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When Mike Macdonald made a strange quote on Geno Smith starting in 2025, the Seattle Seahawks head coach became more aware of those comments. In his end-of-season press conference, Macdonald made it clear that he wants Smith around. He also described his thoughts on the quarterback returning. “I want Geno to be here,” Macdonald said […]

When Ryan Grubb was fired by the Seattle Seahawks, it sparked a new change in the offensive coordinator for head coach Mike Macdonald. However, this has been a recurring theme for Seattle. They went from Brian Schottenheimer in 2022, to Shane Waldron in 2023, and then Grubb in 2024. After the Seahawks moved on from […]

One week after the Seattle Seahawks exposed a national audience to the grimmest victory imaginable when they beat the Chicago Bears 6-3, the team closed out the regular season with a more aesthetically pleasing victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18. Geno Smith threw four touchdowns and the Seahawks capped off the 2024 […]

There are a number of potentially high-stakes games on tap for Week 18 in the NFL. For instance, the matchup between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings could potentially decide the NFC North and the top seed in the conference. The game between Mike Macdonald’s Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams also figures to […]

As the Seattle Seahawks face the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football, they will be without a key weapon on their offense as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. With the Seahawks monitoring the injury to running back Kenneth Walker, it has been reported that he will be out for the contest according […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald provided a murky injury update on running back Kenneth Walker III. The star tailback left midgame during Sunday’s devastating loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a sprained ankle. With this defeat, Seattle now needs a lot of help to climb back into the playoff race. The Seahawks must win […]

For three weeks, the Seattle Seahawks (8-6) were sitting atop the NFC West, having defeated the San Francisco 49ers—winners of the last two division titles—and the Arizona Cardinals in back-to-back weeks. They followed that success with wins over the New York Jets and a second victory against the Cardinals. Then came their Week 15 matchup […]

The Seattle Seahawks came into Week 15 riding high. The team was on a four-game winning streak and alone at the top of the NFC West. But after a humbling loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, the Seahawks are suddenly in a desperate fight to make the playoffs. And the health of […]

After the Seattle Seahawks ruled out star running back Kenneth Walker III, there is more news about the foreseeable future of his playing status in terms of next Sunday. Though Walker had a tumultuous week of Seahawks practice, there were not any setbacks and should be able to return in the team’s next game against […]

The Seattle Seahawks overcame an early deficit to beat the New York Jets in Week 13. Despite the win, the Seahawks turned in a miserable special teams performance that included allowing a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown, a blocked extra point and three fumbles on kickoffs. Laviska Shenault Jr. was responsible for one of those fumbles. It […]

The Seattle Seahawks were in trouble early on their Sunday date with the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The Jets zoomed to a 14-point lead in the first quarter and Seattle only scored their first points in the second period. However, Geno Smith and company took care of business the rest […]

Leonard Williams had another stellar performance on Sunday as head coach Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Jets in Week 13. The 6-foot-5, 310-pound defensive end for Seattle had just intercepted Aaron Rodgers, and his 92-yard return for a game-changing touchdown in the second quarter helped the Seahawks rally to a […]

It has been an interesting season for the Seattle Seahawks. They’ve been up and down, but they’re in a division that keeps them in the playoff picture. And quarterback Geno Smith credited the fans on Sunday  The win over the Cardinals proved the Seahawks are a true playoff contender. The Seahawks stand in a first-place […]

The Seattle Seahawks picked up a huge win on Sunday, riding their defense and a raucous home crowd to a 16-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals. With the win, the Seahawks are now in first place in the NFC West via the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Cardinals. After they appeared to be slumping just a […]

With the Seattle Seahawks’ timely 16-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 12, head coach Mike Macdonald has his team atop the NFC West standings. Even though the division is stacked tight with only one game separating first-place Seattle from the last-place San Francisco 49ers, the Seahawks are peaking at the right time. Just […]

The Seattle Seahawks season was minutes from being over on Sunday as they trailed the San Francisco 49ers by four points with the clock winding down. Just when things looked just about over, Geno Smith saved the season with a heroic game-winning touchdown drive, capped off with a 13-yard scramble inside the left pylon. With […]

The Seattle Seahawks have had massive problems on the offensive line all season long, and those problems got worse on Friday. Ahead of a huge division matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Mike Macdonald announced that starting center Connor Williams has decided to retire, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. “Seahawks starting […]

Following a much-needed victory in Week 10, the Miami Dolphins have made a defensive move for former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Tyrel Dodson, per Jordan Schultz on X, formerly Twitter. The Dolphins add another strong veteran presence, after holding the Los Angeles Rams to zero touchdowns on Monday Night Football. Dodson has appeared in nine games […]

The Seattle Seahawks have lost their second straight game, their fifth loss in six games, to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 9. Despite Puka Nacua’s ejection leaving the Rams shorthanded, a poor second half saw the Seahawks give up a 13-3 lead and ultimately lose in overtime to a 39-yard touchdown strike from Matthew […]

