RENTON, Wash. -- Brandon Browner is not a typical NFL cornerback. The six-foot-four, 221-pound Browner towers over the Seattle Seahawks secondary. He looks out of place, like a wiry linebacker. But the Seahawks are hoping he can bring a physical presence to the edge of their defence. "The only guy I can ever think of that was this big was Mel Blount a million years ago," coach Pete Carroll said Friday. "He just is so tall. Most people would say he cant play being that tall, but hes doing it." Carroll had the chance to recruit Browner when he was the head coach at Southern California. Browner was a standout player at Sylmar High School, just north of Los Angeles. But Carroll decided to pass. Browner went on to star for Oregon State and was an undrafted free agent when he signed with Denver in 2005. The Broncos decided to move him to safety. The transition was a difficult one for Browner, who broke his arm in a pre-season game against San Francisco and was placed on injured reserve. He eventually was released and signed with the Canadian Football Leagues Calgary Stampeders. Browner made the CFL all-star team each of the past three seasons. "Ive matured," Browner said. "When I came out I was an underclassman. I was only 20 years old. Im 27 now, so a lot of things have changed over the years. "I did well up there in the CFL and it all worked out the way it was supposed to. Im back where I want to be." Carroll didnt pass up another opportunity to chase Browner. "I had lost track of him -- that he was playing in Canada for a few years and he was all-Canada or whatever and made the all-star team (three) years in a row, I said lets bring him in," Carroll said. "Lets see what weve got. I always knew that he was very effective at the line of scrimmage." With second-year cornerback Walter Thurmond missing time with an ankle sprain, Browner has been thrown in with the first-team defence opposite cornerback Marcus Trufant. Hes been matched up against the Seahawks larger wide receivers, Mike Williams and Sidney Rice, during workouts. "He kind of has the physical attributes were looking for, good speed, good size, good strength," defensive backs coach Kris Richard said. "Put it all together with a little bit of technique and a lot of wins should come out of that, so hes doing a fantastic job thus far." Seattle ranked 27th against the pass last season. Larger receivers proved to be a really difficult matchup. Dwayne Bowe had 13 catches for 170 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Hakeem Nicks had six catches for 128 yards and a touchdown for the New York Giants. With Thurmonds injury, the coaching staff is getting an extended chance to evaluate Browner with the hope he could be the piece to help keep opposing receivers in check. "Hes come out here and hes competed like crazy," Carroll said. "Hes had some very good days, one after another. 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Turco followed a mediocre performance in his first two games with 30 saves. "It doesnt really feel like its a load off my shoulders," said Turco, an off-season free-agent signing who came in with an 0-1-1 record, 3.42 goals-against average and .896 save percentage. "But it is nice, for sure, to win. I didnt put as much thought into it as a lot of people did." Quenneville felt it was a nice bounceback for the veteran. "Turks was fine," he said. "He was effective and made several quality stops. He looked sharp." R.J. Umbergers short-handed goal drew Columbus to 2-1 early in the second period. Midway through the period, Sharp countered with a short-handed goal of his own after Columbus Antoine Vermette gave up the puck with an unforced mistake in the offensive zone. Sharp swooped in on a 2-on-1 at the otther end, netting a shot from near the left dot.dddddddddddd "Thats the worst," Vermette said of the Blue Jackets play. 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