

Pope was a preseason darling as undrafted rookie in 2016 but was waived during final cuts to keep fifth-round draft pick, Alex Collins, aboard. He was then claimed of waivers by the New York Jets but was released in the middle of the season. After being brought back to Seattle, he suffered a high-ankle sprain and was placed on Injured Reserve.

In three games in Seattle, he rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries.

Meanwhile, Magee, who also went undrafted in 2015, served two separate stints in Seattle last season: once on the practice squad and eventually the main roster in late September before being cut that same week and later on the main roster in December.

He appeared in one game in week against the San Francisco 49ers where he ran for 12 yards on three carries.

Those two signings along with the Seahawks officially not matching on Garry Gilliam are the only Seahawks transaction on Tuesday.