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• How much cap space the Seahawks need to create for 2025

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images There’s no reason to panic, but the Seahawks will need to free up tens of millions of dollars of 2025 cap space in the next eight weeks, and the impact of those decisions could be significant. For three quarters of the NFL the offseason has begun, and that includes the Seattle Seahawks, who failed to qualify for the postseason for the second year in a...2025
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• Tre Brown picks up Seahawks’ final fine of 2024 season

Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Brown’s possible final play as a Seahawk resulted in a penalty, an injury, and now a fine. The Seattle Seahawks played a relatively clean game in terms of penalties in their season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, but one of those infractions did result in a fine. Cornerback Tre Brown’s difficult (and possibly final) season with th...2025
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• 2024 Seattle Seahawks rookie class year in review

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images The Seahawks rookies saw plenty of playing time throughout the 2024 season. How well did they perform? One year is not enough to determine the future of rookies. Players are still adapting to the NFL, to the new scheme, and there are many changes at once. However, it is possible to get an idea of how these rookies can produce in their second year and beyond. Let...2025
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• Seahawks All-22 Film Review: The good and bad from the season finale win vs. Rams

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images There was nothing at stake in terms of the playoffs for the Seahawks, but they at least ended the season on a winning note against their rivals. Here in Brazil, it is quite common to have festive games at the end of the year. They usually involve former players and celebrities. The result doesn’t matter much; the goal is to have a show and raise money for cha...2025
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• Seahawks All-22 Film Review: How the rookies performed in season finale vs. Rams

William Navarro-Imagn Images How did the Seahawks’ 2024 class contribute in the final regular-season game? The Seattle Seahawks rookies combined for 245 snaps in the season finale against the Los Angeles Rams. It was the most snaps for Seattle’s rookies all season, and by a wide margin. With not much to play for, some fans asked for more chances for those who were playing fewer snaps. That...2025
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• Cigar Thoughts: The Final Chapter

It’s been an honor. “No mother knows she is hearing the word Mama for the last time. No father knows when the book has closed on the last bedtime story he will ever read.” — Jonathan Safron Foer (my favorite author) I’ve been recapping Seattle Seahawks games for 13 seasons, and I never expected Cigar Thoughts to become what it has. The community of fans, especially here at Field Gulls, has been in...2025
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 30, Rams 25

Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Seahawks get to 10 wins for the first time since 2020. The Seattle Seahawks’ 2024 season has come to an end. While we obviously would’ve loved to see the Seahawks play a little deeper into January, it wasn’t meant to be. They at least won their finale, squeaking past the Los Angeles Rams’ mixture of starters and backups in a pretty entert...2025
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• Injury Update: Byron Murphy II’s season ends early, Riq Woolen questionable vs. Rams

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Seahawks’ first-round pick was ruled out with a back injury. The Seattle Seahawks opted to play their starters in their season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, and the defensive side of the ball has taken some hits in the first half. Rookie defensive tackle Byron Murphy II was ruled out with a back injury. Murphy II was questionable with that inj...2025
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• 5 milestone predictions for the Seahawks vs. Rams

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Will Jaxon Smith-Njigba set any new Seahawks records? Will the Seahawks make it a rare seventh road win? It’s time for the final predictions of the 2024 season. The Seattle Seahawks’ season will come to an end against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. It’s certainly not how anyone envisioned this would go just three weeks ago, but c’est la vie. There’s at...2025
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 15: Closer, but no cigar

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images The Seattle Seahawks gave the Minnesota Vikings everything they had, falling short 27-24 The Minnesota Vikings traveled to Seattle with a 12-2 record that a lot of people across the NFL have been quick to devalue. But make no mistake, the Vikings are a good fucking team and today, the Seahawks gave them everything they could handle. And while the 27-24 loss deepl...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 1: The Vibes Are Back

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks kicked off the Mike Macdonald era with a 26-20 victory over the Denver Broncos ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. Check out our recent conversation with The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue: — Welcome back to real football, friends. And welcome back to the Cigar Thoughts articles. The Seahawks stepped into a new e...2024
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• Can DK Metcalf be the best wide receiver in the NFL? Geno Smith thinks so

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The Seahawks quarterback caught up with the host of Good Morning Football and had high praise for his receiver. Seattle Seahawks quarterback, Geno Smith, appeared on Good Morning Football this week to talk a little bit of ball with host Kyle Brandt. Before letting Geno sign off though, Brandt had one last burning question to ask. “How’s our guy DK [Metcalf]...2024
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"~Riq Woolen got hurt on a tackle in the second quarter, further complicating one of the toughest personnel decisions the team will face this offseason."

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"~The secondary as a whole continues to excel, with Riq Woolen erasing one side of the field and Julian Love and Rayshawn Jenkins pinning their ears back at every opportunity."

