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Friday to remove a cyst from his knee Johnathan Abram Jersey , the Seahawks added another quarterback to the roster on Saturday.Seattle signed former New Orleans Saints quarterback J.T. Barrett and added linebacker Juwon Young to their roster. To make room on their 90-man, the team waived linebacker Chris Worley and safety Marwin Evans.Barrett went undrafted before signing with the Saints last year. He was yo-yoed on and off the team’s practice squad all season before re-signing with the team on a futures contract in January. However, the Saints released Barrett just after the start of training camp.Barrett started 44 games at Ohio State during his college career. He completed 64.7 percent of his passes for 3,053 yards with 35 touchdowns and nine interceptions in his final year for the Buckeyes. Barrett also rushed for 798 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior.Barrett will get a chance to show the Seahawks something while Smith is on the mend after surgery. Smith and Paxton Lynch have been competing for Seattle’s backup job behind Russell Wilson. Smith may have a chance to be back in time for the team’s next preseason game against Minnesota next Sunday. In case he’s not, Barrett will have a week of practice to get up to speed in Seattle’s offense.Young was a tryout player in Seattle’s rookie mini-camp in May.Worley and Evans both played in the team’s preseason opener against Denver on Thursday night. CINCINNATI (AP) — Left tackle Jonah Williams is a lonely figure at the Bengals’ minicamp. He walks around the field in his No. 73 jersey watching everyone else work out. The first-round pick stands behind his teammates during drills.It’s unclear when he’ll be able to practice again.Williams got hurt during practice last week. The only thing coach Zac Taylor would say is that Williams got “a little dinged up” and the extent of the injury is being determined. A Bengals representative cut off questions to Williams on Wednesday about his status.“Just doing what I can right now Maxx Crosby Jersey ,” said Williams, who occasionally stretched his back while watching practice in the afternoon.The 11th overall pick is the biggest addition to a line that’s been the main focus in the offseason. They also took guard Michael Jordan in the fourth round. It’s undecided where Cordy Glenn — last year’s left tackle — will eventually line up. Glenn hasn’t played guard since college.Also, they gave right tackle Bobby Hart a three-year extension and signed guard John Miller from the Bills to a three-year deal.The Bengals were hoping to get Williams a lot of practice time during minicamp to get him ready to be a starter. Williams is getting used to a new offense and a different level of play.“It’s just (getting) comfortable, being acclimated,” he said.With Williams sidelined for minicamp Foster Moreau Jersey , the Bengals will have to wait until training camp to start sorting out the line.“Right now, you’ll just see a little bit more shuffling,” Taylor said “So that’s what that is.”GREEN EXPECTS FULL-GO BY TRAINING CAMPA.J. Green was limited to individual drills during minicamp, but showed no lingering issues with his surgically repaired toe. Taylor said the Bengals are going easy with Green, who missed nearly half of last season with a torn ligament in the right big toe.“I’ll be ready for training camp Joey Bosa Jersey ,” Green said Wednesday. “Yesterday was the first time I got to participate with some team stuff, but it felt good. I’m not sore or anything.”The Bengals are learning their third different offense in three seasons. Green’s biggest challenge is getting down the timing of the new pass routes.“We have a couple different routes I haven’t run before, so training camp is going to be big for me just to get out there, everything is live with the defense going, so it will be good Tony Pollard Jersey ,” he said.HIGH ATTENDANCETaylor was pleased with participation in the offseason workouts, including the voluntary sessions. The mandatory minicamp ends on Thursday.“For the most part, we’ve had almost 100 percent attendance this offseason,” Taylor said. “A guy has missed here or there, but there’s been no one that’s missed a significant amount of time. Guys have really bought in.”