Vintage Pete Carroll

Garrett Scott, the Seattle Seahawks 6th round draft pick, was found to have a rare heart condition during his extensive physical.  Now Scott went from the life highlight of being drafted into the NFL to the low of having it taken away in less than a month. 

The Seahawks found out about Scott's condition before signing him but the team signed him to his contract anyway, then waived him. That means Scott receives his signing bonus and first-year salary totaling about $555,000.  Last year's 199th pick got a $91K signing bonus, so he should end up with nearly $650,000 from this classy gesture from the Seahawks.

As if there was another reason to love the Seahawks, they seem to have heartwarming stories steaming out of their organization.  I certainly haven't forgotten about the wrongfully accused Brian Banks, and the help the Seahawks gave him in ultimately signing a contract with the Falcons last season.