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October 4, 2014
Marshawn Lynch seems to think someone didn't want him to be the "face of the nation"
One month to the day since the Seahawks opted not to give the football to running back Marshawn Lynch on the doorstep of the New England end zone in Super Bowl XLIX, a video has surfaced showing Lynch explaining his position on the most scrutinized play call in league history. Under a frustratingly loud translation...
Marshawn on SB: 'I Was Expecting the Ball'
A month later we finally know Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch 's thoughts on his team's final offensive play of Super Bowl XLIX...
Lynch on SB call: 'I was expecting the ball'
Marshawn Lynch finally opened up about the Seattle Seahawks' final offensive play in the Super Bowl, telling a Turkish sports network that he was expecting to get the ball on the much-debated play that ended up sealing the Patriots' XLIX victory.
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Marshawn Lynch to Turkish TV on Super Bowl play: 'I was expecting the ball'
Marshawn Lynch spoke to a Turkish TV show about the Seahawks' final offensive play in the Super Bowl. Seriously.
Going to the game? Pack earplugs and lose the vuvuzela, WHO says
Sports fans risk having their hearing ruined by vuvuzela trumpets and deliberate attempts to increase stadium noise and they need to start seeing earplugs as something cool, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Shelly Chadha, a WHO expert on preventing deafness, said some U.S. sporting crowds consider breaking noise levels as an achievement, and cited a 136.6 decibel world record claim...
Seahawks Among Best Landing Spots for CB Maxwell
Cornerback Byron Maxwell will be a highly pursued free agent this 2015 NFL offseason. Which teams should pursue Maxwell? Where are his skills best suited? Watch as Adam ...
Most Painful Losses in Seahawks History
Just like there have been 10 high points in Seattle Seahawks history , there have also been 10 low points in the Pacific Northwest since the Seahawks joined the NFL in 1976...
Carroll to get honorary degree from USC
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is going back to Southern California to pick up an honorary degree. The university said Wednesday that Carroll will be among six recipients of honorary degrees at the May 15 graduation ceremony in Los Angeles. Mellody Hobson, a money management expert and the wife of filmmaker George Lucas, will deliver the commencement address. Carroll returns to the campus ...
10 Signature Victories in Seattle Seahawks History
Though they've been in the league less than 40 years, the Seattle Seahawks have made numerous NFL memories while hovering around the career .500 mark...
"No doubt" Earl Thomas will be ready for Week One
Despite the reported range of six-to-eight months that Seahawks safety Earl Thomas will need to recover from shoulder surgery that occurred today, a source with knowledge of the situation makes it clear that Thomas will be ready closer to the front end of that period. Per the source, there's "no doubt" Thomas will be ready to...
First 2016 Best Picture nominee: 'Family First,' the Marshawn Lynch story
Seattle Seahawks Marshawn Lynch has become a mysterious figure, mostly because he doesn't say much to the media. Well, a new movie is going to tell the story of his life.
SEA Must Draft 'Greek God' DE, Bring Back Thurmond
The Seattle Seahawks have reached two straight Super Bowls with the help of a dominant defense and will look to improve in the 2015 offseason...
Seahawks safety Earl Thomas undergoes shoulder surgery
Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas underwent shoulder surgery Tuesday. Will Thomas be ready to return for the upcoming 2015 season?
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Lynch Biopic Promo Shows Beast Mode's Rise to the Top
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch isn't a fan of talking to reporters, but if a camera is on him outside of a football setting, he does seem to be willing to open up...
Surgery risks '15 start for Seattle's Thomas
Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas will have surgery Tuesday to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder, which may jeopardize his availability for the early part of the NFL season.
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Lynch files for trademark to media-day quote
Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is a man of few words, but when he utters those words, he sometimes trademarks them.
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Marshawn Lynch applies for 'I'm just here' trademark
Marshawn Lynch doesn't say much, but he's able to monetize words better than any other NFL athlete. The Seattle Seahawks running back is seeking another trademark for one of his catchphrases.
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Do Seahawks Need to Dip into WR Market?
