Rob Sims News

The Seattle Seahawks will have a morning and afternoon practice today. I'll provide a report after each practice.

The Seahawks followed up their lunch at Fort Lewis with a visit to the Army's obstacle course, which began by getting down and dirty in a low crawl and included a plywood wall that needed to be hopped.

Seahawks guard Rob Sims is hardly the first athlete to hit the wall. It's just not usually so literal an experience as it was for Sims on Thursday at Fort Lewis.

Jim Moore of seattlepi.com says Seahawks second-round choice Max Unger was once a "gangly ninth-grader who had never played football." Why hadn't Unger played to that point? Moore: "Unger wanted to play, but his local Pop Warner league wouldn't let him because he was too big and would've crushed kids his age -- his dad said he was 5-10 and 200 ...

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.

One game into Rob Sims' third NFL season, his pectoral tendon ripped off the bone.

Rob Sims didn't know how serious his injury was. It wasn't until he tried to put his carry-on baggage in the overhead compartment of the team's charter plane in Buffalo that he got his first idea of just how serious an injury he suffered in Seattle's season-opening loss to the Bills.

Jim Mora was honest. Not every position on the Seattle Seahawks roster will be up for competition throughout the summer.

The Seahawks' veterans were dismissed to hit the showers and grab some lunch after Saturday morning's rainy and cool minicamp practice.

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

The Seahawks rescinded the franchise tag on starting outside linebacker Leroy Hill.

Hopefully, Ruskell won't have to explain why he neglected the safety position once again this year.

What started as four-person race at the NFL scouting combine in February dwindled down to two heading into Saturday's draft.

There's no denying that the Seahawks were in a zone - literally - at the team's first minicamp under new head coach Jim Mora .

With Houshmandzedah, Engram, and Branch, ; that pick or salary cap space can be used much better elsewhere.

Seahawks coach Jim Mora reaches out to give a pat to running back Julius Jones during the first day of a voluntary veterans minicamp workout Tuesday in Renton.

When Bears running back Matt Forte was at Tulane destroying defenses for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns, no one was more responsible for paving the way than offensive tackle Troy Kropog.

Spencer will be five years into his NFL career. One more year would have made him an UFA in 2010.

The kid from Cleveland, Miss., has found his way to Cleveland, Ohio. Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack, a versatile and valuable offensive lineman for the Seahawks, has signed with the Browns.

The Seahawks' ability to bring back Ray Willis on a two-year deal significantly upgrades their depth at two and possibly three positions on the offensive line.