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• News and notes from Day 11 of Seahawks training camp: Kenneth Walker still out

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Kenneth Walker’s sore foot has kept him out of another practice. The Seattle Seahawks held an early Monday morning practice after taking Sunday off. It’s game week for Seattle, whose preseason opener is Thursday at Lumen Field against the Las Vegas Raiders. This practice was closed to the public and no coaches were available for media interviews—Mike Macdonal...2025
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• Notes from Day 8 of Seahawks training camp: Charles Cross out following surgery

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The pads came back on for the eighth day of training camp Thursday, but the biggest news had nothing to do with the on-field action. The Seattle Seahawks were back on the practice field Thursday for Day 8 of training camp, with pads back on after a non-contact practice on Wednesday. The biggest news of the day was, of course, the report from Albert Bree...2025
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• Who started on the Seahawks o-line with Charles Cross out

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The most experienced member of the Seattle offensive line will miss some time following surgery, so here’s who made up the first team offensive line in the first practice Cross missed. It’s that time of year, when hope and optimism have risen to fever pitch for fans following an offseason of roster additions through free agency and the draft. That is ...2025
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• Notes from Day 6 of Seahawks training camp: The offense strikes back

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images It was a better day for the Seahawks offense than the previous practice. The Seattle Seahawks continued their training camp on Tuesday with their second day of padded practice. It’s Let’s get to the Day 6 recap! News Seahawks swap out interior defensive linemen Get used to non-injury related roster churn over the next several weeks. Nose tackle Justin Rogers...2025
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• Notes from Day 5 of Seahawks training camp: Nick Emmanwori pick 6’s Jalen Milroe

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images The pads were on, the physicality increased, but Mike Macdonald wasn’t pleased with what he saw on offense. The Seattle Seahawks began Week 2 of training camp on Monday with their first padded practice. When the pads come on, the intensity and physical nature of practice tends to ramp up, and usually by the end of the week it leads to the odd skirmish here an...2025
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• Notes from Day 4 of Seahawks training camp: Bad news at running back

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images A potentially serious injury to Kenny McIntosh is the first sour moment of Seahawks training camp. The final non-padded practice of Seattle Seahawks training camp took place on Saturday, but unfortunately not everyone came away unscathed. By far the biggest story of the day was the potentially serious injury to one of Seattle’s running backs. Let’s recap the d...2025
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• News and notes from Day 11 of Seahawks training camp: Kenneth Walker still out
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• Notes from Day 8 of Seahawks training camp: Charles Cross out following surgery
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• Who started on the Seahawks o-line with Charles Cross out
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• Notes from Day 6 of Seahawks training camp: The offense strikes back
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• Notes from Day 5 of Seahawks training camp: Nick Emmanwori pick 6’s Jalen Milroe
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• Notes from Day 4 of Seahawks training camp: Bad news at running back
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• Kenny McIntosh carried off field after suffering leg injury during training camp

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images After finally breaking into the Seahawks running back rotation late in his second season, a training camp injury required McIntosh be carried off the field at the VMAC on Saturday One of the fringe roster players around whom there has been absolutely no shortage of debate during his time with the Seattle Seahawks is running back Kenny McIntosh. The 2023 sev...2025
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• News, notes, and quotes from Day 1 of Seahawks training camp

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images The Seahawks’ 2025 training camp kicked off on Wednesday at team headquarters in Renton. Here is a sampling of the day’s events. We’re one step closer toward the return of Seattle Seahawks football for a 50th season. Training camp kicked off at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on Wednesday, with fans in attendance watching the first of 10 public practi...2025
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• Seahawks reporter Gregg Bell explains how Mike Macdonald has already changed in Year 2

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Seahawks insider Gregg Bell breaks down standout moments from minicamp, how Mike Macdonald is setting the tone in his second year, and what it all means for Seattle’s 2025 season hopes. With Seattle Seahawks minicamp in the books and preseason around the corner, it’s time to take stock of where the team stands. On a recent episode of The HawksZone Rundo...2025
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• Update on some of the rookie quarterbacks around the league

