Don't let the intimidating glare fool you. Chris Clemons cares. But the Seattle defensive end doesn't care what you think of him.
They took separate paths to the NFL and ended up in the same place. When the NFL playoffs commence this weekend, a pair of rookie quarterbacks will go head-to-head on the biggest stage of their early careers.
Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson have been named the NFL's top rookies for the month of December.
RENTON — For the first time in a month, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner was back at practice Wednesday.
It's safe to say that Seattle Seahawks defensive end Alan Branch isn't too concerned about the improving health of Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was limited in Wednesday's practice as the team prepares for Sunday's NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Washington Redskins.
Aside from a geographic affiliation with a place named after the first president, the NFL team representing Washington state has much in common with the NFL team representing Washington, D.C.
Imagine Frank Sinatra’s smooth voice floating through the open door of Pete Carroll’s corner office overlooking Lake Washington at Seahawks headquarters. Like Ol’ Blue Eyes said, Carroll and general manager John Schneider did it their way. In three short seasons, Seattle’s high-energy duo has been unwavering, making shrewd and unconventional decisions in remaking the team’s mishmash of a roster into a playoff contender.
The Seattle Seahawks juggled the roster in preparation for the team’s upcoming NFC Wild-Card game against Washington.
The last time the Seahawks won a playoff game on the road was 1983 — five years before Russell Wilson was born. The franchise once went 21 years without a playoff victory.
For the too-hot-not-to-cool-down Seahawks, a funny thing happened on the way to the playoffs Sunday afternoon.
One week before the playoffs might seem to be an uncomfortable time for the Seattle Seahawks’ pass protection to spring leaks.
Golden Tate made the biggest play of the game on Sunday for the Seattle Seahawks.
It seems unimaginable enough to report that Seattle’s Russell Wilson tied Peyton Manning’s NFL record for touchdown passes in a season by a rookie.
Breno Giacomini thinks his offense is built to thrive in the playoffs, when the rain and wind take hold and teams have to rely on moving the ball on the ground.
For the too-hot-not-to-cool-down Seahawks, a funny thing happened on the way to the playoffs Sunday afternoon. They trailed.
They’ve been the focal point of heated debates over who should win this season’s offensive rookie of the year award. Now the two dynamic quarterbacks will face off in the opening round of the NFC playoffs, with Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks traveling to the nation’s capital to face Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins at 1:30 p.m. (PST) Sunday in the NFC Wild-Card playoff game.
One week before the playoffs might seem to be an uncomfortable time for the Seattle Seahawks’ pass protection to spring leaks.
Golden Tate made the biggest play of the game on Sunday for the Seattle Seahawks. But it wasn’t one of his usual twisting, leaping catches between two defenders where he somehow comes down with the ball when he isn’t supposed to.
Russell Wilson added to his case for NFL Rookie of the Year, completing 15-of-19 passes for 250 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for the game-winning score to lift the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-13 win over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
The Seattle Seahawks held onto a 20-13 win over NFC West rival St. Louis (7-8-1) this afternoon to finish undefeated at home for the first time since the franchise’s 2005 Super Bowl season.
Already guaranteed a spot in postseason play, the Seattle Seahawks should still have motivation against St. Louis in the final game of the regular season this afternoon.
Pete Carroll, whose Seahawks will face a team to be determined, at a playoff destination yet to be decided, has more urgent priorities than finishing first in a popularity contest.
I went in search of comparisons of the surging Seahawks of 2012 to the franchise gold standard, the 2005 Super Bowl team.
The Seattle Seahawks’ veteran cornerback Marcus Trufant will get a chance to join the rest of his teammates on Sunday. After missing the past four games with a hamstring injury, Trufant practiced fully without any setbacks this week, and is listed as probable heading into Seattle’s final regular-season game against St. Louis at CenturyLink Field.
RENTON — J.R. Sweezy remembers his first NFL start, in the season opener against NFC West-rival Arizona.
The cab driver asks me why the Seahawks are on a roll fans haven’t seen from a Seattle sports team since the 2001 Mariners won 116 games.
The Seattle Seahawks will have their top cornerbacks available for the upcoming playoff run after all.
Playoff-bound Seattle will try to finish off a perfect regular season at home and keep the pressure on NFC West-leading San Francisco on Sunday.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman won his appeal and won't be suspended for violating the league's performance enhancing drug policy.
