Russell Wilson News

Are the Seahawks the smartest team in the NFL? According to Kerry Byrne of Cold Hard Football Facts , they are.

Russell Wilson's talent and more OTA observations - Blog - MyNorthwest.com Ten observations from the Seahawks' first OTA practice on Monday that only a backup, middle child, left-handed quarterback can provide.

When it comes to the running back position, the Seattle Seahawks have one of the best groups in the NFL .

A Seahawks QB waived days after his DUI arrest has cleared up the Seattle backup quarterback race some.

Seattle Seahawks news, including Seattle Seahawks trades, statistics, roster and draft news, Hawks and NFL rumors, game scores and game schedule information Seahawks backup quarterback Josh Portis faces arraignment next week after being arrested on May 5 on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Bruce Irvin's four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs Friday was followed by news of backup quarterback Josh Portis' recent arrest on suspicion of DUI.

Portis was pulled over after allegedly speeding on May 5, and tested a blood alcohol level of .092 -- higher than Washington's limit of .08. The 25-year-old had just signed a two-year contract for $480,000 a year in April.

For every mobile quarterback that is successful, there are at least three failures.

While the read-option is certainly exciting for the fans, it's also exciting for the quarterbacks who play it.

This year, Mike Glennon of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be given a strikingly similar opportunity to the one Russell Wilson received prior to the regular season last year in Seattle with the Seahawks .

After leaving Seattle for what seemed to be greener pastures in Oakland, the perennial backup quarterback may be destined to ride the pine once again this year -- backing up a rookie quarterback named Wilson.

At this point, the Seattle Seahawks offensive line has a glaring hole that must be patched before the 2013 season gets under way.

When Russell Wilson was at Wisconsin, I had a tough time finding flaws in his game.

The NFC West, once considered a joke among the NFC, is now the new 'black and blue' division.

Seattle Seahawks news, including Seattle Seahawks trades, statistics, roster and draft news, Hawks and NFL rumors, game scores and game schedule information Richard Sherman pumps up the 12th man in Seattle after scoring a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers last season.

Want a big target painted on your back? Just make yourself a first- or second-round draft pick.

You might recall our March discussion from the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference regarding NFC West team-building strategies.

As the Seahawks prepared to conduct rookie minicamp last weekend, general manager John Schneider shed a little light on his thinking last year at this time, when quarterback Russell Wilson shocked the coaches and inserted himself into the QB competition.

It was the strawberry waffles at Chace's Pancake Corral in Bellevue, that was the clincher, the deal-maker, the real reason Felix Hernandez stuck with the Mariners and became the highest-paid hurler in the major leagues.

This may be a slow time of the NFL season, but it's far from listless. Instead, it's the time of year when there are lists galore, of best this and top that, as NFL writers try to fill the void.