"LenDale White has been toward the top of the league's rushing leaders, surpassing the millennium mark in 2007 in spite of a bum wheel and extra baggage.

"I've had 1,000 yards at 265 (pounds) with a torn meniscus," White said, referring to a knee injury.

He has also been at the bottom of a running back rotation, watching much of last season from the sidelines in Tennessee.

Oh, he understands why. He was behind one of the game's most dangerous backs as teammate Chris Johnson surpassed 2,000 yards rushing.

But White is a competitor who reached the NFL with the hope of being 'The Man,' not backing him up.

"Going through the situation in Tennessee, sitting the bench for the whole year, dealing with that alone, that's a lot of stress," White said. "When you go from 'SC, back-to-back national championships to being the guy playing some more, scoring some touchdowns, and then not playing at all, it's a life-changing thing.

"But I guess we go through it for a reason. And I'm still here. Pete [Carroll] gave me another shot, and I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait to get it going."

Just where White will fit into Seattle's backfield is one part of one of the most intriguing questions about this team."