July 29
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The National Football Post is reporting that Golden Tate and the Seattle Seahawks have come to terms on a four-year deal that will pay Tate $3.261 million and includes $1.471 million in guarantees. In recent days, the 59th selection, Montario Hardesty (Cleveland), signed a four-year deal worth $3.372 Million ($1.52 guaranteed), and the 61st pick, offensive tackle Vladimir Ducasse $3.225 ($1.435 guaranteed) inked his deal with the Jets, so the Tate contract seems to sit right about where it should. Only Russell Okung (sixth pick overall) and Earl Thomas (14th pick overall) remain unsigned for Seattle. With only two late first-round picks currently signed (Dez Bryant-24th overall by"
July 28
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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We've been banging the possibility of veteran free-agent guard Chester Pitts landing with the Seahawks around all offseason, but an answer should emerge on the long-time Houston Texans starter in the next few days. Pitts, coming off microfracture knee surgery that ended a string of seven straight seasons without missing a game for Houston, was in Buffalo for a tryout on Monday. Jason La Canfora of nfl.com reports via Twitter that Pitts plans to visit Pittsburgh, Seattle and Denver this week in the final days before training camps open. Pitts, 31, played for new Seahawks line coach Alex Gibbs in Houston and would be a natural fit in his zone-blocking system, but the question is whether he's"
July 27
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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While it might be difficult for the Seahawks to get first-round draft picks Russell Okung and Earl Thomas signed in time for the start of training camp Saturday, circumstances are setting up to clarify things concerning negotiations with second-round pick Golden Tate. Only one of the NFL's 32 first-round picks have signed, that being Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, the 24th overall selection. Okung was the sixth pick in the first round and Thomas was selected 14th. Both will move immediately into Seattle's starting lineup once they sign, but with uncertainties involving the collective bargaining agreement, negotiations among first-round picks are extremely slow league-wide at this"
July 27
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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When Tod Leiweke first arrived in Seattle as the new Seahawks CEO in 2003, he immediately purchased season tickets in the Hawks Nest at Qwest Field and began sitting among the fans at a stadium where the opener only drew 52,250 and less than half the seats were filled by season-ticket holders. What he saw was a franchise that -- even with a shiny new stadium -- still had not quite regained its connection with Seattle from the Ken Behring era, hadn't won a playoff game in 23 years and presented a less-than-friendly experience for its followers. He departs seven seasons later -- having accepted a job Monday as CEO and minority owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL -- proudly"
July 17
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The NFL suspended Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill one game on Friday for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He will miss the season opener against San Francisco. The suspension is not a surprise. Hill was charged with misdemeanor drug possession in Georgia in January of 2009. He entered a guilty plea to that charge on April 1 of this year and received 12 months of probation, 30 hours of community service, mandatory completion of a drug and alcohol abuse program within the next 180 days, and $550 in fines. Hill was also arrested on a domestic violence charge on April 10 of this year to which he pleaded not guilty. That trial will be taking place at the end of the month in"
July 16
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
columnist Jim Moore
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It's still going to take time for those of us who are Cougar or Husky fans to fully embrace Pete Carroll even if he is the Seahawks' head coach. We didn't like him at USC because he was so damn good, and he beat our teams far too often. Then there were NCAA sanctions for the Reggie Bush shenanigans that he says he knew nothing about. Are we naïve enough to believe him? A better question -- do Seahawk fans even care about what happened at USC anymore? If Carroll builds a winning team here, probably not. But when his new book -- "Win Forever: Live, Work and Play Like a Champion - arrived on my doorstep last week, I still had to resist the urge to cringe. I'm trying to warm up to Carroll"
July 15
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Sam Farmer of the LA Times came out with a list of some of the NFL's potential breakthrough players in 2010. Seahawk running back Justin Forsett makes the list, and Farmer calls him "an instant Pete Carroll favorite." Forsett is entering his third season in the NFL and has always been labeled undersized, at 5-foot-8, 194 pounds."
July 2
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The National Football League confirmed Thursday that running back LenDale White, who was released five weeks ago by the Seahawks, has been suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season. The Seahawks have never talked publicly about whether they knew of White's pending suspension prior to making a draft-day trade that brought him and defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson to Seattle in exchange for moving down 16 spots on two late-round draft picks. But the low price of that trade lends one to believe the Seahawks were aware they were taking on a risk. White's release is believed to have had more to do with attitude concerns and questions of whether he was on board with the team's"
June 25
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Their final minicamp is over and players have the next five weeks off before regular-season camp begins July 31, but that hasn't stopped the Seahawks from continuing to churn their roster. The team signed journeyman defensive tackle Jonathan Lewis on Thursday after giving the 6-foot, 305-pound veteran a two-day tryout earlier this week. Defensive tackle Barrett Moen, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Minnesota, was released to make room on the 80-man roster. The roster actually sits at 83 at the moment, with three still-unsigned rookie draft picks not counting against the limit until they agree to contracts. The unsigned draft picks are first-rounders Russell Okung and Earl Thomas and"
June 23
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Kevin Ellison, a former USC safety who was waived by the San Diego Chargers on Monday, has been claimed by the Seahawks. The Seahawks waived rookie defensive end Will Tukuafu from Oregon to make room on the 80-man roster. Ellison started nine games last year for the Chargers as a rookie, but was released after being arrested with 100 Vicodin pills in his car in May. Ellison, 23, was pulled over by police in Redondo Beach for speeding in a school zone in the incident, with officers discovering the Vicodin -- which is a controlled substance -- while searching his vehicle."
June 21
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
columnist Art Thiel
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Here's today's current events quiz. Topic: Leadership. Match the quote to the man who delivered it, either BP CEO Tony Hayward or Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll: a) "I wasn't involved in that decision." b) "We're not aware of what was going on; we didn't know stuff." c) "I cannot say." d) "I was more surprised than most people. I thought I knew the facts." e) "There was no evidence of recklessness." f) "Everyone has to take responsibility." Answers: Hayward said a, c and e. Carroll said b, d and f. If you couldn't tell the difference, you're not alone. Most Americans are struggling these days to understand what constitutes accountability at the top. Now, we don't mean to confuse the"
June 16
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday that the reason linebacker Leroy Hill is back with the team now is because the club has received enough information from the NFL to feel more comfortable about the veteran's situation going forward. Hill, who met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell several weeks ago, was on the practice field for the first time this offseason since being arrested on domestic violence charges on April 10. Carroll said the league hasn't made any final conclusions concerning a possible suspension -- presumably awaiting the outcome of Hill's pending trial in Issaquah in late July -- but the team heard enough to feel warranted in bringing the 27-year-old back for the"