In a surprising turn of events, after a month-long battle with the league Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman won his appeal with the NFL for allegedly violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Bruce Irvin has something to say to all those analysts who doubted that he was worth the 15th overall pick in the 2012 college draft: Thanks.
The strength of the Seattle Seahawks this season has been the team’s running game, and a couple of key pieces of that group were rewarded on Wednesday with a trip to Hawaii.
So, the Seahawks lead the NFL in scoring defense, and are No. 4 in yardage, and they only get one Pro Bowl backup on the defensive side?
The Seattle Seahawks announced that offensive linemen Russell Okung and Max Unger have been selected to this year’s Pro Bowl team.
The Seattle Seahawks announced that offensive linemen Russell Okung and Max Unger have been selected to this year’s Pro Bowl team.
As a third-round pick, Russell Wilson was not promised a starting job.
That dull roar still rumbling between your ears a day later is not your imagination.
The Seattle Seahawks should know the status of cornerback Richard Sherman later this week.
’Tis the holiday season … time for the Seahawks to be grateful for their bounty. In fact, their cups runneth over.
The San Francisco 49ers didn’t single out anything they liked about their 42-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Seattle’s most anticipated regular-season home game in years found the Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers bringing different attitudes into CenturyLink Field on Sunday night.
In the din of laughter, yelling and music permeating the Seattle Seahawks’ locker room, Doug Baldwin seemed pretty subdued.
Richard Sherman should miss practice more often. Seattle’s starting cornerback missed two days of practice last week, but showed little rust in his team’s convincing win over San Francisco on Sunday.
After scoring a combined 108 points the past two weeks, Seattle’s offense lit up the scoreboard again in a 42-13 manhandling of NFC West Division rival San Francisco. Even more impressive, Seattle’s effort came against perhaps the best defense in the NFL, the 49ers, amid a steady drizzle at CenturyLink Field.
The Seattle Seahawks are now the best team in the National Football League.
Going toe-to-toe against one of the best teams in the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks once again poured on the points in a 42-13 throttling of NFC West rival San Francisco Sunday night at CenturyLink Field. With the win, the Seahawks clinched at least an NFC wild card berth, improving to 10-5 on the year and winning the team’s fourth straight game.
Russell Wilson added to his resume for Offensive Rookie of the Year, carving up one of the league's best defenses and helping the Seattle Seahawks clinch a playoff spot with a 42-13 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman argued in his appeal on Friday with the NFL’s brass that a broken cup is to blame for his positive test.
Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Jason Jones was placed on injured reserve Thursday with a knee ailment, ending his season.
In a surprising move, the Seattle Seahawks announced that they have placed defensive lineman Jason Jones on the season-ending injured reserve today.
The Seattle Seahawks have come a long way since the last time they faced the San Francisco 49ers, who sport a different look of their own from the previous encounter.
Russell Wilson became the first Seattle quarterback to run for three touchdowns in one game in the Seahawks' 50-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
For a second straight week, the Seattle Seahawks made quick work of their opponent, this one a 50-17 manhandling of the Buffalo Bills in the team’s first game played in Toronto.
The Buffalo Bills made Marshawn Lynch a first-round draft pick in 2007, but just three years later he found himself as the odd-man out in their crowded backfield.
Seattle didn't even need its offense to win this game as the Seahawks dominated the Arizona Cardinals, 58-0.
The Seattle Seahawks lead the Arizona Cardinals 58-0 at the two-minute warning mark. Discuss today's match-up against the Cardinals, the highs and lows, the calls and the players in the Seahawks live chat. Sports writer Ryan Divish is your host.
Ken Whisenhunt evidently hit the name John Skelton on his dartboard this week.
The Seattle Seahawks will be without Pro Bowl cornerback Brandon Browner for the final four games of the regular season after being suspended by the NFL for violating its policy on performance- enhancing substances.
With two game-winning drives already in his pocket this season, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson searched for an encore.
Sidney Rice's 13-yard touchdown catch in overtime lifted the Seattle Seahawks over the Chicago Bears, 23-17.
Russell Wilson weaved his magic once again. Twice. Wilson drove the Seahawks 80 yards in overtime, hitting Sidney Rice for a game-winning, 12-yard touchdown pass and a 23-17 win over the Chicago Bears Sunday at Soldier Field.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Sidney Rice is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears after hurting his calf during Friday's practice.
The road to the postseason is never easy, but a rash of injuries suffered last weekend have added a sharp incline to the path of the Chicago Bears.
