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Holmgren finds a loss he can stomach
I noticed it on TV. Mike Holmgren walked into a news conference last week looking like he’d lost weight. His face looked slimmer and his stomach flatter. So I asked him about it after a mini-camp practice.

Seahawks banking on uncertainty
Despite an offseason spent on upgrading their offense, the operative word for the Seahawks’ signature unit has become “if” because of injuries and the need for new and inexperienced players to step up.

First impressions of Seahawks newcomers
A first look at the Seahawks’ new players.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Minicamp comes to quiet close
The Seattle Seahawks concluded their four-day voluntary minicamp on Thursday morning with an abbreviated 70-minute practice that skipped the usual seven-on-seven drills that emphasize passing.

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Guard Brick Wahle brings grit to Hawks
Mike Wahle didn’t play much for coach Mike Holmgren 10 years ago. Not on Sundays, anyway. Wahle was a rookie with Green Bay in 1998, playing…

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

SEAHAWKS: Questions surround offense
As regular as the turn of a calendar page, the end of the first spring minicamp brings the usual array questions for the Seattle Seahawks. How will they generate a pass rush? Can the cornerbacks make enough plays?

The Olympian

Hasselbeck glad to be on field in May
So Hasselbeck isn’t sweating that Nate Burleson is Seattle’s only semi-proven receiver on the field this month. Branch could be out through the end of training camp that begins in late July. The former Super Bowl MVP tore his anterior cruciate ligament in last January’s snowy playoff loss at Green Bay.

KJR Audio

John Clayton

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Veteran Seahawks lineman moves to reserve role
Chris Gray holds the franchise record with 121 consecutive starts. But the veteran lineman is slated for a backup role this season because the addition of Mike Wahle has shifted Rob Sims into Gray’s old spot at right guard.

Seahawks hoping Wahle helps spur running game
When the Seahawks decided to address a running game that was running on empty last season, the first thing they did was hire line coach Mike Solari. The second move was to sign former Pro Bowl guard Mike Wahle.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Kick-off in store for Hawks?
When Seattle Seahawks kicker Olindo Mare was an undrafted rookie trying out for the New York Giants in 1996, he was competing against veteran Brad Daluiso.

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Meet the Seahawks’ new big back — T.J. Duckett
T. J. Duckett pulls up his right sleeve, revealing a biceps that’s as big as a hamhock. Not as big as teammate Julius Jones’ arms, Duckett…

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Fellowship of the little-known ring
The first year of their careers as professional football players took Matt Hasselbeck and Mike Wahle to some pretty glamorous places. Like Rossi’s Deli. Nicky’s Lionhead Tavern. And Bill and Teri’s Bar and Grill.

The Olympian

Seahawks could have kicking duel in camp
Coutu matched Mare kick for kick until he moved back to about 48 yards. (Mare never kicked from further than 35 yards.) At that point, Coutu pushed a few kicks wide - not that it deterred the confident youngster any.

Seattle-PI

Engram sitting out practices
Bobby Engram, the Seahawks’ leading receiver, is seeking a contract extension. But with the club balking at his request, Engram is falling back on his only recourse by skipping the voluntary veterans’ camp.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Engram missing at Hawks camp
The Seattle Seahawks are not going to renegotiate wide receiver Bobby Engram’s contract, despite Engram’s displeasure with his salary.

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Bobby Engram drops off note seeking raise, skips Hawks practice
Bobby Engram slipped into Seahawks headquarters Tuesday morning to deliver a letter for coach Mike Holmgren. That was the end of his business…

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Seahawks’ staff getting to know each other
Longtime coach Jim Lind has seen a lot during his 17 years as an NFL assistant, the past nine of which have come with the Seattle Seahawks.

SEAHAWKS NOTEBOOK: Engram a no-show at minicamp
After watching most of the three-day weekend minicamp from the sidelines, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Bobby Engram is taking a more distant seat this week.

The Olympian

Seahawks’ Sims out up to six weeks
Seahawks right guard Rob Sims had arthroscopic surgery Tuesday on his right knee and will be off the field for up to six weeks, coach Mike Holmgren said.

