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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll agrees with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick when it comes to the NFL allowing more time with players during the offseason. Both coaches haven’t been shy about voicing their opinion on the matter, and Belichick recently brought it up in discussions at the NFL owners meetings. That led Carroll […]

The Seattle Seahawks’ “Legion of Boom” days may be behind them, but they have a unit that is giving head coach Pete Carroll plenty of reasons to be excited. The Seattle linebacker trio of Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright, and Mychal Kendricks is an excellent group and could potentially be one of the best units in […]

The expectation is that the Seattle Seahawks will still get a deal done with linebacker Bobby Wagner, even though his asking price probably went up after some of the contracts handed out this offseason. Wagner is entering the last season of a 4-year deal that has paid him $43 million. Asked at the owners meeting […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll confirmed that a goal of the team this offseason is to sign defensive end Frank Clark to a long-term deal, according to Liz Matthews of Seahawks Wire: “It is ultimately, yeah,” Carroll said at the NFL Scouting Combine, when asked if a long-term deal was the team’s goal. “Frankie […]

It looks like one of the biggest offseason free agents—Frank Clark—could be off the market before any teams even get a chance. Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll kept it short and simple when asked about Clark. “He will be with us,” was how Carroll put it. Seahawks fans can breathe a sigh of relief […]

Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks lost in a close one to the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 24-22 in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. This was a very disappointing loss for the Seahawks, as they rallied late in the season to keep their position in the playoffs. After the game, there […]

The Seattle Seahawks have made a lot of changes in recent years and have seen numerous players come and go, but one player that is staying put is quarterback Russell Wilson. Carroll said he talked to Russell Wilson yesterday and that securing his longterm future "is very much in our plans.'' Wilson is now entering […]

The Seattle Seahawks suffered a tough loss this past Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, but head coach Pete Carroll isn’t hitting the panic button in regards to the team’s future. Pete Carroll: "We don't anticipate major changes" to #Seahawks' coaching staff, one year after he overturned it @thenewstribune — Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is preparing his team for their Wild Card Round matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night, and part of that preparation may consist of getting ready to deal with Cowboys Stadium. Carroll thinks the stadium is a strange venue and that it is kind of hard to get […]

The Seattle Seahawks have been one of the surprises around the league this season having pushed their way to secure one of the wildcard playoff positions. This has been a resurgent campaign by the Seahawks under head coach Pete Carroll that has earned him a contract extension that runs through the 2021 campaign. With that in mind, Jason […]

On Monday morning, the Seattle Seahawks announced they are signing head coach Pete Carroll to a multi-year extension. From Seahawks.com’s John Boyle: “I am excited to announce that we have extended Head Coach Pete Carroll through the 2021 season,” said Jody Allen, Seahawks Chair and Trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust. “This will continue the […]

Few of the so-called “experts” picked Pete Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs in 2018, and after an 0-2 start, it appeared they may be right. After five straight postseason trips from 2012 to 2016, the Seahawks fell just short of a Wild Card berth last year. With a lot of roster turnover and […]

After a brief one-year hiatus from the postseason, the Seattle Seahawks are going back to the playoffs this year, as they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night to put a bow on a Wild Card spot in the NFC. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was very emotional about the accomplishment, as he doesn’t […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll doesn’t have any intentions of resting his regular starters heading into the Week 16 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Seahawks suffered a disappointing overtime loss to the struggling San Francisco 49ers in Week 16, but the good news is that Carroll’s team still remains as the No. […]

Seattle Seahawks is one of the best linebackers in football and Peter Carroll thinks that once his playing career is over, he should have a bust in Canton, Ohio. Since Wagner’s career has started he has had five pro bowl selections and also has been an All-Pro three times. Wagner is also only 28 years old […]

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll didn’t want to blame external factors for the team’s loss on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers but admitted that the Levi’s Stadium turf was really lousy. Carroll said on Monday that the players were having a hard time getting any footing and that did have an effect on the […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll did his normal press conference routine ahead, but this week prior to Monday night’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings was a bit different. Carroll revealed a possible lesson learned from his past seasons as the Seahawks head coach. Pete Carroll on why he likes to run the ball: “It’s […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson doesn’t have the exceptional stats to prove how good of a season he is having but he is doing everything he needs to do to help the team win, and Pete Carroll thinks that he has been phenomenal. The Seahawks have turned into a run-first team, but Wilson has total […]

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson dislocated his finger in Sunday’s 43-16 win over the San Francisco 49ers, but it doesn’t sound like it’ll keep him out of action moving forward. Carson had 13 carries for 69 yards in the game before leaving to have an X-ray in the fourth quarter. However, Pete Carroll seems […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson struggled in the first half and missed some big throws, and that meant Pete Carroll pulled out the story about NBA legend Rick Barry to motivate him. In the first half, Wilson missed a wide-open Doug Baldwin that would have resulted in an easy touchdown. “Rick Barry, one of the […]

