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Seahawks’ Richard Sherman is Much More Than Just Talk - NYTimes.com
Darryl Smith was dividing the pizzas among the boys’ track and field athletes of Dominguez High School when he first heard the voice he would never forget. It belonged to this scrawny, knock-kneed eighth grader who had tagged along with his older brother, who was eating all the slices and dominating all the conversations and somehow, it seemed, doing both at once.
Rare shop talk from Seahawks’ head mechanic John Schneider | Seattle Seahawks | The News Tribune
General manager has Seattle humming like a Ferrari, and he fully intends to keep fine-tuning
GM John Schneider basking in Seahawks’ success | HeraldNet.com - Sports
RENTON — Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider knows there are tough financial decisions coming in the future with the contract situations...
Take Nothing for Granted - The Official Web Site of Earl Thomas | NFL Safety . Seattle Seahawks
"Wow. We just won the game to go to the Super Bowl.
Percy Harvin's ex-teammate breaks down Seahawks WR
"He's a real game changer. He can mess up a whole defense, him alone, just by his presence, because he can take a 5-yard pass and take it 80 yards," Caldwell said.
Off to the Jersey wastelands, ice ax in hand | Sportspress Northwest
Seattle is South Alaska? I have to take parka and ice ax to cover a ballgame on the frozen swamps of New Jersey. But it’s worth it to see, finally, a real championship week.
Ronnie Lott says Kam Chancellor heading toward Kenny Easley’s level | Seahawks Insider - The News Tribune
"Kam Chancellor right now is as good as any safety that’s played in the game of football," Lott said. "It’s hard for me to say this, but there was only one guy that I know that’s better and that’s Kenny Easley. He was defensive player of the year and best player to play the safety position, ever. He is getting to close to being in that community of greatness. And that is hard for me to say that because I have the utmost respect for Kenny Easley. That group, those two (Chancellor and Thomas), they’re playing at that level.
Seahawks are much more than Richard Sherman | Jerry Brewer | The Seattle Times
Making the Super Bowl matchup between the Seahawks and the Broncos a contest between villains and virtuous is ridiculous. The Seahawks are like the biggest, most boisterous family you’ve ever met.
Road to the Super Bowl: How the Broncos, Seahawks reached New York - KansasCity.com
High points: The Broncos dominated New England 26-16 in winning the AFC championship game. The Seahawks took the rubber match in what is now the NFL’s hottest rivalry when they defeated NFC West adversary San Francisco 23-17 in the NFC championship and advanced to the Super Bowl for the second time.
Seahawks general manager John Schneider constantly looking ahead of the game | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
GM John Schneider working to keep Seahawks highly competitive every year
Seattle Seahawks' 'Chill' Approach Just Right for Underrated Cliff Avril
One of the most underrated players in the Super Bowl is defensive end Cliff Avril—smart guy, good player, solid dude. More on that in a moment. First, what he says about the atmosphere of the Seattle Seahawks is instructive because it's a big part of why they win.
South coasts past North in Senior Bowl | Seahawks Draft Blog
I’ve not watched the game, but hope to get into the tape as soon as it’s made available. The South team — coached by Gus Bradley and the Jaguars staff — sauntered past the North (coached by the mediocre Falcons group) 20-10.
For Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch and his mom, life now one big fairy tale - NY Daily News
Lynch has grown into a man known as Beast Mode, a fearsome running back who has powered the Seattle Seahawks into next Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVIII, a 5-11, 215-pound, ox of a runner who has come into his own at age 27.
Will the Hall call Walter Jones?
On the eve of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl matchup, Walter Jones will find out next Saturday whether one of the greatest players in franchise history will be part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014.
Focus on: Ken Norton, Jr.’s playoff memories
The only player in NFL history to play on three consecutive Super Bowl champion teams is Ken Norton, Jr., who now coaches the Seahawks’ linebackers and is about to coach in his first Super Bowl.
Focus on: Steve Largent’s playoff memories
Steve Largent, the Seahawks’ Hall of Fame wide receiver, played in seven playoff games in his 14-season career. But the one that stood out was the upset of the Dolphins in Miami on New Year’s Eve in 1983.
Pete Carroll #SB48 Bye Friday Press Conference
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll steps up to the podium to discuss this weeks practices and how their preparation for the Super Bowl is coming along.
Seahawks notebook: No changing of the (left) guard? - 710sports.com
Coach Pete Carroll didn't quite say that James Carpenter would once again start at left guard, but he did strongly hint in that direction after the Seahawks concluded their week of practices. "We liked the way it went last week," Carroll said when asked about left guard.
