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The News Tribune's Gregg Bell argued Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks got an eye-opening performance from undrafted defensive tackle Uso Seumalo during rookie minicamp.

The Seattle Seahawks have a pretty loaded front seven on Mike Macdonald’s defense. They added to it this week as well with the signing of veteran Dante Fowler. But one undrafted rookie defensive lineman is off to a strong start in the hopes of earning a roster spot.

On Monday, The News Tribune’s Gregg Bell included the performance from defensive tackle Uso Seumalo among his biggest takeaways from rookie minicamp.

Seumalo started making an impact at the camp immediately after signing his undrafted free agent contract.

“About an hour later, moments into his first 11-on-11 scrimmage with Seattle, the nose tackle made an impression,” wrote Bell.

“He jumped while getting blocked. The 6-foot-3, 330-pound Seumalo knocked down a quick, short pass by Shapen, who got most of the plays quarterbacking with Price, Stephens and what appeared to be a first-team offense, if there was such a thing this weekend.

“By the end of the rookie camp, a member of the Seahawks’ public-relations staff was confirming the pronunciation of his name.”

During his college career, Seumalo posted 57 combined tackles, including nine tackles for loss, in 50 games. He also had five pass defenses, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.