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"Here’s the initial roster: Offense Quarterback (2): Geno Smith, Drew Lock Cut: Holton Ahlers Running Back (4): Ken Walker, Zach Charbonnet, Kenny McIntosh, DeeJay Dallas Cut: Wayne Taulapapa, SaRodrick Thompson Jr Tight End (3): Will Dissly, Noah Fant, Colby Parkinson Cut: Tyler Mabry, Griffin Hebert, Sal Cannella Wide Receiver (6): Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo, Cody Thompson, Dareke Young Cut: Cade Johnson, Easop Winston Jr, John Hall, Matt Landers, Malik Flowers, Tyjon Lindsey, Justin Marshall Offensive Line (9): Charles Cross, Damien Lewis, Evan Brown, Phil Haynes, Abe Lucas, Stone Forsythe, Olu Oluwatimi, Anthony Bradford, Jake Curhan Cut: Greg Eiland, Joey Hunt, Jalen McKenzie ,Kendall Randolph, Liam Ryan Defense Defensive Line (6): Dre’Mont Jones, Jarran Reed, Mario Edwards Jr, Cameron Young, Mike Morris, Myles Adams Cut: Matt Gotel, Jacob Sykes, Roderick Perry II Outside Linebacker (5): Uchenna Nwosu, Boye Mafe, Darrell Taylor, Derick Hall, Tyreke Smith Cut: Levi Bell Inside Linebacker (5): Jordyn Brooks, Bobby Wagner, Devin Bush, Nick Bellore, Jon Rhattigan Cut: Patrick O’Connell, Ben Burr-Kirven, Christian Young, Vi Jones Cornerback (6): Riq Woolen, Devon Witherspoon, Mike Jackson Sr, Tre Brown, Coby Bryant, Artie Burns Cut: Benjie Franklin, Chris Steele, Lance Boykin, Arquon Bush Safety (4): Quandre Diggs, Jamal Adams, Julian Love, Jerrick Reed II Cut: Joey Blount, Ty Okada, Jonathan Sutherland Special Teams Kicker (1): Jason Myers Punter (1): Michael Dickson Long Snapper (1): Chris Stoll Suspended WR Dee Eskridge PUP list NT Austin FaoliuNT Bryan Mone And there you have it!"

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• NFL Week 18: Seahawks vs. Rams complete game coverage

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Seahawks (9-7) are out of playoff contention but can still end their season on a winning note against the resting Rams (10-6). The Seattle Seahawks (9-7) are mathematically eliminated from postseason contention following a calamitous set of results (outside of their own win versus the Chicago Bears) in Week 17. Their final game o...2025
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• Mike Macdonald has the Seahawks defense on a path back to greatness

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Seahawks finally have a defense on the rise after years of hanging out at the bottom. Regardless of whether or not the Seattle Seahawks make the playoffs, there is one major in-season accomplishment that I believe is worth spotlighting given the expectations of first-year head coach Mike Macdonald. The Seahawks defense has turned itself around since t...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 15: Closer, but no cigar
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 14: Not there yet

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images The Green Bay Packers dominated the Seattle Seahawks, exposing the gap between Seattle and the true contenders One of the challenges of being a fan of an NFL team— and certainly of writing about one— is not being sucked into feeling like whatever the most recent result was is a referendum on the team itself. Make no mistake, the Seahawks’ performance tonight was a...2024
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• Mediocrity is blah, and that’s what the Seahawks are

Photo by Christopher Mast/Getty Images We coulda had this one, man. Author’s note: This is the fifteenth installment of my weekly column, Barely Relevant. I say, blah. Blah to all of the hey, the Seattle Seahawks kept up with a 13-2 team, and blah to all of the it’s the first year of a completely new coaching staff pretension. Fine. That’s all fine. Fine and blah. We should have beaten th...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 15: Closer, but no cigar
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 13: The Seahawks might be for real already

Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Seattle Seahawks won their fourth straight game to improve to 8-5, beating the Arizona Cardinals and further ensconcing themselves in 1st place in the NFC West ***Keeping this here for the rest of the season — just want y’all to know how much I appreciate y’all over all these years*** Guys, I can’t tell you how much I’ve en...2024
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• Video: Puka Nacua ejected for punching Tyrel Dodson

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images A crazy turn of events has cost the Rams their star receiver! An absolutely chaotic final few minutes of the first half between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams turned an absolute stinker into something truly wild, and the Rams will be without star receiver Puka Nacua for the rest of the game. After the Seahawks took a 6-3 lead on a Geno Smith ...2024
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 34, Falcons 14

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Seahawks are back in the win column in a big way. As expected, the struggling Seattle Seahawks went down to Georgia to take on the surging Atlanta Falcons and a blowout ensued. Oh wait, the Seahawks won?! Damn right the Seahawks won. They never trailed and wiped out a team that hadn’t trailed by multiple possessions all season. Whatever makes Seattle...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 3: Seahawks yank Dolphins out of water

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks led wire to wire, beating the Miami Dolphins 24-3, moving to 3-0 in the process. ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. Check out this week’s conversation with Mitch Levy: — One thing NFL fans seem to struggle with, collectively, is seeing the forest for the trees. The Seattle Seahawks came into this game 2-0 but ...2024
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• Here’s the 2023 Seattle Seahawks initial 53-man roster

