The Facts: Following up on an ongoing story. ... Rawls and TE Jimmy Graham are "getting really close" according to HC Pete Carroll.

Diehards Line: "Both those guys are really pushing hard," Carroll said. "We're really going back day to day almost with those guys now." Carroll confirmed that Rawls' fractured ankle injury (with ligament damage) did require surgery this offseason. Both Rawls and Graham remain on the PUP list.