(Renton, WA) -- The Seahawks are adding a former hooper to their practice squad. Seattle signed former Baylor basketball player Mark Vital to the practice squad on Thursday. Vital is listed as 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds on Baylor's team website. He helped the Bears win the 2021 men's basketball championship and averaged 5.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a senior last year. Vital told KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, Louisiana, that he's already been compared to Antonio Gates by scouts and added "I feel like I can be a Hall of Famer".