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By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — After trading down from 12 to 15 overall and picking up a fourth and six-round pick in the process the Seattle Seahawks made a jaw-dropping selection with their first round pick. Bruce Irvin, outside linebacker, West Virginia. The first thought is who? Irvin, a senior with quite possibly the best true pass-rushing ability [...]
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By: Lars Hanson
When one player on your football team, Chris Clemons, has one-third of the total sacks something needs to change. The Seattle Seahawks finished with 33 sacks in 2011, tied for 19th in the league with Atlanta, Chicago and New Orleans. Clemons had eleven of those 33 sacks with linebacker Leroy Hill the next closest with [...]
Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE
By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — Competition Carroll strikes again with the Seattle Seahawks coming to terms with linebacker Barrett Ruud, cornerback Roy Lewis and guard Deuce Lutui to one year contracts Friday. All three signings somewhat solve depth problems at each position with linebacker and guard the two crucial holes on Seattle’s depth chart. Ruud, 28, was a [...]
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By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — With free agent running backs Michael Bush and Mike Tolbert electing not to sign with the Seattle Seahawks, general manager John Schneider decided to back to his Green Bay routes to find his third-down back. Friday the Seahawks and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kregg Lumpkin agree to terms making him their third unrestricted [...]
ogdraft.com
By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — In the first week of free agency the Seattle Seahawks have solidified their defensive line through the signing of former Tennessee Titan Jason Jones and retention of Red Bryant. Seattle also landed their quarterback for the three years signing Matt Flynn to a three-year, $26 million dollar deal. That leaves the offensive line [...]
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By: Daniel Canova
Ex. Green Bay Packer, Matt Flynn is now a Seattle Seahawk. A Seattle Seahawk? Flynn signed a 3 year deal worth 26 million, with 10 million in guaranteed money. For a quarterback who only started 2 career games, that is pretty impressive. I don’t think anyone believed this would happen especially knowing that ex. Packer [...]
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By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — The first quarterback domino has fallen in free agency. The Seattle Seahawks have finally gotten their quarterback signing former Green Bay Packers backup Matt Flynn to a three-year contract worth $26 million with $10 million guaranteed. After visiting with the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins Flynn decided that the guarantee of starting in Seattle [...]
SeahawksHuddle.com
By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — When a future hall of fame player is rumored to possibly join a team within your division normally you’d want to take notice. Not Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who tweeted today Sherman, a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Stanford had a standout rookie season replacing All-Pro cornerback Marcus Trufant. [...]
nasorb.com
By: Lars Hanson
SEATTLE — Just two hours after the 2012 NFL free agency gun went off the Seattle Seahawks have retained the services of defensive end Red Bryant. The two sides have agreed to a five-year $35 million dollar deal with $15 million guaranteed. Bryant, 27, was a fourth round pick in the 2008 NFL draft out [...]
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By: Robert D. Cobb
It appears that the only way Peyton Manning will ever visit the Seattle Seahawks and the Great Pacific Northwest, will be in a opposing team’s uniform after all. According to Pro Football Talk, the four-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl quarterback has officially scratched the Seahawks off his list of teams to play for. Per [...]