My bad. That’s the condensed version of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s tepid response to a season-long, troubling trend.
Given a second chance, Earl Thomas said he’d do it the same way all over again. Of course, he’s talking about the roughing the passer penalty in the fourth quarter that provided new life to the Miami Dolphins and was the most pivotal play in the game.
Seattle Seahawks starting cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner are facing four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing substances, according to a report on NFL.com.
That’s a game the Seattle Seahawks should have won. Yes, there’s parity in the NFL, but Seattle is the better team. They just didn’t play like it for four quarters.
Dan Carpenter drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Miami Dolphins to a 24-21 victory over the Seattle Seahawks at Sun Life Stadium.
A 43-yard field goal with seconds left on the clock seals the deal for the Miami Dolphins. They topple the Seattle Seahawks 24-21. Sound off about today's matchup with News Tribune sports staff and other fans in the live chat.
There are steps in the development of any young quarterback.
Russell Wilson threw two touchdowns and Marshawn Lynch ran for 124 yards and score, as the Seattle Seahawks dispatched the New York Jets, 28-7, to stay undefeated at home.
Russell Wilson threw touchdowns of 38 yards to Golden Tate and 31 yards to Sidney Rice, and the Seattle Seahawks sent the New York Jets to their worst start since 2007 with a 28-7 win on Sunday.
Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright and guard James Carpenter have been ruled out for Sunday's game against the New York Jets.
If nothing else, Rex Ryan was probably happy with Tuesday night's election results.
Seattle allowed Adrian Peterson to rush for a season-high 182 yards on 17 carries, but bottled up the elusive runner in the second half and held on for a 30-20 victory Sunday at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks improved to 5-4, and stand alone in second place in the NFC West.
This much is certain: Games are rarely dull when Golden Tate plays. Predictability doesn’t seem to be in his DNA.
Russell Wilson had three touchdown passes to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field.
There has been no shortage of trips to the end zone today as the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings face off at CenturyLink Field. Marshawn Lynch boosted the Seahawks to a 27-17 lead in the third quarter, and the Vikings quickly added a field goal to make it 27-20. Join sports reporter Ryan Divish for a live chat to discuss today's Seahawks game as it happens.
The NFL's two top rushers meet in Seattle on Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings visit the Seahawks.
For the past 12 months, from the halfway point of the 2011 season until the halfway point of this one, the Seattle Seahawks’ defense acquired an adjective used so frequently it became a synonym.
The Seattle Seahawks finally achieved something on offense they’ve been seeking the first half of the season – an effective passing attack.
Considered the Seattle Seahawks’ strength, the defense couldn’t muster a stop when it was needed against strong-armed Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford. After Seattle rookie quarterback Russell Wilson directed yet another fourth-quarter touchdown drive to put the Seahawks ahead, the much-talked about defense failed to make it stick, resulting in a 28-24 setback to the Lions at Ford Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Seattle Seahawks continued their struggles on the road, losing to the Detroit Lions 28-24 at Ford Field Sunday afternoon. Seattle’s defense allowed Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford to throw for 352 yards and three touchdowns.
Titus Young's second touchdown catch of the game came with 20 seconds to play to lead the Detroit Lions to a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Ford Field.
The Detroit Lions scored a touchdown with 20 seconds left on the clock, giving them a 28-24 lead over the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks fall to a 4-4 record on the season. Chat about today's game with News Tribune sports reporters and other fans.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Braylon Edwards is inactive for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions.
The Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions both have defenses ranked in the top 10 in the NFL this season, but it has been the Seahawks' ability to pull out some close games that has them above the .500 mark.
Asked about the progress of his rookie quarterback, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll acknowledged that there have been some obstacles for Russell Wilson to overcome, but overall he’s pleased with the development the University of Wisconsin product has made through seven games.
Delanie Walker's touchdown catch in the third quarter proved to be the winning score as San Francisco took a 13-6 win over Seattle in a tough battle at Candlestick Park.
The San Francisco 49ers sit alone atop the NFC West for now — hardly the kind of firm hold on the division they owned last October.
A second straight NFC West title for San Francisco seemed like a foregone conclusion to just about everyone, but Russell Wilson and the surprising Seattle Seahawks have other ideas.
Pete Carroll said revenge was never part of his thought process in beating the team he used to coach, the New England Patriots. But he’ll take Sunday’s victory just the same.