Steve Roberts-Imagn Images How does Tyler Shough compare? When the NFL draft occurs, comparing prospects’ success in the league is the standard. This comes naturally when you have a favorite team, play fantasy football, or just look around the league. It is always nice to see a rookie on your favorite team doing better than the other players in the respective position or the round the play...2025
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• Seahawks mandatory minicamp starting earlier than planned

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Mike Macdonald is potentially giving his players a little bit more of a summer holiday before training camp starts. The Seattle Seahawks were supposed to be practicing on Monday as part of voluntary Organized Team Activities (OTAs), but instead they can cool down in the warm weather ahead of their rescheduled start of mandatory minicamp. Initially, the plan wa...2025
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• Seahawks shocked the world by making playoffs last season. Can they do it again in 2023?
Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images What is the state of the Seattle Seahawks’ roster headed into the 2023 season? We all know the story. The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2022 season projected to be one of the weakest rosters in the NFL. They traded Russell Wilson. They lost Bobby Wagner to their division rival and defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams. They didn’t even retain o...2023
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• Rashaad Penny had ‘more than just a normal’ ACL tear
Rashaad Penny’s season is over, and there may be some doubt about his availability for the start of next season as well. Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that the 23-year-old running back had “more than just a normal” ACL tear and surgery and is looking at an extensive recovery, per Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune. The development is a significant one, as it may signal...2020
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• Baldwin: Wilson looks less ‘chubby’ in camp this year
Russell Wilson dealt with a number of injuries last season that limited his mobility, but it sounds like the Seattle Seahawks quarterback is committed to being quick on his feet once again in 2017.Wilson has lost some weight this offseason with a new diet and conditioning regimen. Gregg Bell of The News Tribune notes that he looks “noticeably slimmer,” and Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin agree...2017
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"@thenewstribune— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) February 25, 2025 Congrats to the Bodyguard for one impressive career!"

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"com/fnDlfGdImR— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) September 9, 2024"

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"co/fzKAR1yDUW @thenewstribune— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) December 19, 2023 Seahawks beat the Eagles, 20-17."

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"In 2020, coach Pete Carroll said, via Gregg Bell of The News Tribune, the Seahawks “wouldn’t hesitate (signing Kaepernick) if Russ (Wilson) ever got tangled up [more]"

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"“He’s making a statement (by not practicing),” Carroll said, via Gregg Bell of The News Tribune."

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"Via Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said he’d be open to the veteran running back [more]"

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"Gregg Bell of The News Tribune describes Wilson’s April 15 deadline as “leveraging, posturing and window-dressing."

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"For what it’s worth, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson indicated that he would like to see Graham back, per Gregg Bell of The News Tribune."

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""It's tempting," Richard said, per Gregg Bell of the News Tribune."

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"But as Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune notes,…"

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"Bennett said Hekker "acted like a little girl" when he and Avril tried to get revenge on a later play by acting like they were going to hit him, per Gregg Bell of the News Tribune."

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"Not surprisingly, the first-year pro is somewhat in awe of his opponents, according to Gregg Bell of The News Tribune: Despite Carr's level of respect for Seattle, the expectation is that he will be aggressive Sunday."

• Notes from Day 8 of Seahawks training camp: Charles Cross out following surgery
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• Notes from Day 6 of Seahawks training camp: The offense strikes back
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• Notes from Day 5 of Seahawks training camp: Nick Emmanwori pick 6’s Jalen Milroe
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• Notes from Day 4 of Seahawks training camp: Bad news at running back
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• Kenny McIntosh carried off field after suffering leg injury during training camp
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• News, notes, and a one-handed catch from Day 3 of Seahawks training camp