Super Bowl XLVIII -- Don Shula not a fan of Super Bowl in MetLife Stadium - ESPN New York
Count Hall of Famer Don Shula, the winningest NFL coach of all time, among those who believe the league made a mistake by putting Super Bowl XLVIII in a cold-weather market with an uncovered stadium.
Pete Carroll said Peyton Manning called him 2 years ago - ESPN
"Well, he called me," Carroll said about Manning’s interest. "That was a good start. Then everything went downhill from there, so I guess I didn’t do a very good job on the phone."
Shaun Alexander has spent past five years focusing on home | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
Former Seahawks star Shaun Alexander is rooting for his former team, from his home in suburban Washington, D.C. Since retiring after the 2008 season, Alexander has focused on his family, which includes his wife and seven children.
Michael Bennett sack dance: ‘two angels dancing while chocolate is coming from the heavens’ | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett has a distinct sack dance when he makes a play, which he has done often as Seattle’s leader in sacks. But how do teammates describe it?
College teammates aren’t surprised by Russell Wilson’s success | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
Montee Ball played with Russell Wilson at Wisconsin. Nate Irving played with Wilson at North Carolina State. Both remember Wilson as mature and focused, and say they expected him to succeed in the NFL
Seahawks 2013 season award nominees: Defensive player of the year | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
The Seahawks’ defense was the best in the NFL this season and isn’t short of playmakers. It was difficult to narrow it down to five, but here are the nominees for the team’s defensive player of the year.
Updated weather forecast: 'Light wintry mix' | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
As the Super Bowl begins to draw a little nearer, so too are the weather forecasts beginning to come a little more into focus.
Super Bowl weather forecast will be watched closely by other cities hoping to host - The Washington Post
Super Bowl week is at hand, and as always, various rooting interests are in play as the country’s biggest sporting event nears. But with the game set to be played for the first time on the supersize stage of the New York area in what could be the grandest and coldest Super Bowl ever, a significant number of onlookers are rooting for the host city.
Jon Dove’s Senior Bowl Wrap-up
This year’s Senior Bowl featured a strong performance by the South team—mainly the South defense. They made it extremely difficult for the North’s offense to find any type of rhythm. The biggest thing that stood out from this team was the quarterback struggles on the North squad.
Dad caught the biggest pass of his life | HeraldNet.com - Local news
Seahawk Malcolm Smith might have caught the tipped ball in Sunday’s NFC championship playoff, but it’s nothing compared to this Everett...
Auburn's Dee Ford, Princeton's Caraun Reid stellar on defense - NFL.com
A number of players caught Bucky Brooks' eye in the Reese's Senior Bowl game, some for stellar performances (such as Dee Ford) and others for disappointing play (North team quarterbacks).
Senior Bowl: Biggest winners, losers from Saturday's game - NFL.com
Things we learned about some of the top NFL prospects at Saturday's Reese's Senior Bowl, including Auburn's Dee Ford, who might have helped his draft stock more than any player at the event.
Auburn's Dee Ford, Princeton's Caraun Reid stellar on defense - NFL.com
A number of players caught Bucky Brooks' eye in the Reese's Senior Bowl game, some for stellar performances (such as Dee Ford) and others for disappointing play (North team quarterbacks).
2014 Senior Bowl: Auburn's Dee Ford headlines list of Risers-Fallers - CBSSports.com
Taking the game, itself, as well as the all-important week of practice into consideration, here are the 10 players who helped their NFL stock the most at the Senior Bowl, followed by five players who were unable to answer scouts' concerns.
Richard Sherman on reaction to postgame rant: 'Mind-boggling' - CBSSports.com
'It was really mind-boggling the way the world reacted,' Seahawks CB Richard Sherman said Friday, regarding the word's reaction to his postgame tirade aimed at 49ers WR Michael Crabtree.
Super Bowl XLVIII weather forecast: Ice pellets, wintry mix involved - CBSSports.com
As of Saturday morning the forecast for the Super Bowl weather forecast for East Rutherford, NJ, is calling for a 40-60 percent chance of rain, ice pellets and wintry mix. FUN.
Tracing Seahawks' Path to Super Bowl XLVIII
After an 11-5 regular-season finish and a playoff win over the Washington Redskins in 2012, experts from around the league agreed that the Seattle Seahawks would be a force to be reckoned with in 2013. Lo and behold, the experts were right.
2014 NFL Draft job interview process begins for some at Senior Bowl | The MMQB with Peter King
MOBILE, Ala. — Tajh Boyd felt the occasion called for a suit. He chose navy blue, with a light blue shirt. He skipped the tie, because he guessed (correctly) that almost everyone else would be wearing warm-ups. The former Clemson quarterback wanted to stand out, but not overdo it.
