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RENTON, Wash. -- Steven Terrell is about to lose whatever anonymity he had.Since arriving in Seattle before the 2014 season, Terrell has led a fairly quiet and inconspicuous life as a backup safety and key special teams contributor for the Seahawks. He has done his job well, but maybe not to the point where its noticed when he is on the field.Thats about to change in a hurry, with Terrell stepping in as the starting free safety after former All-Pro Earl Thomas broke his lower left leg.Hes got it, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. Hes looked really good when hes played, so hopefully hell just continue to get better and more confident and flow with the guys better as we stay together out there.The expectation is Terrell will be out there for the final four games of the regular season and however far Seattle can advance in the postseason. Short of stepping in for Russell Wilson or maybe Richard Sherman, there may not be a more difficult player on Seattles roster to replace than Thomas, who was injured in the first half of last Sundays win over Carolina.Thomas combination of speed, skill and experience as the anchor in the back of Seattles defensive scheme makes it tough for anyone to replicate.Just his natural ability. Hes just one of those players that comes along once in however many years, Terrell said. He just has a knack, a natural knack and he just has it. Hes really instinctual and has a great feel for everything.Part of the unknown with Terrell is simply having not gotten much of an opportunity. Thats the price of playing behind Thomas, who until two weeks ago had played every game of his professional career.Terrell signed with Seattle at the start of training camp in 2014 and found a home after spending his first season in the NFL bouncing around between Jacksonville and Houston.Finding stability meant giving up the chance to be a regular contributor on defense. Terrell wasnt going to beat out Thomas for a starting role, so he made special teams his opportunity to shine. During the 2015 season, Terrell appeared in 12 games but recorded just one tackle.While his playing time was limited, Terrell was continuing to learn from Thomas.He kind of teaches in his own way, Terrell said. For me, I learn more from him just asking questions, his mindset about things and how he sees certain situations and little things in our position like reading the quarterback, or what is the first thing you do when you watch film. Little things like that, thats what Ive gotten the biggest advantage from Earl.Terrell has gotten more playing time in the past three games at safety than maybe his entire career combined. Terrell stepped in when Thomas suffered a hamstring strain midway through Seattles win over Philadelphia in Week 12 and played the entire game the following week against Tampa Bay. And he jumped right back into action when Thomas limped off the field last Sunday after injuring his leg.Terrell knows he likely will be picked on, beginning with Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay this weekend.I would assume they would, he said. This defense, its kind of hard to single one person out and try to attack them. We have so many weapons and the way our style of play is, but I assume they will come after me. I dont really know.Game notes To add depth in the secondary, Seattle signed safety Jeron Johnson, who was with the team from 2011-14. 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Cheap Bengals Jerseys Authentic .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Tournament host Rory McIlroy is relishing the prospect of a weekend battle with Danny Willett after moving into contention at the Irish Open. McIlroy sits one stroke off the pace after mixing five birdies with three bogeys on his way to a second-round 70, ending a run of three consecutive missed cuts in the event.The world No 3 picked up a shot from close range at the 13th and bounced back from a duffed chip at the 17th to card back-to-back gains around the turn, although slipped back by posting bogeys either side of a birdie at the fourth. A 20-foot putt at the ninth lifted the Northern Irishman to seven under for the week and keeps him well-placed to challenge for a first win of 2016, although McIlroy admits he had chances to post a lower round. Rory McIlroy has never finished higher than seventh at the Irish Open I just made a few too many mistakes, McIlroy told Sky Sports. I missed a few more greens today, which was because I missed a few more fairways, so I need to tidy that up.I hit a few more positive putts on the front nine, our back nine, but wasnt great with the putter for the first few holes.It was a little bit erratic in places, but by making six birdies I feel like I gave myself plenty of chances out there and took care of most of the par-5s.I knew I was coming in playing pretty well so I never thought the cut was going to be an issue. Im excited to be in there for the weekend with a chance to win. Willett holds a share of the clubhouse lead with Marc Warren Masters champion Danny Willett followed an opening-round 65 with a one-under 71 to stay top of the leaderboard, although saw Marc Warren move alongside him with a round-of-the-day 66.ddddddddddddIt wasnt bad, a little bit scrappy, Willett said. It was windy at times and there were a couple of sneakier flags out there as well so you cant come off being joint leader and be too unhappy. Masters champion Willett is in a share of the lead after the opening two rounds Watch the Irish Open throughout the weekend live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf Also See: McIlroy in the mix at K Club Irish Open leaderboard First round highlights Golf live on S