The four Seattle Seahawks rookie defensive backs got their first opportunity to play together during rookie minicamp this weekend. Coach Pete Carroll was impressed with their performance:

“It’s kind of fun to see them in the group,” Carroll said after practice. “All four of them were impressive. These guys are leaders from their own programs and you could tell that they’re all real serious and aware that this is a chance for them to do just that and a be a kind of formidable accent to our football team.”

The four new rookies; third round picks Shaquill Griffin and Delano Hill, fourth round pick Tedric Thompson and sixth round pick Mike Tyson, all have an opportunity to learn from the current Seahawks secondary, the infamous Legion of Boom, before potentially taking the reigns in the future.

One such rookie, Shaquill Griffin, may get a chance to earn some playing time sooner rather than later.

“He seemed very comfortable,” Carroll said. “(He) looked really good for the first weekend. He got some good shots on some balls down the field, we got to see him run a little bit. He has a really good spirit about him that he brings, really anxious to learn, which is all you could hope for at this time.”

Regardless of what kind of impact these guys have this season, the future for the Seahawks’ secondary looks bright. Just ask their coach.

“You can kind of picture them coming up together in years to come.”