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Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas still hasn’t reported to the team’s voluntary offseason programs as he continues to wait for a new contract. But it doesn’t appear as if his current absence will extend to the mandatory part of the offseason. According to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has […]

With the offseason in full swing, teams around the league have already begun to make their preparations for training camp. However, there is one familiar face missing at the Seattle Seahawks’ practices. There has been plenty of speculation regarding safety Earl Thomas’ future in Seattle this offseason. Head coach Pete Carroll basically confirmed that Thomas […]

The Seattle Seahawks shocked a lot of people around the league when they took San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny with the 27th pick in the NFL Draft. One guy who is really excited about the pick though is Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll who told Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times that “I don’t […]

Former Seattle Seahawks stalwarts Richard Sherman and Michael Bennett took some parting shots at head coach Pete Carroll after they were shown the door in Seattle. But now, Carroll has fired back at those criticisms from his ex-players. “The thing I would tell you about that is that we’ve been through a lot around here, […]

The Seattle Seahawks made waves a couple of weeks ago when they postponed their workout with Colin Kaepernick. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Seahawks decided to postpone it because Kaepernick wouldn’t commit to stop kneeling during the National Anthem. There were other reports that refuted that being the reason for the postponement, but […]

In the weeks that have followed the Seattle Seahawks’ decision to trade Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett, there has been much chatter about what led to that move. This has seen the discussion center on veterans growing bored with the message that head coach Pete Carroll had remained firm on with the team. This […]

The Seattle Seahawks still have yet to meet with free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick after suddenly postponing their scheduled meeting with him last week. Conflicting reports have come out regarding the Seahawks’ reason for doing so. And in the time since, they’ve signed two quarterbacks in Stephen Morris and Austin Davis. But despite those signings and […]

Since the end of the 2017 NFL season, there has been much chatter surrounding the long-term future of All-Pro safety Earl Thomas, who is set to enter the final year of his four-year, $40 million deal. The Seattle Seahawks have continued to waver back and forth between deciding whether he will continue to remain a centerpiece […]

Reading is by nature a harmless activity, but for Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett, it appears as though it was a major reason why his former employers, the Seattle Seahawks, had decided that they have had enough of him. According to Greg Bishop of Sports Illustrated during an appearance on 710 ESPN Seattle, Bennett […]

Following a tumultuous 2017 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks somewhat find themselves in a tough position to compete moving forward. Among the notable departures this offseason was tight end Jimmy Graham. Much like their other key position, the Seahawks have managed to somewhat fill the void with a solid replacement in former Carolina Panthers tight end Ed Dickson. […]

The Seattle Seahawks endured a disappointing 2017 NFL season, to say the least. As a result, the Seahawks nearly cleaned house with the coaching staff outside of head coach Pete Carroll. Of course, making such drastic changes in such a short period of time is always a tough adjustment. However, according to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football Talk, Carroll […]

The Seattle Seahawks experienced a major overhaul of head coach Pete Carroll’s staff following a disappointing 2017 NFL season. Among the notable newcomers is offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The performance of quarterback Russell Wilson was one of the few bright spots in Seattle’s tumultuous 2017 campaign. Carroll is still optimistic about what Schottenheimer brings to the table […]

The Seattle Seahawks endured a tumultuous 2017 season, to say the least. As a result, some heavy changes to the coaching staff were expected, and linebacker K.J. Wright is quite happy with the return of Ken Norton Jr. The Seahawks nearly cleaned house with the release of coordinators Darrell Bevell and Kris Richard. They subsequently replaced them […]

Heading into the offseason, one of the biggest areas of interest for the Seattle Seahawks will be the futures of defensive end Cliff Avril and safety Kam Chancellor, whose careers are both in doubt due to season-ending neck injuries. In an interview on NFL Network Steve Wyche’s “The Aftermath” on Monday, Avril opened up about his […]

It was a disastrous 2017 NFL season for the Seattle Seahawks, to say the least. Not only were they swiftly removed from NFC West supremacy by the upstart Los Angeles Rams, but looming questions about their current personnel has raised plenty of speculation moving forward. As a result, there are those that feel the Seahawks are getting […]

After they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011, the Seattle Seahawks (9-7) made another big shakeup to their coaching staff on Wednesday afternoon when they fired assistant head coach and offensive line coach Tom Cable. According to the official Twitter account of Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network and Bob Condotta of […]

One of the glaring weaknesses that the Seattle Seahawks that hindered the team was their lack of a reliable running game. It is an area that head coach Pete Carroll is hoping to direct much attention toward over the offseason to help make a key part of their identity once again, according to Curtis Crabtree of […]

The Seattle Seahawks have missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons, putting the organization in a precarious position for the first time in quite awhile. Despite growing doubts regarding the future of the team among fans and in the media, head coach Pete Carroll recently voiced that he believes the Seahawks still […]

After a disappointing end to a season ravaged by injuries on both sides of the ball, head coach Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks enter the offseason with decisions to be made at different key positions. One of those revolves around the futures of star safety Kam Chancellor and defensive end Cliff Avril. In an interview with […]