KJR Audio

Julius Jones
Steve Kelley

Seattle-PI

Hawks’ new look includes coaches
The Seahawks have not only revamped their offensive personnel this offseason, the face lift has carried over to the new faces on the coaching staff — starting with the intensity that is being supplied by line coach Mike Solari.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Not a happy camper: Engram a no-show
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Bobby Engram skipped Monday’s voluntary veteran mini-camp because he is upset about his contract, according to a source

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Veteran, rookie compete for Hawks kicking job
The seasoned veteran with something to prove. The self-assured rookie trying to impress. Welcome to the 2008 Seahawks kicker competition…

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Role reversal
In a matter of months, Darryl Tapp has seen his football career turn upside down.

KJR Audio

Dave Boling
TJ Duckett
Brian Russell
Mike Holmgren

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Seahawks’ newcomers scatter after minicamp
Because of an antiquated NFL rule to protect the players’ right to return to school, the Seahawks’ draft choices had to leave after Sunday’s final practice in the team’s minicamp — even though five of them already have graduated.

Sea Gals picks are all about pizzazz
The 2008 Sea Gals were selected Sunday evening, and here’s a shocker — they’re gorgeous, tan, fit and perky. Which makes them a lot like every other Sea Gals team.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Rookies just a little giddy
Seattle Seahawks rookie defensive tackle Red Bryant had just finished an interview after the team’s final day of minicamp Sunday morning when he walked through a door that leads to the locker room.

Sims opts to move, not mope
Admittedly, Seattle Seahawks guard Rob Sims said, he was a bit miffed when the front office’s first move of the offseason was to sign guard Mike Wahle after he was released by the Carolina Panthers.

Seahawks camp reveals new faces, plenty of promise
From the sideline of one of the Seattle Seahawks’ minicamp practices, I heard a coach flub a new player’s name, calling him the name of the guy who had his jersey number last seaso

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Linebacker D.D. Lewis hopes to fit back into Seahawks’ system
There is an air of satisfaction around D.D. Lewis these days. One can see it in the omnipresent smile on his face. Lewis, a veteran linebacker…

Seahawks young receivers getting a chance
Logan Payne arrived in Seattle one year ago this week, packing one bag and a whole lot of hope for his first workouts with the Seahawks.

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Josh Brown’s replacements has a big shoe to fill
There is a school of thought that kicker Brandon Coutu could take advantage of his competition by learning a few things from his new Seattle Seahawks teammate, 34-year-old Olindo Mare. Perhaps.

Indiana family becomes Seahawks fans over names
When the Seahawks drafted two Schmitts in last weekend’s NFL draft, the team made immediate fans of the Schmitt family of Bedford, Ind.

Minicamp ends, another begins
The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up a three-day minicamp on Sunday morning. To commemorate the occasion, they’ll begin another camp today.

Can Hackett take pressure off Panthers’ Smith?
Just like last season, No. 18 lined up next to Steve Smith in the Carolina Panthers’ three-receiver set at Sunday’s minicamp practice.

Seahawks’ Marshall says it’s tough to evaluate ‘guys in their underwear’
Projecting and evaluating the defensive potential of the Seattle Seahawks based on a spring minicamp is not the most optimum circumstance.

Seahawks’ ‘crazy’ new guy, Owen Schmitt, is earning fans fast
In the months that led up to his inclusion in that exclusive club known as the National Football League, Owen Schmitt had it easy.

The Olympian

Rookies’ end first NFL camp
Jackson primarily backed up Darryl Tapp at right defensive end, but he also got some work at the left end. On Sunday he got into the backfield to knock down a Seneca Wallace pass. On Saturday he blew past William Robinson in a pass-rushing drill for what would have been a sure sack

CNN/SI

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Seattle-PI

New-look Hawks have ‘pretty good’ first day
What’s new? With the Seahawks offense, a better question is: Where to start? Free-agent additions, draft choices and an assortment of injuries forced them to shuffle their lineups during the team’s first minicamp practices.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

New agent puts Hill, Seahawks on hold
With the Seattle Seahawks having signed middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu to a long-term contract extension in March, outside linebacker Leroy Hill is the only player left whom president and general manager Tim Ruskell would like to lock up for the long term.

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Seahawks look to improve running game
The Seahawks took their first steps toward next season Friday when they began a week of offseason practices.

Seahawks say goodbye to Shaun Alexander
Anticipation of Shaun Alexander’s release began in the first week of March, when the Seahawks signed two new running backs.

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Seahawks open minicamp with ground game focus
Among the topics on the Seattle Seahawks’ offseason to-do list, fixing the ground game was Nos. 1 and 1A. Exit Shaun Alexander, and enter a whole new adventure.

