Ray Willis News

Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman, right, Ray Willis, visited the E.L. Roberson Center recently with his wife Kimberly, formerly of Tarboro, right.

Now that the NFL Draft is in the rear view mirror, the 2009 NFL season is upon us.

With only three picks in the first five rounds of the draft, the pressure is on those picks to make an impact in year one.

The Seahawks do not feature what one would call a premier offensive line. This unit has been unstable ever since the departure of All Pro G Steve "Poison Pill" Hutchinson after 2005's Super Bowl season... by Andy Auger 3 reads The Seahawks do not feature what one would call a premier offensive line.

Several people have used the blog, the mailbag , Facebook and Twitter to inquire about whether the Seahawks plan to visit with recently released Bengals offensive tackle Levi Jones .

By all accounts, Seattle Seahawks running back T.J. Duckett competently fulfilled his assigned role last season as the team's short-yardage and goal line runner.

The Seahawks' future without Walter Jones is now. Good thing it's only May. Sean Locklear again was the starting left tackle and Ray Willis was the right tackle during Seattle's latest offseason practice Thursday.

Maybe the Seattle Seahawks don't feel as comfortable with the return of Walter Jones as they have said publicly.

The Seahawks set priorities in the offseason of deepening their pool of talent at wide receiver, getting some size into the secondary and improving the pass rush.

Rain steadily drizzled on the practice field this morning as the Seattle Seahawks trudged through the second day of practice.

During the 2008 season, just about everything that could go wrong for the Seahawks did.

Say what you want about Mike Wahle or Rob Sims, but someone is going to have to step up to supplant them from starting.

Center Max Unger figured his chances of driving up I-5 to report to work were done when the Seahawks traded away their second-round pick, No.

Looking at his body of work during his tenure with the Seattle Seahawks, some league observers may consider today's draft a make-or-break moment for general manager Tim Ruskell.

Logic says Mark Sanchez or Matthew Stafford. Seahawks president and general manager Tim Ruskell says "Trent Dilfer." FILE - In these university handouts and file photos top college football prospects for the 2009 NFL Draft are shown.

In these university handouts and file photos top college football prospects for the 2009 NFL Draft are shown.

Logic says Mark Sanchez or Matthew Stafford. Seahawks president and general manager Tim Ruskell says 'Trent Dilfer.' It's a synonym for 'stop sign.' Sanchez and Stafford are the two most coveted quarterbacks in the NFL draft.

President Tim Ruskell said Friday that he's comfortable feeling that left tackle Walter Jones is going to be fine as he recovers from knee surgery, saying that he's hitting the appropriate marks in his recovery.

Consider the offensive line equivalent to the infrastructure - the roads, bridges, structural foundation - of a city or country.

USC quarterback Mark Sanchez, who played only 16 games his entire collegiate career, decided to forgo his last year of eligibility at USC to enter the NFL Draft... by Lars Hanson 8 reads USC quarterback Mark Sanchez, who played only 16 games his entire collegiate career, decided to forgo his last year of eligibility at USC to enter the NFL Draft.