Seattle Seahawks Rumors & News

ESPN 710 Seattle "Seahawks guard John Moffitt pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in Bellevue District Court last Friday, paying a fine of $1,407 and receiving a suspended sentence of 24 months in jail. Moffitt originally faced two misdemeanor charges, one for criminal trespassing and..." June 17

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

ESPN.com "Cornerback Brandon Browner added some more fuel to the fire in the budding rivalry between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. In an interview with Sports Radio KJR, Browner took exception to recent comments by 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh about Seahawks suspensions stemming from players..." June 15

CBSSports.com "Since 2011, five Seahawks players have been suspended for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy as it relates to performance-enhancing drugs. It's led to nicknames (meet the the Seadderall Seahawks, everyone) as well as righteous commentary from 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, whose rivalry with..." June 14

NFL.com "It’s official, Tarvaris Jackson is a member of the Seahawks. Again. The team’s starting quarterback in 2011 agreed to contract terms late Thursday and the signing became official today. To clear a spot on the 90-man roster, quarterback Jerrod Johnson was released. There was speculation about..." June 14

The News Tribune "In my story today, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson offered a predictable response when asked if he was concerned about experiencing a sophomore slump after such a successful rookie season. ““I don’t even know those words,” Wilson said Tuesday after his team’s first day of mandatory..." June 12

ESPN.com "Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, placed on waivers by the Buffalo Bills on Monday, is heading to Seattle in the next day or two to possibly sign a contract with the team, two sources said. Jackson was the Seahawks' starting quarterback in 2011, but lost his job to Russell Wilson last summer. The..." June 11

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

ESPN.com "Asked if the Seattle Seahawks have a problem with performance-enhancing drugs with five player suspensions since 2011, cornerback Richard Sherman told ESPN The Magazine, "it does seem that way." Sherman, who was suspended last season for allegedly using Adderall only to have the ban overturned..." June 11

USA Today "Percy Harvin's next reception will be the most important catch of his life. Harvin, the Seattle Seahawks' wide receiver, will become a first-time father, with his son due June 12, and Harvin is planning (with the blessing of his girlfriend and her doctor, of course) to be the one catching the..." June 11

Seattle Times "Spencer Ware isn’t sure where he fits with the Seahawks just yet. Ware spent most of his college career as a tailback at Louisiana State before declaring for the draft after his junior season. The Seahawks then drafted Ware in the sixth round with the intention of grooming him as a fullback. He..." June 10

Seattle Times "As the Seahawks began to break out offensively in the second half of the 2012 season, so did receiver Golden Tate. During Seattle’s 7-1 finishing kick that marked the Seahawks as a legit Super Bowl contender, Tate finally began to become the player the Seahawks suspected he could be when they..." June 09

Seattle Times "There are two sides to working with the first team as a rookie. First, you get to test yourself and compete with the best your team has to offer. The other is a bit starker: Any mistake is far more likely to be exposed when practicing next to guys who don’t make many of them. Michael Bowie,..." June 08

Fox Sports Southwest "It seems Terrell Owens has finally given up his dream of returning to the NFL. But, as they say, when one door closes, a bowling alley opens. Owens, who is part owner of the Dallas Strikers of the new Professional Bowlers Association League, is thinking of taking his game from the amateur..." June 08

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "The Seahawks have declined to be the featured NFL team in this year’s “Hard Knocks” television series by HBO, reports the National Football Post. HBO’s “Hard Knocks” follows an NFL team every summer through training camp. Since 2001, the show has featured the Baltimore Ravens, the Dallas..." June 07

Yahoo! Sports "Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has not been in the league very long, but in two short seasons, the 2011 fifth-round pick out of Stanford has earned a reputation of being a player who is quite eager to provide an opinion of himself and his opponent and colleagues. Therefore, Sherman..." June 07

USA Today "For the Seattle Seahawks, this spring has been about far more than just voluntary practices. After defensive end Bruce Irvin received a four-game suspension last month for failing a test for performance enhancing drugs, the Seahawks have held several meetings, some led just by players, others..." June 07

CBSSports.com "His past is well documented, but it's Terrell Owens' future that remains the only undiscovered aspect of what has been a fantastic, tumultuous, brilliant, and frustrating career. We may soon have an indication of where that future is headed. "If I play this year, that'd be awesome," Owens said..." June 07

Seattle Times "The first game of J.R. Sweezy’s career is never too far from his thoughts, and not for sentimental reasons. Sweezy, an offensive lineman drafted in the seventh round last year, played defensive tackle at North Carolina State. But the Seahawks saw Sweezy as a better fit along the offensive line..." June 05

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Seattle Times "It's a cruel reality of football that one man's misfortune is another man's opportunity. So it is for Seahawks tight end Sean McGrath, who is now just one of two players at that position for Seattle who have played in an NFL regular-season game after Anthony McCoy went down last week with an..." June 01

Seattle Times "Jermaine Kearse used to talk about needing to focus more when he struggled with an irritating habit of dropping a few too many passes during his career at the University of Washington. What few understood at the time is how literally Kearse meant those words. Now entering his second year as..." May 31

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Guard John Moffitt is the latest Seahawks player to get into trouble for his urine — but this time, it has nothing to do with a test for performance-enhancing drugs. As we noted, Moffitt missed Tuesday’s Seahawks OTA, or organized team activity, because he had a court hearing in Bellevue for..." May 30