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Mike Macdonald provided some new insight into the offensive line camp battles. The Seattle Seahawks continued their first week of training camp on a rare cloudy day in Renton. This was the first camp available to all Seahawks fans instead of season ticket holders, so the doors were opened a little more for the public as far as what lies ahead for the 2025 seas...2025
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• News, notes, and quotes from Day 2 of Seahawks training camp

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Would you like to see Jalen Milroe do some play-action passing? Sure you do! Seattle Seahawks training camp continued with their second day of practice, although this one was closed off to the general public. We’re still in the nascent stages of camp and thus padded practices haven’t happened yet, but it’s still a step closer to real football. Let’s get to the...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Will the Steelers pay T.J. Watt

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images T.J. Watt wants a new contract. But he and the Steelers can’t seem to find common ground. The Pittsburgh Steelers made headlines last week when they traded with the Miami Dolphins for CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith. The moves go on to show that the Steelers feel like they can contend this year after signing QB Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterba...2025
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• Seahawks reporter Gregg Bell explains how Mike Macdonald has already changed in Year 2
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• Seahawks make significant moves to address the season ticket problem

Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images No more red at Lumen Field, hopefully! Last season got real weird for the Seattle Seahawks. Though Seattle won 10 games under rookie head coach Mike Macdonald, something was noticeably absent from the Pacific Northwest. Home field advantage was like a parking place on Pike Place on a Saturday in Summer - nonexistent. The Seahawks...2025
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• A Seahawks seven-round mock draft plus a special Field Gulls announcement!

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Field Gulls welcomes new members to the team, and we do a Seahawks mock draft! We’re in the really quiet, highly speculative portion of the NFL offseason. Free agency is one month away, while the NFL Draft is two months out, and the NFL schedule release is about three months out. That little break between the Super Bowl and free agency ...2025
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• Reviewing the Seahawks 2024 rookie predictions - Part 1

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Well, how close did I come to predicting the Seahawks 2024 rookie statistics? As I did last year, it’s time to go back and review how well I did in predicting the rookie seasons for the 2024 draft class for our Seattle Seahawks. There will be links to the original articles along with an excerpt of the actual predictions. I’ll take on the first four pic...2025
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• Riq Woolen needs to work on ‘play-to-play mentality,’ says Mike Macdonald

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Woolen responded to his coach’s comments in a separate interview. The Seattle Seahawks effectively gave themselves no chance to win with a poor start against the Green Bay Packers, and among those who had a nightmare opening half was cornerback Riq Woolen. Just in the first half, Woolen committed an obvious roughing the passer penalty on the game’s sec...2024
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• Seahawks Highlights: Watch Coby Bryant’s pick-6 and more from 16-6 win vs. Cardinals!

Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images Dive in and relive the best moments from the Seahawks win over the Cardinals. The Seattle Seahawks (6-5) pulled themselves back above .500 with a 16-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals (6-5), snapping a four-game home losing streak and extending their winning streak against Arizona to six. Points were at a premium, but highlights (especially on defense) wer...2024
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• Grading the Seahawks 2024 outside free agent group at midseason

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images High hopes for the 2024 season have given way to high hopes for the 2025 offseason, so here’s a look back at the outside free agents the Seahawks signed this past spring to bring those dreams of winning the offseason back to reality. Fans of the Seattle Seahawks have finished up the bye week, a weekend full of football, but free of the stresses associa...2024
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• It’s not been ‘all about the ball’ for the 2024 Seahawks

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images After consistently being on the positive side of turnover differential for the last decade, the Seahawks are near the bottom of the league in 2024. Someone should’ve told the Seattle Seahawks players that Turnover Thursday isn’t a thing anymore with this coaching staff, because they fumbled/threw the ball to the San Francisco 49ers another th...2024
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• ‘We see you, Charbs’ - Twitter reacts to Seahawks’ 24-3 win over the Dolphins

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Seahawks defense yields no touchdowns as they improve to 3-0. It was the Mike M. showdown as Mike McDaniel’s Miami Dolphins came to town to battle against Mike Macdonald’s Seattle Seahawks. Now three weeks into this new season, we’re starting to get a feel for who these new Seahawks are, and if you were expecting things to look different this week... we...2024
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• SBNation Reacts Results: All aboard the Christian Haynes train?