Less than a month after a one-yard pass didn't go their way in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks are looking to return to the NFL 's big game for an unprecedented third consecutive season...
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) - The Seattle Seahawks might be moving closer to a resolution with running back Marshawn Lynch. The Seahawks have offered him $12 million in 2015 and $9 million in 2016, according to reports Saturday by Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports. After the Yahoo report Saturday night, Doug Hendrickson, Lynch's agent, tweeted: "Contrary to reports, there is no Marshawn Lynch deal." Accordi...
Can Seattle Find Lynch's Successor in 2015 Draft?
The Seattle Seahawks and Marshawn Lynch are reportedly negotiating a new deal but have not agreed to terms, according to ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio ...
Sources: Seahawks' extension offer to Marshawn Lynch in $11M-$12M range for first year
While the two sides are close on the framework for a deal it's still not clear whether Lynch is inclined to accept it.
Carroll: 'Big' offers made to keep Lynch
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll put the ball right in Marshawn Lynch's hands Friday. Yes, he wants his top runner to come back and make another Super Bowl run next season. A day after general manager John Schneider said he wouldn't be ''shocked'' if Lynch retired, Carroll put on a full-court press. ''He has been an integral part of our program for five years and loved the contribution he has brough...
Carroll: We've had 'big offers' out to Marshawn Lynch
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll indicated on Friday that the team has made substantial offers to Marshawn Lynch, but the franchise is still waiting for an answer from the running back on his future.
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Hometown honors Super Bowl hero Butler
The day before the Super Bowl that would change Malcolm Butler's life, he posted a picture of the Vicksburg city seal on his Facebook page, thanking family and friends for supporting him during his journey to football's biggest stage. It was clear Butler loves his hometown. Now Vicksburg - a town of about 25,000 people perched above the Mississippi River - gets a chance to love him back. ''His ...
Seattle Seahawks' Jeremy Lane has torn ACL
Jeremy Lane made the first key play of Super Bowl XLIX, but suffered a gruesome wrist fracture in the process. Seahawks general manager John Schneider revealed Thursday that isn't all Lane injured.
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Report: Lane to Undergo Surgery on Torn ACL
That was one costly interception for Jeremy Lane . On Thursday, ESPN.com's Terry Blount reported that the Seattle Seahawks nickel cornerback, who suffered a broken arm when ...
Will Russell Wilson's new deal be fully guaranteed?
Russell Wilson's play has spoken for itself since he arrived in Seattle. The QB has a Super Bowl ring on his finger and was mere inches from securing a second. Will the Seahawks give him a rare deal?
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Schneider would not be surprised if Lynch retired
Will Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch return for the 2015 season? Seahawks GM John Schneider said Thursday that he would not be surprised if Lynch decides to retire.
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Seahawks GM John Schneider has 'no idea' what Marshawn Lynch's plans are
Seahawks GM John Schneider, like many, has no clue what Marshawn Lynch's plans are for the coming season.
Ex-Skins coach Mike Shanahan discusses RG3, Snyder on radio
Thought the dysfunction among former Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, quarterback Robert Griffin III and team owner Dan Snyder was a topic of the past? Shanahan was interviewed on D.C. radio station ESPN980's ''The Sports Fix'' show for more than an hour Wednesday, dishing mostly about Griffin and Snyder - and what the coach called both men's desire for RG3 to become a dropback pas...
Seahawks' Doug Baldwin apologizes for crappy Super Bowl celebration
Doug Baldwin apologized for his end-zone celebration during the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl XLIX loss.
Doug Baldwin apologizes for Super Bowl TD celebration
Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin apologized for the Super Bowl touchdown celebration for which he received a $11,025 fine and a 15-yard penalty.
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Malcolm Butler on his INT: 'I was thinking run, because of the running back'
Well, it turns out everyone except the Seattle Seahawks expected Marshawn Lynch to get the ball.
LaFell: I hoped Belichick would let Seahawks score
After Jermaine Kearse's bobbling Super Bowl catch, Brandon LaFell wanted Bill Belichick to allow Seattle to score. What did the Patriots receiver think of the Seahawks passing so close to the end zone?
