SEATTLE (KFOX 14, CBS 4) — El Paso native Devean Deal has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks.
The edge rusher grew up in El Paso and played his first two years of high school football at Pebble Hills. Deal played his final two years at Naaman Forest High School in the Dallas area.
Deal began his college career at Tulane, before transferring to TCU.
In his two seasons with the Horned Frogs, Deal had 99 total tackles with 18 tackles for loss and 9 sacks.
Deal’s parents were both athletes at UTEP. His father, Mike, played football for the the Miners and his mother, Nicki, played volleyball and basketball.
NFL rookie minicamps run from either May 1-4 or May 8-11.