When Mike McCarthy decided to send out the punt unit late in Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, it caught some off guard, but Pete Carroll didn’t mind and admitted after the game he was a bit relieved that is what the Green Bay Packers decided to do. The Packers had the ball fourth-and-two […]

Seattle Seahawks first-round running back Rashaad Penny has really struggled to find playing time this year, but coach Pete Carroll thinks he still has a lot to offer. Penny currently sits third on the Seahawks depth chart behind starter Chris Carson and Mike Davis. In two of the last four games Penny has failed to […]

Earlier this week the Seattle Seahawks decided to release Brandon Marshall but coach Pete Carroll did leave the door open that the veteran wide receiver could return. Carroll praised Marshall for being a veteran and pointed out that he did a lot of things for the team that no one ever saw. “He was a great […]

Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks are one of the teams to watch in the NFC once again this season. Unfortunately, the team suffered a major loss when team owner passed away earlier this week. He turned the Seahawks into a yearly contender and was extremely passionate about the franchise and his NBA franchise, the […]

After back to back losses earlier this season Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said that Russell Wilson was “over-trying” and instead of just getting rid of the football it was leading to worse results. The comments raised some eyebrows at the time and still are being talked about a month later. Now Carroll is trying […]

Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Rashaad Penny has had a hard time getting playing time this year, and head coach Pete Carroll says that’s making the first-round pick very frustrated, though that’s exactly what Carroll likes to see. Penny was taken with the 27th overall pick and, usually, when a running back is taken that […]

When the Seattle Seahawks brought in Brandon Marshall this offseason they were hoping it would be another veteran receiver for Russell Wilson but it hasn’t really worked out so far and Pete Carroll dropped some hints that his playing time could be decreasing. Carroll said that they would be making in 2017 7th round pick […]

Throughout the last few months, the Seattle Seahawks have been in the midst of a difficult internal situation with star safety Earl Thomas’ contract situation. Things have gotten much more rough with Thomas suffering a broken leg in Sunday’s 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals that looks to have ended his 2018 season that led […]

In the last several days, Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl wide receiver Doug Baldwin has continued to steps forward in his recovery from a partially torn MCL that has kept off the field for the last two games. A day after voicing that he was ready to return to the fold, head coach Pete Carroll stated […]

The Seattle Seahawks are still looking for their first win of the 2018 NFL season. However, head coach Pete Carroll feels there is a chance that they will be without safety Earl Thomas in Week 3. Thomas did not participate in practice Friday due to personal reasons. According to NFL Network’s Steve Wyche, Carroll indicated that his […]

The talk around the Seattle Seahawks’ offense this offseason was focused on their running backs, but through the first couple of games head coach Pete Carroll hasn’t used them as much as maybe he would have liked. On Thursday, he admitted his impatience caused that. Seattle only had 14 rushing attempts by running backs against […]

The Seattle Seahawks could use more help at wide receiver with No. 1 option Doug Baldwin still out with a knee injury. Meanwhile, Dez Bryant remains a big-name receiver on the open market that Pete Carroll can at least consider. Carroll was recently asked about the possibility of bringing in the former Cowboy. And while […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looked undoubtedly flustered during the team’s 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 2. Head coach Pete Carroll feels he may have an idea why. It is no secret that Seattle has experienced some trouble getting their offense started. Carroll said during an appearance on the Brock and Salk […]

The Seattle Seahawks suffered a disappointing 24-17 road loss against the Chicago Bears on Monday night, which featured a notable absence from starting running back Chris Carson in the second half. According to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football Talk, head coach Pete Carroll voiced that Carson wasn’t in the game because he was a bit […]

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t have a clear-cut lead back heading into the regular season, but head coach Pete Carroll says Chris Carson “really took the lead” in the 27-24 Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. “Chris I thought looked really good,” Carroll said. “He was really aggressive and […]

The Seattle Seahawks did not have a great start to their season as they went down to the Denver Broncos, 27-24. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll pointed to the play of quarterback Russell Wilson as one of the big reasons for their disappointing performance. “It always goes back to the QB, everyone is going to […]

Is there a mutiny brewing in the Seattle Seahawks locker room, particularly against quarterback Russell Wilson? For the nth time, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll denied such rumors while speaking with reporters last Friday, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. So was there an anti-Russell Wilson sentiment in the locker room? Coach Pete Carroll […]

The Seattle Seahawks have activated All-Pro safety Earl Thomas and plan to start him for their Week 1 matchup against the Denver Broncos, per Dan Graziano of ESPN. Head coach Pete Carroll said earlier this week that Thomas had performed well on the practice field in his first few days back with the team following […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has decided to end his holdout Wednesday, which signals his intent to play what will likely be his last season in Seattle. However, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is still not yet ready to commit to whether Thomas will actually play in the team’s season opener on Sunday against the […]