Avril: Mebane is “one of the best nose guards in the game”

Defensive tackle Brandon Mebane has been one of the constants of the Pete Carroll era in Seattle. Including the postseason, the 6-foot-1, 311-pound Mebane has started 62 consecutive games for the Seahawks. Player-rating service Pro Football Focus graded Mebane as the third-best defensive tackle of 2013 and ranked him second among run defenders along the…