October 1
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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While some of the injury news was positive on Wednesday -- including word that cornerback Josh Wilson is recovering much faster than expected and could be available this week -- it appears the Seattle Seahawks again will be without quarterback Matt Hasselbeck when they travel to Indianapolis on Sunday. Head coach Jim Mora said the plan is to proceed without Hasselbeck this week as his broken rib continues to make breathing difficult when he runs. "He's coming along. He's making progress," Mora said. "The holdup quite simply is that he can't run yet. When he takes deep breaths, there's pain. As a a quarterback, you have to run a little bit and in a game you have to take deep breaths. So as ..."
October 1
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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When Jim Mora climbed Mount Rainier this summer as though it were a neighborhood knoll, he stood on the rugged peak looking to scale even more mountain. He's got one now. His Seahawks are on a two-game losing streak and in danger of falling three games out of the NFC West lead just four weeks into the season. Seattle plans to be without quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and key blocker Walter Jones again on Sunday - when they play Peyton Manning and the undefeated Colts in Indianapolis. And, oh yeah, Seattle has lost 10 of its last 12 road games. It's the kind of challenge mountaineering legend Ed Viesturs said Mora was looking for back in July, when they stood atop 14,411-foot Rainier with the ..."
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. ..."
March 3
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Ultimately, T.J. Houshmandzadeh's free-agent fling ended where it started -- with the Seahawks. Houshmandzadeh, who visited the Seahawks on Friday and Saturday, agreed Monday to a five-year, $40 million contract that includes $15 million in guarantees. The club will not comment on landing the top-rated wide receiver in this year's free-agent class until Houshmandzadeh has signed the contract. But the deal was confirmed by several sources, including his agent, Kennard McGuire, and Houshmandzadeh -- who explained his decision tothe Seahawks during an interview on ESPN. "I just felt like it was the best destination, it was the best team, it was the best choice for me," he said. Asked why, he ..."
March 2
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The Seahawks will have to wait until Monday morning for T.J. Houshmandzadeh's decision on his free-agent destination. As will the Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and everyone else interested in where the top-rated wide receiver in this year's free-agency class will land. Houshmandzadeh had planned toa team by Sunday night, but the decision was postponed, his agent, Kennard McGuire, said late Sunday. In the meantime, the Seahawks signed their top free-agent priority Sunday: Colin Cole, a 335-pound defensive tackle who played the previous five seasons with the Green Bay Packers. Not the big-name player Houshmandzadeh is, but the big-bodied player the Seahawks needed in the middle of ..."
February 28
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The opening day of NFL free agency quickly became a you-woo-some/you-lose-some exercise for the Seahawks. Despite warnings of not making an immediate splash in free agency from club president Tim Ruskell, the Seahawks spent Friday hosting T.J. Houshmandzadeh -- the top-rated wide receiver available in this year's pool -- who has averaged 98 receptions, 1,042 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches the past three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. Houshmandzadeh flew from his home in Southern California to Seattle with his wife and daughters, and they then were taken to the team's headquarters on the shores of Lake Washington in owner Paul Allen's seaplane. Houshmandzadeh, 31, met with ..."
January 19
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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In his first four offseasons with the Seahawks, club president Tim Ruskell has embarked on three major reconstruction projects. In 2005-06, it was the linebackers, as Ruskell drafted Lofa Tatupu (second round) and Leroy Hill (third) in his first year with the team and added Julian Peterson in free agency the following year. In 2007, it was the safeties, as Ruskell decided against re-signing Ken Hamlin and later traded Michael Boulware, replacing them with free-agent additions Deon Grant and Brian Russell. Last year, it was the running backs, as all-time leading rusher Shaun Alexander was released and Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett were added in free agency. This year, Ruskell says there ..."
January 7
St. Paul Pioneer Press
columnist Charley Walters
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Before Sunday's playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Tarvaris Jackson was expected to be the Vikings' top quarterback heading into training camp next season. Now, though, Jackson's status is unclear. The Vikings might have options to find a starting quarterback, but those, too, are unclear. If team owner Zygi Wilf, who invested $60 million in guaranteed contracts this season, is willing to guarantee an additional $30 million or so, the team might be able to pry Matt Cassel away from the New England Patriots. Besides a new contract for Cassel, 26, the price of a trade would be high — perhaps first-round and second-round draft picks. It's unclear whether New England would be willing to ..."
January 6
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Jim Mora did a lot of talking on his first day as head coach of the Seahawks, but his Monday morning meeting with the current coaching staff and subsequent one-on-one sessions with the assistant coaches were more a start of the transition process than an abrupt end to anything. No one was notified that they had been fired or retained. But the tenure of defensive coordinator John Marshall continued to be tenuous. Former Lions head coach Rod Marinelli was in town Monday, and according to multiple NFL sources, Buccaneers linebackers coach Casey "Bud" Bradley is scheduled to talk with the Seahawks on Tuesday about becoming the defensive coordinator. Where that leaves Marshall is unclear. He ..."