http://www.realfootball365.com Seattle Seahawks Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. NFL Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12470 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12470 Frank Hughes of the News-Tribune reports that Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu "looked very stiff" when he left the locker room on crutches as San Diego took an 18-17 exhibition victory Monday night. Per Hughes, Tatupu, who did not speak to reporters after the game, told an assistant coach he didn't think he'd be able to drive when the team's flight arrived back in Seattle. On the Seattle ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Seattle Seahawks 2008-08-26T08:43:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12424 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12424 The 2005 NFL MVP is still without a team, four months after being released by the Seattle Seahawks. How is that possible? Despite being the Seahawks’ alltime leading rusher and one of the top touchdown scorers in NFL history, Shaun Alexander has garnered little interest from other franchises since the team cut him April. He still wants to play, as evidenced by the fact that he has been spotted ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-08-22T02:11:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12392 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12392 Every year, in every NFL camp, a few unknown, unexpected gems shine a bit brighter than the rest. The Seattle Seahawks certainly have their share of those diamonds in the rough, and the most prominent of them is a little running back named Justin Forsett. The 5-foot-8 rookie’s performance Saturday against the Chicago Bears cemented his status in the minds of many fans, who already were ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-08-19T02:39:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12332 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12332 The Seahawks just can’t catch a break on offense these days. Or, to twist the meaning of that phrase, they’re catching too many breaks. Already thin at receiver, the Seahawks now are down to one veteran wideout after Bobby Engram suffered a cracked shoulder bone against Minnesota last weekend. The Hawks already were poised to enter the season with three or four young, inexperienced receivers ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-08-12T02:38:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12302 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12302 Chris Gray’s sudden forced retirement is more of a symbolic loss than a practical one, although the Seattle Seahawks are sure to miss his interior versatility. At age 38 and about to enter his 16th season in the NFL, Gray was not going to start for the Seahawks this year. But his ability to play both guard spots and center would have been a welcome comfort, particularly with starting center ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-08-08T02:17:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12103 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12103 The Seahawks signed fourth-round defensive tackle Red Bryant to a contract, the team announced. No terms of the contract were released. Seattle still has to sign first-round defensive end Lawrence Jackson and second-round tight end John Carlson. Training camp starts July 25. Seahawks rookie contract status as of July 19 1 (28). DE Lawrence Jackson, USC – Unsigned 2 (38). TE John Carlson, ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Seattle Seahawks 2008-07-19T12:39:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12021 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/12021 Seattle signed fifth-round draft choice Owen Schmitt to a four-year deal with a $158,000 signing bonus. Schmitt is the third of six Seahawks draft picks to sign. Still unsigned are first-round DE Lawrence Jackson, second-round TE John Carlson and fourth-round DT Red Bryant. Seahawks rookie contract status as of July 15 1 (28). DE Lawrence Jackson, USC – Unsigned 2 (38). TE John Carlson, ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Seattle Seahawks 2008-07-15T08:02:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11804 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11804 Seattle signed its fifth-round pick, LB Tyler Schmitt, and its seventh-round selection, K Brandon Coutu, to multiyear deals, the team announced. The signings mean the Seahawks have three of their seven draft picks under contract. Seahawks rookie contract status as of June 26 1 (28). DE Lawrence Jackson, USC – Unsigned 2 (38). TE John Carlson, Notre Dame – Unsigned 4 (121). DT Red Bryant, ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Seattle Seahawks 2008-06-27T07:27:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11225 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11225 Seahawks LB Lofa Tatupu was cited for DUI on Saturday in Kirkland, Wash. Tatupu's blood-alcohol concentration registered at .155 and .158, nearly twice the legal limit to operate a vehicle. He was pulled over at 2:30 a.m. on May 11 after officers said they witnessed Tatupu driving in excess of 50 mph in a 35-mph zone, according to the Seattle Times. Tatupu signed a seven-year contract ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Seattle Seahawks 2008-05-15T07:17:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11209 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11209 Bobby Engram has a point. And so do the Seattle Seahawks. And that’s what makes this a tricky situation. That said, there are certainly ways to resolve the dispute between the team and its best wide receiver, and Engram will be on the field when the Seahawks open the season in Buffalo on Sept. 7. Engram argues that he deserves to be paid better than he currently is in light of the fact that he ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-05-14T01:59:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11132 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/11132 Once again, Tim Ruskell is taking heat for the Seattle Seahawks’ draft. And once again, he probably will prove all of his critics wrong. No one should be surprised that Ruskell ignored conventional wisdom and followed his own evaluations, drafting a guy many had rated as a second-rounder. No one should have been surprised because Ruskell has done it before. In 2005 – Ruskell’s first year ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-05-05T01:39:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/10976 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/10976 The most polarizing figure in Seattle Seahawks history is gone, and – typically – folks have mixed feelings about it. Most figured the release of Shaun Alexander was a foregone conclusion – particularly after the team signed T.J. Duckett and Julius Jones last month. Many couldn’t wait for the team to get rid of Alexander, who had suffered through two injury-filled, ineffective seasons ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-04-24T01:45:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/10508 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/10508 Whew! Seattle Seahawks fans can breathe a sign of relief. Team president Tim Ruskell actually did what he was supposed to this time, placing the franchise tag on the team's top pending free agent. So the Seahawks, who lost All-Pro guard Steve Hutchinson in 2006 because Ruskell refused to pay top dollar, will keep Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant. The team tendered Trufant the one-year ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-02-21T01:44:59-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/7671 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/7671 When Mike Holmgren announced last month that he was coming back for another season as coach of the Seattle Seahawks, he was asked whether Jim Mora might replace him. His reply: "That's for another press conference, and I won't be there." Holmgren wasn't lying. He wasn't present when team CEO Tod Leiweke and president Tim Ruskell surprised everyone by making the unusual -- perhaps unprecedented ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-02-11T01:28:22-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/7579 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/seahawks/7579 Yeah, Mike Holmgren is coming back for one last hurrah. But his final attempt to win a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks is going to have to be made with an almost entirely new offensive coaching staff. While Holmgren was deciding whether to return for the final year of his contract, his coaches were busy checking out their own opportunities. And then once he decided to come back, he and ... ccluff@comcast.net (Chris Cluff) Seattle Seahawks 2008-01-28T01:29:20-05:00