None of it mattered to Richard Sherman. It didn’t matter what the critics and analysts predicted going into the game. It didn’t matter how good the New England Patriots’ offense had been in recent weeks, or how pinpoint Tom Brady was with his passes early on in the game.
For the second time in four weeks, Russell Wilson led the Seahawks to a game-winning score. Wilson threw a perfect pass to Sidney Rice for a 46-yard touchdown with just over a minute left in the game, giving Seattle a signature win over one of the most successful franchises in the league, 24-23 over visiting New England.
Russell Wilson threw for a career-best 293 yards, and fired the game-winning touchdown to Sidney Rice with just over one minute left in regulation, sending the Seattle Seahawks over the New England Patriots, 24-23, in a Week 6 matchup.
CenturyLink Field remains home, sweet, home for Seattle. Down 23-10 in the third quarter, the Seahawks scored 14 unanswered points to remain unbeaten at home, surprising the New England Patriots 24-23 this afternoon.
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots came into today's game with 3-2 records. But Tom Brady and the Patriots go home with another loss, as fourth-quarter heroics put the Seahawks on top. News Tribune reporter Ryan Divish is leading today's live game chat. Ask questions, sound off and talk football with Divish and other fans.
With the Seattle Seahawks retiring Cortez Kennedy’s No. 96 at halftime of this afternoon’s game against New England at CenturyLink Field, it’s only appropriate that another Seattle defensive lineman’s performance evokes memories of this organization’s most recent inductee to the Hall of Fame.
The NFL's No. 1 offense will meet its top defense on Sunday when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots visit Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks.
They tried mightily to give this one away, but all Seattle coach Pete Carroll could do was breathe a sigh of relief while talking with reporters after another tense victory, this one a 16-12 nail-biter over the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday.
Playing in front of more than 100 family and friends, Seattle’s go-to receiver Sidney Rice finally emerged as an important part of his team’s game plan against Carolina.
Seattle’s stingy defense discovered the kryptonite for one of the league’s most explosive offenses, holding the Panthers to 190 total yards.
Cam Newton fumbled on Carolina's final possession and Seattle recovered, allowing the Seahwaks to capture a 16-12 victory over the Panthers on the road.
Seattle's defense came up big in the first half against Carolina, but Hawks struggle to score points. Join our live chat with columnist Dave Boling and talk about the game as you watch.
The line between success and failure in the NFL is razor- thin. Cam Newton found that out last weekend in Atlanta.
A visibly irritated Red Bryant lingered in the locker room, one of the last Seattle players to make his way to the bus after a head-scratching 19-13 loss to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday afternoon at the Edward Jones Dome.
The Seattle Seahawks could not overcome penalties, turnovers and wasted opportunities in a 19-13 loss to NFC West division rival St. Louis on the road this afternoon. The Hawks are now 2-2 on the season.
Greg Zuerlein kicked four field goals, including a Rams franchise record 60-yarder, as St. Louis dropped the Seattle Seahawks, 19-13, on Sunday at Edward Jones Dome.
Oh yeah, the Seattle Seahawks won a game last week.
They got it wrong. That’s the opinion of Aaron Pointer, an NFL official for 17 years who retired in 2004, on the replacement officials signaling a touchdown for Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden Tate on the final play of his team’s 14-12 win over Green Bay on Monday night.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has failed the nation of fans by having been unable to generate the leadership force to get the labor dispute solved before it began tarnishing the image of the league and reducing a proud product into a laughable satire.
Monday night’s National Football League game in Seattle produced a modest 26 combined points (19 if you’re Green Bay Packers fan), but tumult over the controversial final play generated some eye-popping numbers and a nationwide conversation that continued Tuesday.
Monday night's controversial finish between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks has sparked reaction from players from around the league.
Some say women have a hormone that makes them forget how bad pregnancy is. The theory being that no sane gal would want to have another child if she remembered.
Golden Tate was ruled to have come down with a Hail Mary pass in the back of the end zone on the final play of regulation to give the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday.
On a night when the Seahawks seemed more offensively challenged than the Mariners, the improbable happened. Golden Tate’s leaping, wrestling grab with Green Bay’s M.D. Jennings on a fourth down touchdown pass gave the Seahawks an improbable come from behind 14-12 win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night at Safeco Field.
