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Seahawks Adapting to New Blocking Scheme

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Quicker, leaner and more explosive. Those were the goals Seahawks guard Mansfield Wrotto set for himself this offseason when informed the offense would be switching to a zone-blocking scheme. Gone are the complicated playbooks from Mike Holmgren's...

Tags: Grey Ruegamer, New England Patriots, Football, Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons

Seahawks Top Pick Signs

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The Seattle Seahawks have signed first-round draft choice Aaron Curry to a contract that will guarantee the star linebacker from Wake Forest $34 million, a person familiar with the deal said Saturday night. The contract is the richest for a rookie non-...

Tags: Grey Ruegamer, Football, NFL Preseason, National Football League, Seattle Seahawks

Branch Misses Second Day Of Hawks Practice

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Deion Branch missed a second consecutive day of practice on Thursday because of a sore knee. A team spokesman said Branch was hurt from practicing on it Friday through Tuesday. His status is day to day. Branch jogged off...

Tags: Football, Seattle Seahawks, Sports, Surgery

Beware The Fake Seahawks Twitters!

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Tweeters beware! "TheRealTJ84" on twitter.com is not the real T.J. Houshmandzadeh, number 84 and star wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. Screen names "tjhoush" and "houshmandzadeh"? Those aren't him, either. They're bogus monikers posted by...

Tags: Chad Johnson, Football, Twitter, Inc., Matt Hasselbeck, Corporate Crime

Six Days Counting and No Curry

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After six days of training camp, the Seahawks are still without top draft choice Aaron Curry. And coach Jim Mora still isn't thinking about the fourth overall pick. Curry missed his eighth and ninth consecutive practices Wednesday morning and evening....

Tags: Oakland Raiders, Football, National Basketball Association, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Preseason

Walter Jones Out With Back Spasms

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Walter Jones missed Monday morning practice with back spasms at Seahawks Training Camp. "Walt was slated [Sunday] afternoon to go out and practice at a pretty high level. He was going to get team work. He just took a wrong step like all of us have done,...

Hawks Add Veteran CB Fisher

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The Seattle Seahawks signed veteran cornerback Travis Fisher on Sunday, with injured star Marcus Trufant out indefinitely with a sore back. Fisher said he was home in Tallahassee, Fla., working out for what he thought was an imminent chance in the league...

Tags: Defense, Football, Detroit Lions, Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks Waiting To Sign First-Round Pick

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The Seahawks are waiting for other first-round draft choices to sign to establish a market rate for an agreement with fourth overall pick Aaron Curry. General manager Tim Ruskell said Thursday as rookies were reporting to training camp he is "optimistic"...

Tags: Mike Wahle, Football, Patrick Kerney, New York Jets, Sports

Mora Optimistic Despite Start to Season

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Maybe it's the Seahawks' unending string of injuries. Or their chronic misplays on defense. Or the penalties and mistakes on a depleted offense. Something has Jim Mora sounding nutty. "Call me crazy," Seattle's eternal optimist coach said on his...

Tags: Mike Wahle, Football, Atlanta Falcons, Matt Hasselbeck, Jacksonville Jaguars

Short-Handed Seahawks No Match for Colts

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Peyton Manning is making this look easy. He led the Colts to touchdowns on four of their first five drives Sunday, tied milestones established by Fran Tarkenton and Dan Marino and extended Indianapolis' regular-season victory streak to 13 with a 34-17...

Tags: Football, Brett Favre, Fran Tarkenton, Matt Hasselbeck, Adam Vinatieri

Seahawks Sign Williams, Release Griffith

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With little depth on the offensive line, the Seattle Seahawks signed tackle Kyle Williams from the practice squad Saturday and released fullback Justin Griffith. Seattle will be without tackles Walter Jones and Sean Locklear on Sunday at Indianapolis....

Tags: Football, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Sports

Manning and Edge Looking Forward to Reunion

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To Peyton Manning, this feels like reunion weekend. He's playing in Indianapolis after two straight road trips, off to another 3-0 start, closing in on yet another NFL milestone and ready to welcome one of his old NFL friends, Edgerrin James, back to...

Tags: Football, Fran Tarkenton, Matt Hasselbeck, Sports, Marvin Harrison