RENTON www.theseahawksfanshop.com/Marquise-Blair-Jersey /a> , Wash. (AP)Pete Carroll dipped back into the Southern California pipeline to fill a need on the Seattle Seahawks defensive line.Unable to make a move back into the second round for an additional pick, the Seahawks selected USC defensive end Rasheem Green with the 79th overall selection in the third-round on Friday night.Seattle’s initial selection on the second day addressed a significant need along the defensive line. Seattle was slated to have the No. 76-overall pick but traded with Pittsburgh and moved back three spots to No. 79 while also picking up an additional seventh-round selection.And much to the delight of the Seahawks, Green was still on the board.”It’s tough watching guys getting drafted that play the same position when I personally feel like I’m a bit better than them. But it is what it is.” Green said.It was a relatively quiet night for a team known for being busy with draft moves. Seattle will now have eight picks on the final day of the draft.General manager John Schneider said there never were any reasonable options that would have allowed Seattle to get back into the second round. That included any possible deals involving safety Earl Thomas, who was the source of trade speculation as his current contract expires after the 2018 season and he was one of the few Seattle options that could have landed a high draft pick.”You may have looked like he wasn’t going to be here but we didn’t look at it like that. That’s been a lot of speculation on your guys’ end of this thing,” Carroll said. ”We’ve been counting on Earl being here the whole time.”Schneider believed Green was still available in the third round due to a knee injury suffered several years ago that likely downgraded his stock among teams. Schneider said Green was examined twice by Seattle’s doctors and was given high marks.”I’m sure he thought he was going to go higher. We like to have guys like that,” Schneider said.Green played primarily as a defensive tackle at USC and was able to live in the backfield of opponents. Green had 12 tackles for loss and 10 sacks last season at USC while being named a first-team All-Pac-12 selection. Green projects more as a defensive end in the NFL because of his size – 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds – and that’s where he would like to play.”I personally prefer the outside,” Green said. ”I feel like I’m just as good as I am inside as I am outside.”Replenishing the pass rush is a priority for the Seahawks. Seattle traded Michael Bennett to Philadelphia earlier in the offseason and there are questions about the future of Cliff Avril after he suffered a neck injury that cost him most of last season.While some of his skills may be raw, Green should have the opportunity to contend for significant playing time right away. Only Frank Clark and Dion Jordan would appear to have set spots in Seattle’s regular rotation of defensive ends.”It’s really important for us that we definitely will have some options here. He’s really young, he’s a 20-year-old kid … he’s got a lot of potential to grow. We will move him all around and figure it out,” Carroll said.Some draft analysts believed Green would have been better off returning for his senior season and working his way into potentially being a first-round pick.Green was willing to take the chance on leaving early.”I did have some thoughts of staying. But I just felt like my heart wasn’t there anymore L.J. Collier Jersey ,” Green said. ”I just wanted to do what I thought was the best choice for me. I don’t regret it.”— SEATTLE (AP) — Cornerback Byron Maxwell was placed on injured reserve and tight end Ed Dickson was placed on the non-football injury list as the Seattle Seahawks reached the 53-man roster limit Saturday.Maxwell entered training camp as a starter in the secondary, but was rarely on the field during the preseason due to a hip injury. Maxwell returned to Seattle midway through last season and proved he could still be a quality cornerback playing in Seattle’s system after struggling in Philadelphia and Miami in different defensive schemes.With Maxwell out, Dontae Johnson becomes the presumptive starter at right cornerback, although Seattle will likely be active looking for other options on the waiver wire. Johnson started 16 games last season for San Francisco before coming to Seattle in the offseason.Seattle will debut a significantly overhauled secondary in the opener at Denver. Shaquill Griffin, Justin Coleman and Bradley McDougald are the holdovers, with Johnson likely at one cornerback spot and likely Tedric Thompson at safety with Earl Thomas continuing his holdout. Rookie Tre Flowers is also in the mix for significant playing time.Dickson never participated in training camp, and had a setback in his recovery from muscle injuries to his quadriceps and groin. He tweeted Friday that he was ready for the season, but as additional insurance the Seahawks acquired tight end Darrell Daniels from Indianapolis in exchange for wide receiver Marcus Johnson.It was one of two trades Seattle made Saturday, sending a 2019 seventh-round pick to Oakland in exchange for safety Shalom Luani.One piece of good news for Seattle was defensive end Dion Jordan being activated from the physically unable to perform list. Jordan had been sidelined during training camp because of a knee and shin injury, but coach Pete Carroll said last week that Jordan was on the cusp of returning. Jordan’s addition would be a boost to a pass rush that is one of Seattle’s biggest concerns going into the regular season.Among the more notable cuts for Seattle was veteran safety Maurice Alexander and wide receiver Amara Darboh www.theseahawksfanshop.com/Phil-Haynes-Jersey /a> , a 2017 third-round pick.Alexander was a surprise cut especially after he spent a big chunk of the preseason finale against Oakland showing his versatility by playing weakside linebacker. Alexander was thought to be a potential veteran option at safety and could possibly fill in at linebacker if rookie Shaquem Griffin struggled. Griffin is in line to start the opener with K.J. Wright recovering from minor knee surgery.Darboh never flashed as the Seahawks had hoped and was beat out for the fifth wide receiver spot by David Moore, another draft pick from 2017. Moore had been a standout during the preseason both as a wide receiver and on special teams. Darboh was also impacted by Seattle’s decision to carry five running backs, although J.D. McKissic is currently out with a foot injury.Seattle also released linebacker D.J. Alexander, a special teams standout a season ago, 2017 draft pick Mike Tyson and rookie quarterback Alex McGough. McGough showed enough in preseason to be a developmental option on the practice squad after being taken in the seventh-round this year.Along with Maxwell, offensive lineman Jamarco Jones, quarterback Austin Davis and linebacker Erik Walden were placed on injured reserve.