Seattle Times "There might have been a little consternation among outsiders when Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch skipped the first week of organized training activities. But cornerback Richard Sherman said there was no angst in the locker room over the absence of Lynch. So when Lynch returned Tuesday..." May 29

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

NFL.com "No team has had more players suspended for performance-enhancing drug use in the last three years than the Seattle Seahawks. It's the type of alarming reality that can smear the reputation of a franchise. Safety Kam Chancellor said Monday that a team meeting was called to discuss the..." May 27

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "He went to Puyallup High School and played college ball at the University of Idaho. Now, after trying out with the Seahawks earlier this month, he’s got a shot with the NFL’s hottest team. The Seahawks on Thursday announced signing Justin Veltung, who played wide receiver and returned kicks for..." May 25

USA Today "Seattle Seahawks tight end Anthony McCoy suffered a torn Achilles tendon during organized team activities this week and underwent surgery on Thursday repair the injury, a person informed of the diagnosis told USA TODAY Sports. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team..." May 24

Toronto Sun "The Argos are hoping there’s still some gas left in the tank that is Michael Williams, a big-time college receiver at USC who never found his stride in the NFL. Williams was invited to the team’s mini-camp in Florida last month and he clearly made an impression that prompted the defending Grey..." May 24

Seattle Times "Before Pete Carroll can "Win Forever" with the Seahawks he has to worry about winning now. And no other offseason move spoke more about the urgency to take advantage of momentum built last season than the trade for receiver Percy Harvin. The Seahawks dealt three draft picks to Minnesota,..." May 23

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

Seattle Times "The popular image of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is that of a football savant who lives, eats and breathes the game 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Wilson doesn't argue, but puts up a mild protest. "I did take a couple of weeks off (after the season)," he said..." May 22

The News Tribune "Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had a court date this morning for a motion to suppress evidence in Alameda County District Court, stemming from charges filed against him for driving under the influence of alcohol in July of last year. According to Teresa Drenick, assistant district..." May 22

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

CBSSports.com "With a number of Seahawks players in trouble the past few seasons for failed positive PED tests, the team reportedly has released the backup quarterback who was arrested this month on suspicion of DUI. That would be Josh Portis, who was arrested May 5 and is scheduled to be arraigned May..." May 21

CSN Bay Area "The 49ers and Seattle Seahawks carried over their rivalry from last season into the offseason. The Seahawks made a splash in free agency with the additions of receiver Percy Harvin and defensive linemen Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. The 49ers acquired wide receiver Anquan Boldin in a trade..." May 21

Seattle Times "Seahawks backup quarterback Josh Portis will be arraigned May 28 for driving while intoxicated, after being arrested on May 5. Portis was pulled over at 9:26 p.m. on May 5 after he was observed driving 80 miles an hour in a 60-mile-an-hour zone exiting the Mount Baker Tunnel on eastbound I-90..." May 20

Tacoma News Tribune "Bruce Irvin’s four-game suspension, presumably for testing positive for the banned substance Adderall, finds Seattle Seahawks fans taking extreme sides on the issue of performance-enhancing drugs. One camp fears whatever accomplishments await the Seahawks in 2013 will be mocked by national..." May 20

Pro Football Talk "Plenty of players test positive for performance enhancing drugs. But the Seahawks definitely are in the midst of a troubling trend. As pointed out by Eric D. Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune, defensive end Bruce Irvin has become the sixth Seahawks player to test positive for performance..." May 19

CBS Seattle "The Seahawks will be lacking a significant piece to their defensive for the first four games of the 2013 season thanks to a suspension issued to Bruce Irvin by the NFL. Irvin has been suspended without pay for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing drugs. Irvin released a..." May 17

Seattle Times "Luke Willson's stats are the first thing you notice when digging into his past. More specifically, his stats from his senior season at Rice. Willson, a tight end, caught only nine passes for 126 yards in his final collegiate season while playing in only six games because of ankle and lower back..." May 12

Seattle Times "There are two big men who could have a big influence on the upcoming Seahawks season, and they seem to be connected to one another. Defensive tackles Jordan Hill and Jesse Williams first met at the NFL combine in February when they started chatting at 4 a.m. one day. They were then drafted one..." May 11

Seattle Times "Seahawks defensive lineman Greg Scruggs is likely out for the year after having surgery Thursday for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Scruggs, who had reconstructive arthroscopic surgery at the Seattle Surgery Center according to the Seahawks, was a candidate for..." May 10

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Well, that didn’t last long. The Seahawks on Wednesday confirmed cutting tight end Darren Fells, the former professional basketball player who hadn’t played football since high school. Fells played pro hoops on the international circuit. Most recently he played in Argentina, and has also..." May 09

Jacksonville Times-Union "Even teams undergoing a youth movement need veteran leadership. And with that as a consideration, the Jaguars signed free agent cornerback Marcus Trufant on Tuesday. Trufant, who played the first 10 years of his career with the Seattle Seahawks, instantly becomes the most experienced cornerback..." May 08

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "We’re not sure why star running back Marshawn Lynch hasn’t been attending the Seahawks’ voluntary workouts this week. And we’re not sure whether it really matters. But we are sure his absence is conspicuous. Lynch reportedly hasn’t been with the team (so far) in phase two of Seattle’s..." May 04