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports This is the Seahawks’ roster following the cutdown deadline, but it probably won’t be the same roster come opening day of the regular season. Tuesday was the deadline for all NFL teams to cut their rosters down from 90 to 53 players ahead of the start of the 2023 regular season. The Seattle Seahawks have made their difficult decisions and trimmed their roster,...2023
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• Woolen is back

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images He had been on the physically unable to perform list since camp opened in late July, but has now been cleared to return to practice. On the first day of training camp the Seattle Seahawks surprised some observers when placing a half dozen players on the physically unable to perform list. Several of the players who landed on the list were expected by most fa...2023
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• On Paper preview/prediction: Lions vs. Seahawks

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Our statistical breakdown, key matchups, preview, and prediction for Detroit Lions vs. Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 of the NFL’s 2023 season. The Detroit Lions are looking to get off to an extremely hot start to their season by taking down back-to-back playoff contenders. Last week’s game against the Chiefs was a huge win, but not exactly the cleanest of ...2023
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• Winners and Losers from Bengals 17, Seahawks 13

Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Seahawks offense let the defense down. Winning on the road is hard, and self-inflicted wounds will make winning impossible anywhere. The Seattle Seahawks’ sloppiness in the red zone cost them dearly, and a winnable game against the Cincinnati Bengals was lost by a score of 17-13. For some reason I’m not irritated by this loss as much as othe...2023
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• Seahawks bench Riq Woolen for Eagles game in surprise move

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Woolen has been replaced in the lineup by Michael Jackson. Pete Carroll hinted at a potential shake-up in the Seattle Seahawks defense, and it appears that’s what we’re getting. With Jamal Adams and Devon Witherspoon out due to injury, the Seahawks were already forced to shuffle the secondary lineup for Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The v...2023
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 9: Seahawks land the final punch in brawl with Commanders

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks beat the Commanders 29-26 on a last-second field goal, moving to 6-3 and staying tied for first in the NFC West. ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests— like last week’s conversation with Seahaw...2023
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 7: Seahawks honor their heritage with heart-stopping victory on Throwback Day

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports The Seattle Seahawks scored the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute left to beat the Cleveland Browns 24-20, moving into first place in the NFC West ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests— like this week’s conve...2023
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• News, notes, injury updates from Day 1 of Seahawks training camp
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Pete Carroll has a major update on Seattle’s nose tackle situation, as well as the health of Jordyn Brooks and Jamal Adams. Opening day of Seattle Seahawks training camp for the 2023 NFL season is all wrapped up, and it was certainly an eyebrow-raising day with news of rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon not appearing at camp. It’s reported that his signing b...2023
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 12: Seahawks and Jets do a bunch of drugs, see what happens

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Seattle Seahawks win an insane football game over the New York Jets, improving to 7-5 and securing their lead in the NFC West It’s funny, last week’s Seattle Seahawks game against the Arizona Cardinals carried much higher leverage than today’s game against the Jets did, but I was remarkably placid as I watched it. I think it’s because, even after the win...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 9/17: Riq Woolen is playing like an All-Pro

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Read! As expected, the new coaching staff for our Seattle Seahawks has been able to get the most, and sometimes more, out of the incumbent players, ready to improve on last season’s disappointing defense. One of those players is Riq Woolen, making big strides and showing a ton of improvement, electrifying his potential. What’s in store for Woolen and th...2024
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• Winners and Losers from Packers 30, Seahawks 13

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images All hope might have faded away in one costly loss. The Seattle Seahawks gave us hope that things were different after turning a 4-5 record into an 8-5 NFC West lead. With a chance to show that this team is unlike the past couple of seasons, they fell flat on their face, potentially lost their starting quarterback, and never recovered from the hole they ...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 12: Seahawks and Jets do a bunch of drugs, see what happens
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 5: The Seahawks might be bad

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The New York Giants hammered the Seattle Seahawks 29-20, sinking the Seahawks to 3-2 and amplifying the questions facing the team ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is also a podcast. Check out this week’s episode: — The Seattle Seahawks came into this game fresh off their first loss of the Mika Macdonald era with one more layup before a brutal str...2024
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• Dak Prescott proved he’s a legit MVP candidate in Cowboys-Seahawks

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Dallas QB is “the one writing” and he wrote a lot Thursday night There is a common joke format that is still flourishes on Twitter/X. “[So and so] read the tweets.” Usually it comes when an athlete, after performing poorly earlier in a game — and getting trashed for it online — comes through in a clutch. That’s when a stream of tweets hit the timelin...2023
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• The Seahawks defense is too expensive to be this mediocre

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images How many more years will it take for Pete Carroll to build an above-average defense again? The Seattle Seahawks have invested and continue to invest a lot of resources into rebuilding a defense that was once the envy of the NFL. It’s not been a good unit for at least the last four seasons, and while there are exciting players such as Boye Mafe, Riq Woo...2023
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 5: Seahawks engage in heavy petting, unable to consummate with endzone

Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Seattle Seahawks came up scoreless on three red zone drives in the second half, losing a heartbreaker to the Cincinnati Bengals 17-13. ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests. You can listen to all the sh...2023
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