May 27
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Working with the Seattle Seahawks defensive line group, Nick Reed looks like a boy among men. Granted, a very large boy, but one among gigantic men. At 6-foot-1, 247 pounds, he's built more like an NFL linebacker. Most of his fellow defensive ends stand three or four inches taller and the wide bodies in the middle weigh a good 50-75 pounds more. But this is nothing new for the Seahawks' seventh-round draft pick out of Oregon. You can't measure a player's heart by his height and weight. Because of his size, Reed wasn't invited to the NFL Combine despite being the most productive defensive end in the Pac-10 Conference for the past two seasons. His 25 sacks as a junior and senior speak for ..."
May 13
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
columnist Bob Wolfley
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Former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren told the Washington Post he wants to return to work in the National Football League, but is not sure whether he wants to coach or work in a front office. Holmgren told the newspaper he watched the NFL draft on TV while babysitting one of his grandchildren. Holmgren said during the coverage he started talking to his TV, criticizing some moves by teams. His wife, Kathy, reminded him he was not working. "I said, 'You're right. What am I doing?'" Holmgren turns 61 on June 15. In an interview with a Seattle radio station on Tuesday morning, Holmgren said he did not plan to work in the NFL in 2009 but expected to work in 2010. ..."
May 8
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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You know him now as the player who was so highly regarded by the Seahawks that they moved up in the draft to get him. You've learned that he's an Oregon Duck, one of the no-names up front that made their potent spread offense go. As the 49th pick overall, he's supposed to be a 6-foot-5, 310-pound fixture on the Seahawks offensive line for years to come. At one time, Tom Goodspeed knew a different Max Unger. So did Bern Brostek. His coaches at Hawaii Prep Academy saw a gangly ninth grader who had never played football. Unger wanted to play, but his local Pop Warner league wouldn't let him because he was too big and would've crushed kids his age -- his dad said he was 5-10 and 200 pounds ..."
April 28
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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A few weeks ago in Sports Illustrated, I came across a McDonald's ad that featured a "Time Out with Aaron Curry." In the interview, the now-former Wake Forest linebacker said the first thing he would do after signing a pro contract was to get another dog. Curry already had one, and talked about Ali, his black lab, as if he were the greatest dog in the world. "(He's) just awesome to be around," Curry said. At the time, I thought, how cool would it be if the Seahawks drafted a guy who loves dogs so much that he wants two? Turns out I was wrong. The Seahawks did draft Curry, but he doesn't want two dogs, he wants seven. That's what he once told his mom, Chris Curry. "When I get older, I'm ..."
April 26
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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It took a little late finagling, but the Seahawks came out of Saturday's first day of the NFL draft with a pair of excellent football players and a steal of a deal. The Seahawks wound up not only with premier linebacker Aaron Curry from Wake Forest, but highly regarded offensive lineman Max Unger from Oregon and the unexpected bonus of an extra first-round pick in next year's draft. Curry looms as the prize of the class, but Seattle general manager Tim Ruskell parlayed his second-round selection into Denver's first-round pick next year, then regained a lower second-round pick and landed Unger, one of the players the Seahawks had sought in the first place. To get Unger in the second round, ..."
April 25
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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You can make a case for any one of them really. Each of the top players in Saturday's NFL draft could scratch a considerable itch for the Seahawks as they come off a miserable 4-12 season. Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell talks about not having any glaring needs that require filling, which allows the team to not worry about having to Spackle a specific hole with the No. 4 pick in the first round. But in truth, it feels more like there are so many rough spots that need attention that the Seahawks can't go wrong in whichever direction they choose. Wide receiver Michael Crabtree? It surely wouldn't hurt to add a playmaking pass catcher to a team that was wracked by injuries at that ..."