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Sam McGuffie didn't work out at Michigan -- but he's still landed in the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

It's now been three weeks since the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft. I'm sure you've had some time to read, breakdown, and form some early opinions on the players Seattle has added .

Good morning, NFC West. Rookie minicamps came and went over the weekend with players generally meeting expectations, to hear their coaches rave.

More than two weeks removed from the 2013 NFL draft, rookie mini camps for all 32 NFL teams are in the books.

For the 11 draft picks selected by Seattle, just finding a way onto the roster by the end of training camp will be tough.

For the second consecutive season, an eye-catching performance at the Seahawks' rookie minicamp has been produced by a guy named Wilson.

Friday, though, Willson tried to duplicate Wilson's feat of a year ago as the Seahawks opened their three-day rookie minicamp.

Defensive tackle Jordan Hill and wide receiver Chris Harper were among seven members of the Seattle Seahawks' 2013 draft class to agree to terms on Friday.

From the department if irony: The 49ers' rookie who was most eager to join his teammates after the draft will be the last rookie to officially join the full squad for offseason workouts.

When the 49ers let tight end Delanie Walker leave for Tennessee , it created one more need for the 49ers to fill via the draft.

If it's true that good things come to those who wait, Argonauts' general manager Jim Barker may well be in for a windfall at some point in the near future.

Another player the San Francisco 49ers drafted due to having so many picks in the 2013 NFL Draft is one that actually fills a semi-need at tight end: Vance McDonald .

If you think all the Alouettes did during the CFL Draft was fill an organizational need for Canadians on the defensive side of the ball, you'd be reaching the obvious conclusion.

With their second draft pick in the 2nd round, the 49ers traded up six spots with the Green Bay Packers from 61st to 55th overall and gave up an extra sixth round pick to select TE Vance McDonald out of Rice.

COWBOYS DRAFT GRADE ROUNDUP: The true verdict on the Cowboys' 2013 draft class won't be in for a few years, but that won't stop draft experts from across the county from weighing in on how Dallas fared.

The Detroit Lions claimed the former Concordia Stingers star off waivers Friday, a day after he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs.

If they saw this year's tight end class through the same lens as Gil Brandt, it's because they viewed Rice's Vance McDonald as the second-best tight end behind Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert.

In her first career start, Notre Dame's Emma Jacobs put together a line that would make any long-time starter envious in an 11-2 victory over Campbell County.

While their selections over the weekend didn't dramatically bolster their roster for the 2013 season, it improved the likelihood that the 49ers will be a dominant team for years to come.

It was obvious the San Francisco 49ers were going to take a tight end at some point in the 2013 NFL Draft .