Heading into Week 17, there was much-growing chatter surrounding Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll possibly retiring after this season. The 66-year-old wasted little time in personally addressing the situation by stating that he is nowhere near retiring at this point in time. People talking about retirement… I ain’t old enough to think about retiring! […]

The Seattle Seahawks are on the verge of having their playoff fate sealed in Week 17 as a loss to the Arizona Cardinals or an Atlanta Falcons win over the Carolina Panthers would end their 2017 campaign. Along with their playoff hopes potentially coming to an end in the final week of the NFL regular […]

The Seattle Seahawks recently found themselves in some hot water for violating the NFL’s concussion protocol. As a result, the Seahawks were handed down a $100,000 fine earlier this week. Since then, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll has been adamant about the team adjusting its own protocol in those situations. By way of Brady Henderson of ESPN, Carroll feels […]

The NFL on Friday announced that Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was fined $10,000 for improperly entering the playing field in the scuffle near the tail end of last Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Along with Carroll, two Jaguars coaches — offensive line coach Pat Flaherty and wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell — […]

The Seattle Seahawks have a big game coming up in Week 14 against the formidable Jacksonville Jaguars. Like any other head coach would, Pete Carroll has had to become quite astute with his opponent leading up to Sunday. Which is why he was a bit perplexed by a question he received regarding Jacksonville head coach […]

The Seattle Seahawks managed to get back into the win column in Week 12 with a 24-13 win over the lowly San Francisco 49ers. The injury-riddled Seahawks have managed to scrap their way through the year as they remain one game behind the surprising Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West. Fortunately, there may potentially […]

With the injuries continuing to pile up for the Seattle Seahawks (7-4) in the 2017 NFL season, the team was given more unsettling news regarding the future of four-time Pro Bowl safety Kam Chancellor. On Monday morning during an interview with 710 ESPN Seattle, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll confirmed that Chancellor won’t play again […]

It was reported on Friday that Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor was going the way of the dinosaurs. That his injury would sideline him for the remainder of the season. Now, however, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll says the team hasn’t decided what to do with him yet. “We’re still looking at what our options […]

At 6-3, the Seattle Seahawks control their own destiny over the final seven weeks of the season, and the health of Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor will be a huge factor in their fate. The team’s star safeties have dealt with injuries the last few weeks. Thomas hurt his hamstring late against the Houston Texans, […]

Dion Jordan managed to do the unthinkable. Last Thursday, the maligned Seattle Seahawks player managed to return to football after nearly three years of not playing a snap. In turn, head coach Pete Carroll is pumped out of his mind in regard to the entire ordeal. “Guys are fired up about how hard he played and […]

After losing No. 1 running back Chris Carson to a season-ending injury against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks’ solution at running back going forward may be to roll with an equal status platoon featuring Eddie Lacy and Thomas Rawls, ESPN’s Brady Henderson reports. “We’re just going to keep working our guys […]

Just when Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Chris Carson was having success burning his name into the minds of football fans, he suffered what looked like a serious ankle injury, putting his season into jeopardy. Late in the Seahawks’ game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Carson was tackled while making a rushing attempt. He […]

Attention Doug Baldwin fantasy owners: the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is still not out of the woods after getting injured last Sunday. Per ESPN’s Brady Henderson, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll expressed concern regarding the wideout’s availability for Sunday night’s matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Pete Carroll said in his weekly interview with Seattle’s KIRO […]

Peter Carroll is known as a guy who really cares. You might not like everything about him, but he has a track record of going out of his way to help his players. For the Seattle Seahawks head coach, this was especially true when he was manning the helm for the USC Trojans. Apparently, time […]

The Seahawks ended up running away with a fairly easy 24-3 victory over the Rams last night, clinching the NFC West title. But, when the game was still in question, one play made Seattle’s Richard Sherman absolutely irate. The Seahawks held a 10-3 lead with the ball on the LA’s 1-yard line after a short […]

Well, it finally happened. A day after tying the NFL record for most losses in a career, Jeff Fisher was fired by the Los Angeles Rams. The franchise officially clinched their fifth straight losing season under Fisher (and their 10th consecutive overall) in an embarrassing 42-14 loss to the Falcons on Sunday. It was less […]

The Seattle Seahawks are still well-positioned to win the NFC West and potentially earn a bye, but they faced a tough defeat on Sunday. The offensive line was ravaged by Tampa Bay, allowing the Buccaneers‘ secondary to dominate Russell Wilson and Seattle’s passing game all day. This is how bad it was: mid-way through the […]

The end of the first half of last night’s game was a comedy of errors for the officials. With three seconds left before the break, the Bills‘ Dan Carpenter lined up to kick a field goal when Richard Sherman jumped offside. The play was blown dead, but Carpenter continued his kicking motion while Sherman continued […]

Other than a disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2, the Seattle Seahawks have impressed this season, once again. Seattle is 3-1, and with back-to-back dominant victories, they appear to be Super Bowl contenders in the NFC. Jimmy Graham has finally emerged as a strong offensive threat, Russell Wilson has stayed productive […]

NBA point guard Nate Robinson has been exploring all options as of late, most recently he worked out for the Seattle Seahawks to see if maybe a career in football could be in his future. Unfortunately for Robinson, Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll views that idea as “all but impossible,” according to Sheil Kapadia of […]