Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll have taken a lot of criticism over drafting former Michigan defensive end Frank Clark, who was involved in a domestic violence incident last November.

During the Seahawks' rookie minicamp last weekend, Carroll was asked what it is about the culture of the organization that can help a player who’s had issues in his past.

“Well, I think that we are committed to the individual guys,” Carroll said. “Let me back up. When I left [USC] to come here, one of the thoughts I had was I wanted to see what it was like if we go to the NFL and we treat people like we did there.

“We looked after them. We really cared about who they were, their background, where they’re going, what we could do to support them and help them on their way.”

Carroll brought that concept to the Seahawks' organization.

“That’s just what we’ve done here as well," he said. “We’ve [committed] ourselves to helping each guy be the best he can possibly be. In that, we have developed guys in our program that understand how we do it. We’ve pulled guys in that have a real sense of taking care of people around them. They’ve bought into the way that we do it.”

Carroll said that "it" is finding a young man’s strengths rather than dwelling on his weaknesses.

“I think the entire organization has realized that,” Carroll said. “The people in your program, you look for the unique qualities they have and you care for it and you accept the differences that they bring. When treated really well, there are extraordinary places you can go. That’s why I think it’s a good place. We’re willing to utilize that to our best.”