NFL's problem with underclassmen declaring for draft is getting bigger | The MMQB with Peter King
MOBILE, Ala. — The cries came from every corner in the NFL world: coaches, personnel executives and agents. There’s nothing here. ... Worst group I’ve ever seen. They were talking about the players on display at the Senior Bowl, the premier pre-draft showcase on the field.
Peter King one-on-one video interview with Richard Sherman | The MMQB with Peter King
That’s what Richard Sherman says are the keys to his success on the field. Before the big blow-up, Peter King sat down with the Seahawks’ All-Pro cornerback (and columnist for The MMQB) to find out what makes him tick
Danny Trevathan, Denver Broncos defense key in Super Bowl 48 | The MMQB with Peter King
We all know about the Broncos offense. But even without Von Miller, it's been the team's front seven that has been a dominant force in propelling Denver to Super Bowl 48. Do they have one more great game in them?
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | ESPN: Impact of Third Down in SB XLVIII
The Seahawks have the best third-down pass defense (by DVOA) since 1989. The Broncos, after having the fourth-best last season, have one of the very worst. That would seem to favor Seattle on both sides of the ball, but the Seahawks have been a poor third-down offense in recent weeks and Denver has that outstanding offense (16-of-26 on third down in the playoffs). I dug into our game-charting stats for this matchup, which is still painfully more than a week away.
Will the Super Bowl be postponed? It's an incredibly remote possibility, and here's why | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports
ince 1932, when the NFL moved its championship game between the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans inside to Chicago Stadium, only one other game has been moved because of snow.
Oddsmaker sets Peyton Manning’s passing yardage total at 323.5 | ProFootballTalk
The Seahawks have allowed two passers to exceed 300 yards all season.
Seattle not ruling out a future Super Bowl bid | ProFootballTalk
A couple of years ago, conflicting information emerged regarding whether Seattle would be launching a bid to host the Super Bowl. It hasn’t happened yet, but it still could.
How Likely Or Unlikely Was Each Super Bowl Winner Since 1978
Earlier this week, I looked at how likely or unlikely the playoffs were in each of the last 25 seasons. Today, we look at each Super Bowl winner since 1978, and calculate their odds of winning each playoff game, and by extension, how likely (or unlikely) it was that that team wound up winning the Super Bowl.
Updated 2014 NFL Salary Increases - Over the Cap
This is the time of year when final season statistics are officially finalized by the NFL and players earn raises that are included in their contract. These raises are referred to as escalators and , if earned, increase the value of a players’ contract. One set of escalators is for veteran players while another set is known as the "Proven Performance Escalator". The PPE is available to all offensive and defensive players selected between round 3 and 7 of the draft during the 4th year of their contract. If earned this raises the salary of the player to that of the lowest Restricted Free Agent Tender. To earn that escalator a player must play in at least 35% of the snaps in two of his first three seasons or 35% of the total snaps over the three year period. The PPE is never guaranteed and most escalators are not guaranteed.
Uffsides: a Seahawk fan's totally unbiased Super Bowl preview - SBNation.com
It's finally here: the Super Bowl -- and with it, the final Uffsides preview of the season. Can the Seahawks' stifling defense handle the greatest passing offense in NFL history? One particular Seahawks fan thinks so.
Macklemore, Pete Carroll are in a mutual admiration society - latimes.com
The hip-hop artist is a Seattle native and a big fan of the Seahawks and sees parallels in his and the team's rise to the top. The Seahawks coach is known for blaring Macklemore's music.
Seattle Seahawks Blog - Hawk Blogger: SUPER BOWL: Early Thoughts On Broncos
Oddsmakers continue to list the Broncos as slight favorites to win the Super Bowl. People looking to make the latest free NFL bets may want to do a bit more digging before putting money on the Colorado creamsicle crew. I entered this week with some lightly informed perceptions of what Denver was good at on both sides of the ball. After a week of researching their season, watching a number of their games, and checking the numbers, I have a better feel for what Seattle will be facing.
Seattle Seahawks Blog - Hawk Blogger: SUPER BOWL: A Thought On Red Bryant's Role Versus Denver
Red Bryant has had an uneven career in Seattle. A disappointment at defensive tackle, he was a revelation after being moved to the 5-technique defensive end by then defensive line coach Dan Quinn in 2010.
New York Area Weather Has a History with the Super Bowl - NYTimes.com
In the countdowns to each of the previous 47 Super Bowls, the primary question was, quite simply, Which team will win? But as Denver and Seattle await XLVIII next Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., questions about the weather for the first outdoor cold-climate Super Bowl have upstaged even the point spread.
Super Bowl connection for Russell Wilson, Montee Ball
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. -- When the Super Bowl kicks off next Sunday evening, University of Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema will sit down on his couch and make the easiest recruiting phone calls of his life.