After a 3-0 start to the 2024 season, the Seattle Seahawks have crashed back down to earth over the last month, having lost four of their last five games. In fairness to Seattle, three of those four losses came against Buffalo, Detroit, and a desperate San Francisco 49ers team that still has loads of talent […]

The Seattle Seahawks and head coach Mike Macdonald operated without their big, physical and dynamic presence DK Metcalf Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. The visitors grounded the Seahawks’ air attack in the process. Seattle will need to bounce back after no wide receiver surpassed 69 receiving yards in the Bills’ 31-10 romp. Metcalf sat due […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith sees help in the offing, but he had to operate without the services of star receiver D.K. Metcalf on Sunday. Predictably the Seahawks lost to the Bills and here are the folks most to blame for the Week 8 setback. Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a pair of touchdown passes […]

After earning their third-straight loss of the season in Week 6, this time to their division rival San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks looked like a team in desperate need of some further fortification, especially in the front seven, which has been decimated by injuries. Fortunately, that fact was not lost on GM John Schneider, […]

The Seattle Seahawks have fallen back to Earth. Seattle was riding high through the first three weeks of the 2024 NFL season, going undefeated. However, the Seahawks have now dropped three-straight games after losing 36-24 on Thursday Night Football against the 49ers. Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald did not mince words when talking about his team’s […]

After a blazing start to the season by winning back-to-back games over the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks are now in a tailspin. Seattle failed to return to its winning ways in Week 5, as the team lost to the New York Giants at home on Sunday, 29-20. The loss […]

The Seattle Seahawks have lost their first game this season after falling to the Detroit Lions 42-29 in Week 4 on Monday Night Football. Despite Geno Smith‘s best efforts, going 38-56 and throwing for 395 yards with one touchdown and an interception, their defense could not stop the Lions’ attack on the ground or in […]

There is no doubt Seahawks fans are feeling great after last Sunday’s win over the Miami Dolphins taking them to 3-0 on the young season so far. As the Seahawks prepare to face the Detroit Lions, quarterback Geno Smith detailed the difference between Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald and the former one in Pete Carroll […]

After narrowly surviving a Week 2 throwdown with the New England Patriots that saw the game drag out into overtime, the Seattle Seahawks find themselves facing off against another AFC East team, the Miami Dolphins. Now, normally, this would be a pretty tough ask, as the Dolphins have the best passing offense in the NFL […]

On top of an explosive game from Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, it was quarterback Geno Smith that had an impressive game despite the multiple drops to lead the team over the New England Patriots in overtime, 23-20. First year Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald spoke about Smith’s efforts in the win Sunday to […]

The Seattle Seahawks got off on the right foot in the Mike Macdonald era on Sunday, knocking off the Denver Broncos at home 26-20. However, they suffered a few injuries during the game that may leave them shorthanded for Week 2. Running back Kenneth Walker III (oblique) and right tackle George Fant (knee) are both […]

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker had a monster day in the Seahawks’ Week 1 victory over the Denver Broncos, racking up 103 yards on 20 carries with one touchdown on the ground. However, he left the game late in the second half with an oblique injury. Walker’s status for the Seahawks’ Week 2 clash […]

After watching the Pete Carroll era end with a whimper instead of a bang, missing the playoffs as things wound down in a disappointing fashion, the Seattle Seahawks find themselves in uncharted waters with a head coach, new coordinators, and, most crucially of all, new hope for fans in the Pacific North West that their […]

The Seattle Seahawks are hoping to find their way back to the postseason in 2024 after they missed out last season, and after the team surprisingly moved on from longtime head coach Pete Carroll over the offseason, they tasked Mike Macdonald with coming in and leading the way. Early on in training camp, though, it […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald spoke to the media Thursday about the state of the team which has involved some fights to break loose in Wednesday’s practice session. One player that was involved in the scuffles was Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf who also reportedly gave a powerful message to the team about […]

In the early stages of Mike Macdonald’s tenure with the Seattle Seahawks, the 37-year-old first-time head coach made it clear that the focus of the franchise on his watch would be to restore the tradition of championship caliber defense in Seattle. “The history of success that we’ve had here, that’s what we’re chasing,” Macdonald shared […]

The Seattle Seahawks will look to return to the postseason in head coach Mike Macdonald’s first year at the helm. Starting quarterback Geno Smith looks to be a big part of that quest to get back to the playoffs. However, he was held out of Saturday’s Seahawks training camp practice, according to NFL insider Ian […]

Mike Macdonald is going to do a lot to replicate the success of Pete Carroll in the Seattle Seahawks system. He has already set up his own style of coaching with the team at Seahawks training camp. However, they may have just been set back by quite a lot after Geno Smith suffered an injury. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks are two NFL franchises on opposite ends of the geographical spectrum with plenty of potential to have great seasons in 2024. Ex-Seahawks and current Steelers QB Russell Wilson is now two NFL stops removed from his time in the Pacific Northwest, but he is far from forgotten in Seattle. […]

A nine-win season was not enough to get the Seattle Seahawks into the NFL postseason last year, marking the end of the tenures of both head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider. Heading into the 2024 season with a new brain trust, things are looking up in the state of Washington. Geno Smith […]