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The majority of Seahawks fans think Christian Haynes should start…but on which side? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week we ask questions of the most plugged-in Seattle Seahawks fans and fans across the country. Seattle Seahawks fans are riding high after a 2-0 start. That’s clearly evident looking at the first result ...2024
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• News and notes from Day 11 of Seahawks training camp: Kenneth Walker still out
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• Notes from Day 6 of Seahawks training camp: The offense strikes back
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• Notes from Day 5 of Seahawks training camp: Nick Emmanwori pick 6’s Jalen Milroe
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• Notes from Day 4 of Seahawks training camp: Bad news at running back
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• Kenny McIntosh carried off field after suffering leg injury during training camp
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• Around SB Nation: Will the Steelers pay T.J. Watt
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• Seahawks reporter Gregg Bell explains how Mike Macdonald has already changed in Year 2
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• How the Seahawks offensive line lined up to start Week 2 of OTAs

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports An early look at the competition along Seattle’s retooled offensive line. The Seattle Seahawks held their first Organized Team Activities (OTAs) in front of media members on Monday. Apparently Sam Darnold threw a couple of interceptions in 7-on-7 drills, but I’m here to tell you that it’s absolutely nothing to even discuss unless those picks were . If he play...2025
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• A Seahawks seven-round mock draft plus a special Field Gulls announcement!
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• Seahawks Highlights: Watch Coby Bryant’s pick-6 and more from 16-6 win vs. Cardinals!
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• Marshawn Lynch shows up in Seahawks locker room
Two months ago, retired running back Marshawn Lynch was “up in the air” about a return. On the same day that former teammate Percy Harvin unretired, Lynch was back in the Seahawks locker room. Lynch has yet to say anything to suggest a possible return. But as Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune notes,…...2016
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• Michael Bennett Comments on Todd Gurley, Seahawks' Loss to Rams
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• Kam Chancellor Will Not Play in Week 1 as Seahawks Safety Continues Holdout
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Seahawks Wise Enough Not to Care About Preseason
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• Video: Tyler Lockett showcases why he’s still great with game-clinching one-handed catch

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Need a first down? Call on No. 16 of the Seattle Seahawks. Could this be the final season we see Tyler Lockett in a Seattle Seahawks uniform? I’d rather now think about that right now. Instead, I want to highlight the play he made to secure victory against the Denver Broncos. Faced with 3rd and 6 with less than two minutes to go, Seattle could’ve played it safe a...2024
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• Colin Kaepernick has talked to Pete Carroll, who says the QB deserves another chance
Colin Kaepernick wants to play. The former NFL quarterback became a free agent in 2017 and has not gotten anything more than a visit to the Seahawks in 2017. In 2020, coach Pete Carroll said, via Gregg Bell of The News Tribune, the Seahawks “wouldn’t hesitate (signing Kaepernick) if Russ (Wilson) ever got tangled up [more]...2022
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• ‘It’s always sunny in Seattle, right?’ - Twitter reacts to wild Seahawks win over Eagles

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Fans, players, and organizations sound off following a stunning Monday Night Football upset. The time for the annual Seattle Seahawks season miracle is upon us. With this victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, the Hawks are keeping hope alive after what has been quite literally the roughest stretch of football that we have seen during the Pete Carroll e...2023
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• Seahawks center is a Packers owner, too
The Packers are owned by the public. And at least one member of the public that owns the Packers also plays for this weekend’s opponent, the Seahawks. As noted by Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune, the man who will make his second career start at center for the Seahawks owns a small slice of…...2015

