Published on: 16th March, 2010
As expected, the Seahawks are starting to make some moves. Two days after signing tight end Chris Baker, the Seahawks cut starting safety Deon Grant, signed reserve receiver Ruvell Martin, signed defensive end Darryl Tapp to his tender and released short-lived long snapper Matt Overton. The Baker signing was made public over ...Published on: 15th March, 2010
As the Seahawks wait for Charlie Whitehurst to decide whether he wants to sign with them or Arizona, it’s worth wondering what the Hawks have offered San Diego in trade for the 27-year-old quarterback and what they have offered in money to Whitehurst. Because the Chargers tendered Whitehurst at his third-round ...Published on: 13th March, 2010
The Seahawks don’t have much to show for the first week of free agency, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy. And they’re about to get busier. Even though they chose not to pursue Julius Peppers, Aaron Kampman, Antrel Rolle or Chester Taylor, they actually have been quite active. From the ...Published on: 11th March, 2010
A day after trading Seneca Wallace for a bag of stale peanuts, the Seahawks all of a sudden have become known as big players in the quarterback shell game — linked to Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, Derek Anderson, and Charlie Whitehurst. First of all, the Seahawks’ new staff (coach Pete Carroll, ...Published on: 9th March, 2010
The failed seven-year Seneca Wallace experiment is over, and the Seattle Seahawks can now look for a legitimate quarterback to back up Matt Hasselbeck. But first they should beef up Hasselbeck’s protection by signing guard Ryan Lilja. Released by Indy after six years with the Colts, Lilja is now the top ...Published on: 7th March, 2010
While the controversial Brandon Marshall meet-and-greet has duly drawn the most attention this weekend, it’s nice to see the Seahawks are on the lookout for other upgrades as well. It was somewhat surprising, however, that Aaron Kampman was not among the dozen or so players Seattle has talked to already. Coming ...Published on: 5th March, 2010
As free agency began Thursday night, the Seattle Seahawks quickly learned a few things: They already need to find a new receiver to replace Nate Burleson; they could be the favorites to sign Aaron Kampman; and they have a surprising chance to upgrade at safety and hurt a division rival in ...Published on: 25th February, 2010
With the NFL Combine starting today, the Seahawks figure to be looking at linemen, linemen, and…more linemen, plus most of the various sorts of backs: running, defensive, quarter. Everyone knows the Seahawks’ biggest need is a new left tackle to replace the venerable Walter Jones. If they don’t acquire a good ...Published on: 14th February, 2010
The Seahawks’ coaching staff is settled in, they have already been to the Senior Bowl and back, and the Combine is coming up in about 10 days, so naturally everyone wants to talk about what they are going to do in the April draft, where they hold the sixth, 14th, ...Published on: 9th January, 2010
When Jim Mora was asked Wednesday whether he had talked to CEO Tod Leiweke, he said, “Tod’s busy with some other things right now.” It was assumed those things involved a search for the Seahawks’ new general manager. Little did anyone know that Leiweke was actually talking to USC coach Pete ...