When the NFL's schedule-makers tabbed the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks to square off as part of its prized Monday night package, they probably were envisioning an aerial shootout between Aaron Rodgers and former understudy Matt Flynn, Seattle's highest-profile offseason addition who honed his craft in a four-year apprenticeship with the Packers.
It’s almost as if Green Bay quarterback was taking the occasion of a teleconference call with Seattle-area media to ingratiate himself to the 60,000 or so banshees who will try to puncture his eardrums Monday night when the Packers visit CenturyLink Field.
Chat with News Tribune reporter Eric D. Williams and other Seahawks fans about Sunday's win against the Dallas Cowboys and look ahead to next week's Monday Night Football match-up against the Green Bay Packers in our Monday Morning QB live chat.
This was the design from the start, following the blueprint from the first day Pete Carroll set foot in Seattle.
Whatever else Golden Tate accomplishes before he retires from football, a highlight play the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver made Sunday afternoon will be his legacy.
Did anyone expect that defensive performance from the Seattle Seahawks?
In the marathon that’s an NFL season, players usually avoid describing a contest in September as a must-win. But that’s how the Seattle Seahawks felt about the team’s home opener against Dallas.
Marshawn Lynch got stronger as the game went along and helped rookie quarterback Russell Wilson notch his first career victory.
When Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray bolted for 139 yards on 22 carries as a rookie last year in a 23-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks, defensive end Red Bryant wasn’t surprised.
The Dallas Cowboys were able to exorcise one demon in their first game of the 2012 season. They'll now have a chance to put behind a haunting moment from years past in their second outing.
When it was over, and the final drive engineered by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson fell just shy of delivering a win over the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s season opener, there was no self-pity from the rookie in losing his NFL debut.
Lofty expectations and visions of a playoff run in Pete Carroll’s third season met the harsh realities of the regular season when the Seattle Seahawks suffered a 20-16 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals in the season opener Sunday.
For those wondering if Leon Washington still can be an explosive kick returner at 30 years old, that question was answered with a resounding yes against Arizona on Sunday.
He was playing in his first NFL game. With 38 seconds remaining and the Seahawks in a first-and-goal sequence, were you expecting a rookie quarterback, in his regular-season debut, to exhibit the accuracy of Johnny Unitas, the poise of Joe Montana and the unsinkable confidence John Elway?
Kevin Kolb threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Andre Roberts late in the fourth quarter as the Arizona Cardinals rallied for a 20-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the season opener for both teams at University of Phoenix Stadium.
Chat about the Seahawks opener today with staff writer Eric D. Williams and columnist Dave Boling. The chat will continue through today's game, and you can get live updates as the Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch is active for Sunday's season opener against the Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch is questionable for Sunday's season-opener against the Arizona Cardinals due to a back injury.
The Seattle Seahawks are absolutely ecstatic about the potential of their new quarterback. The Arizona Cardinals, on the other hand, don't seem too enamored with their old ones.
If words had legs, Russell Wilson would speak with a swagger.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider once again were the engineers of a surprise roster move Saturday, a day after setting the team’s 53-man roster. In what appears to be a cost-cutting maneuver, the Seahawks waived tight end Kellen Winslow after he apparently balked at a pay cut.
Carroll may be the one getting the last laugh, however, after Wilson put on an absolutely clinical display in the preseason to wrest the starting job away from expected heir Matt Flynn, hailed as one of the prized possessions on this spring's free-agent market off a pair of impressive stand-in performances for Aaron Rodgers the last two years while biding his time as a backup in Green Bay.
The Seattle Seahawks have released former Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow.
The Seattle Seahawks activated 2011 first-round draft pick James Carpenter from the active/physically unable to perform list on Friday while reducing their roster to the 53-man limit per NFL rules.
After slumbering through the first three exhibition games, Seattle Seahawks first-round pick Bruce Irvin finally erupted in the 21-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night, the final preseason game for both teams.
Just days after winning the starting quarterback job over free-agent pickup Matt Flynn, Russell Wilson played just one quarter in the Seattle Seahawks' final preseason tuneup prior to the regular season.
The quick rise of Russell Wilson already has the Seattle Seahawks brimming with optimism over the prospects for their upcoming 2012 campaign. The newly anointed starting quarterback can also enable his team to achieve a perfect preseason record with a victory in its final warm-up affair with the Oakland Raiders at Qwest Field.
Russell Wilson was named the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks by head coach Pete Carroll on Sunday.
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