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• Richard Sherman wears Harry Potter costume to press conference
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is ready for Halloween. He showed up to a press conference on Wednesday in a Harry Potter costume, with a Gryffindor robe, wand and glasses similarly worn by the protagonist in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy novels. It was totally legit. Sherman even played the Harry Potter theme on his phone while making his way up to the podium. Richard Sherman goes full Harr...2016
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• Fantasy Football Week 7: Examining Trade Value for This Year's Top 100 Players
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• Week 16 Waiver Wire: Top Adds, Drops and Long-Term Fantasy Sleeper Targets
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• Week 15 Waiver Wire: Reviewing Top Pickups and Drops Likely Available
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• Fantasy Football Week 14: Flex and PPR Rankings
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• NFL Picks Week 7: Latest Vegas Lines, Odds and Predicting Winners, Final Scores
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• Daily Fantasy Football Week 6: Predicting DraftKings DFS Studs and Duds
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• Marshawn Lynch, Christine Michael, Robert Turbin's Post-Week 10 Fantasy Reaction
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• News and notes from Day 11 of Seahawks training camp: Kenneth Walker still out
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• Notes from Day 8 of Seahawks training camp: Charles Cross out following surgery
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• Who started on the Seahawks o-line with Charles Cross out
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• Notes from Day 6 of Seahawks training camp: The offense strikes back
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• Notes from Day 5 of Seahawks training camp: Nick Emmanwori pick 6’s Jalen Milroe
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• Notes from Day 4 of Seahawks training camp: Bad news at running back
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• Kenny McIntosh carried off field after suffering leg injury during training camp
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• News, notes, and a one-handed catch from Day 3 of Seahawks training camp
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• News, notes, and quotes from Day 2 of Seahawks training camp
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• News, notes, and quotes from Day 1 of Seahawks training camp
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• Update on some of the rookie quarterbacks around the league
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/23: Questions along O-Line carry over to new coaching staff

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Read! We’ve got a couple different takes on the Mike Jackson/Michael Barrett trade, an injury concern in the Seattle Seahawks’ DB room, and a few bits on the new offensive coaching staff. Oh, and of course, there’s much more! Day after tomorrow, our squad plays their last preseason game of the year. After that, onto the real thing. Super excited. Are you?...2024
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• Seahawks preseason storylines: Sam Howell’s debut

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Are we being fair to the Seahawks’ newest quarterback? Yes, it’s time to talk about Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Sam Howell. We’ll see a lot of him on Saturday as the Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Chargers for week one of the 2024 NFL preseason. It’s no secret that he hasn’t had the warmest of welcomes from journalists, pundits, and bloggers w...2024
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• Mike Macdonald and John Schneider give dynasty vibes

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The future is incredibly bright with these two at the helm, and two new directions stand out from the initial introduction. Head coach Mike Macdonald made first appearance before Seattle media on the first day of February. He sat alongside GM John Schneider as the two joked and spoke fondly of the series of rapid events that brought them together on th...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/18: Who should the Seahawks cut or re-sign?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Read! Sick today. Low on juice. Not a lot to write here. Yall know the drill. Seattle Seahawks stuff. Plus, NFL news. Dive into the links. Expand your mind. Be good to one another. Thanks for being here. #np Everybody (Original Mix) by Madonna Seahawks News Ranking the 7 head coach availabilities in the NFL: Where are Seahawks? - Seaside Jo...2024
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• Pete Carroll identifies leadership at QB as a strength for the Seahawks

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images He praised Geno Smith’s strength and leadership at his most recent presser. The 2023 NFL season has ended unceremoniously for the Seattle Seahawks with a fun but ultimately meaningless victory over their NFC West foes, the Arizona Cardinals. Despite the fact that they will be watching the entirety of the playoffs from home this year, Seattle finished w...2024
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• Russell Wilson Contract: Latest News and Rumors on Negotiations with Seahawks
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• Panthers vs. Seahawks: Analyzing Top X-Factors in NFC Divisional Playoff Clash
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• Doug Baldwin Is Must-Start Wideout for Fantasy Owners Against Carolina Panthers
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