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Seahawks' Sherman skipping elbow surgery
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman will not have surgery on his injured left elbow and will let the ligament damage heal on its own. Fox Sports first reported Sherman's decision. Sherman injured his left elbow on the first play of the fourth quarter in the NFC championship game against Green Bay when his arm was pinned between Packers running back James Starks and teammate Kam Chancell...
Seattle Seahawks start waiting game with Marshawn Lynch again
With all of the chatter about whether Seattle will have Marshawn Lynch back for another season, rarely was it mentioned that Marshawn Lynch might not want to be back, period.
GM: Want Lynch back; Wilson talks underway
Seahawks GM John Schneider said the team has begun contract negotiations with Russell Wilson, who Schneider said "gets it and wants to win." Schneider also said the Seahawks want Marshawn Lynch back, but Schneider doesn't know if Lynch wants to play.
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Seahawks waiting on Lynch to decide his future
General manager John Schneider said the Seahawks plan to re-do Marshawn Lynch's contract. That is if the running back doesn't retire. Schneider said he's unsure if Lynch will return for the 2015 season.
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Sherman: Kris Richard 'built the giant' 'Hawks are now
A handful of Seattle Seahawks -- including shutdown cornerback Richard Sherman -- has given their tacit approval of new defensive coordinator Kris Richard, who was promoted from defensive backs coach.
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DeAndre Channels His Inner Lynch
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch doesn't say much to reporters, and yet he may be the most quoted athlete in the United States this year...
Philip Rivers holding off on back surgery
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman isn't the only player holding off on having offseason surgery. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers passed on playing in the Pro Bowl last month and said there was a possibility that he'd have back surgery after battling an injury that hindered his effectiveness in the latter part the season. For now, that possibility...
Richard Sherman's not going to have elbow surgery, for now
Not only does Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman not need Tommy John surgery, he might not need surgery at all. According to Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports, Sherman's decided to not have surgery at all for the moment. While Tommy John is a big, scary sounding procedure (primary for people who throw things for a living),...
Seahawks announce Richard as DC, more hires
Kris Richard is the new defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, the team announced Monday evening.
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Sources: Sherman avoids surgery, for now
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman will not undergo Tommy John elbow surgery, at least for now, sources told ESPN's John Clayton, confirming multiple reports.
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Seahawks fans duped by Super Bowl ticket scams urged to file complaint
Washington state's top lawyer sought on Monday to bring some justice to any Seattle Seahawks fans who traveled all the way to Phoenix for the Super Bowl only to find they had spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on fake tickets. "Dealing with a heartbreaking Super Bowl loss is bad enough," Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement on Monday. The Seattle Seahawks fell ...
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Seahawks Promote Kris Richard to DC
The Seattle Seahawks didn't need much time to find a new defensive coordinator. About a week after Dan Quinn officially left to take the Atlanta Falcons' head-coaching job, the ...
Vereen: SB XLIX 'a different ending' if Lynch ran ball
The debate rages on about whether the Seahawks should have tabbed Marshawn Lynch to run on second-and-goal. Patriots running back Shane Vereen thinks the game would have ended differently had Seattle done so.
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Analyzing Seahawks' Best Trade Options with 31st Pick
All of Seattle can take solace in the fact that they will return all of the key pieces to a team that has appeared in back-to-back Super Bowls...
Ex-Seahawk Adams charged in wage theft
Former NFL player Sam Adams failed to pay wages and health care premiums for workers at his fitness clubs in Washington state, leaving one employee unable to buy Christmas presents for her children and another to incur massive medical bills after she was diagnosed with cancer, investigators say. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Friday that his office had charged Adams, 41, with theft and tax-...
Raiders hire Norton Jr. to run defense
The Oakland Raiders hired Seattle linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. on Friday as defensive coordinator on new coach Jack Del Rio's staff. Del Rio tabbed Norton, his former teammate for two years with the Dallas Cowboys, five days after the Seahawks lost the Super Bowl to New England. The Raiders had previously been turned down by Louisville defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, who decided to sta...