Bernard, seven other vets not in camp on first day
While Rocky Bernard was nowhere to be found at the first Seattle Seahawks minicamp, coach Mike Holmgren said that he still has big plans for his starting defensive tackle.

Seahawks re-sign Floyd Womack
The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed veteran offensive lineman Floyd “Pork Chop” Womack to a one-year contract.

The Olympian

Julius Jones begins replacing Shaun Alexander
There was nothing soft about Julius Jones on his first day as the Seahawks’ new leading runner.

CNN/SI

Snap Judgments: Offseason leaves some teams on rise, others falling
Don Banks is not high on the Seahawks.

KJR Audio

Mike Holmgren
Tim Ruskell
Julian Peterson

Seattle-PI

Ex-Cowboy Jones drawn to Seahawks
Julius Jones was sold on the Seahawks — on multiple levels — long before the club made its run at the Dallas Cowboys’ former leading rusher in free agency to be the replacement for Shaun Alexander.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Seahawks, Jones run to future
There had to be some uncomfortable moments when Seattle Seahawks running backs Julius Jones and Shaun Alexander were in the locker room together.

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Meet Julius Jones, the centerpiece of the Seahawks’ revamped rushing attack
The past and the future of the Seahawks’ backfield bumped into one another over the past few weeks. A few times, in fact, as Julius Jones…

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Jones is part of different look for Seahawks
When the Seattle Seahawks return to the football field this morning for their first minicamp of 2008, the team certainly will have a different look.

CBS Sportsline

Pete Prisco’s Draft Grades

KJR Audio

John Clayton
Larry Tripplett

Seattle-PI

Seahawks to unveil new-look special teams during minicamp practices
An offseason that began with the losses of Josh Brown, Niko Koutouvides and Kevin Bentley and the re-retirement of Jeff Robinson has reversed itself for Seahawks special teams coach Bruce DeHaven with recent additions.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Hawks’ Tubbs undergoes knee surgery
Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs had exploratory arthroscopic knee surgery recently and will not be available until the regular season, a team spokesman confirmed.

Seahawks Insider

Heraldnet

Seahawks sign Tripplett
The Seattle Seahawks have added needed depth to their defensive line, signing former University of Washington star Larry Tripplett.

The Olympian

Tripplett among three added by Seahawks
Defensive tackle Larry Tripplett was among three players added by the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday.

KJR Audio

Mike Holmgren
Hugh Millen

Not much in the way of news today. Check the blogs below, and KJR’s Radio webcasts. The next big wave will start this weekend when the players hit mini-camp.

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Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

Seahawks Insider

KJR Audio

John Clayton
Owen Schmitt
Matt Waldman
Steve Kelley

Seattle-PI

Tim Ruskell impassive despite draft criticism
The Seahawks stuck to their board during the NFL draft. But the reactions to the players they selected are all over the board. Despite that, club president Tim Ruskell says, “We feel as good today as when we picked those guys.”

NFL Draft: Rivals come together
USC defensive end Lawrence Jackson and Notre Dame tight end John Carlson have had their run-ins on the field. But Monday, they sat together — and were actually smiling — as the Seahawks’ top two draft choices.

Talkin’ Hawks Blog

The News Tribune

For now, Seahawks’ draft offers very little to mock
NFL fans take note: The guys who do this for a living conduct mock drafts and grade their efforts, too.

College rivals find common ground
Seattle Seahawks draft picks Lawrence Jackson and John Carlson sat next to each other Monday morning, both sporting team caps as they were introduced to each other and the media at team headquarters.

Seahawks Insider

The Seattle Times

Seahawks’ top pick Lawrence Jackson is fond of Seattle
Lawrence Jackson loves Seattle. And not just because the Seahawks made the defensive end from USC their first-round pick on Saturday. He really loves Seattle…

Draftee John Carlson might be dual-threat that Seahawks need
The hands. They’re the first thing that stand out about John Carlson. They’re large. Big as oven mitts. And after the Seahawks introduced him at their headquarters on Monday, he offered a handshake as big as it was strong.

Seattle Times Seahawks Blog

Heraldnet

Seahawks’ top two picks glad to be on same side
A Hatfield and a McCoy came together at the Seattle Seahawks’ practice complex on Monday morning, and not a single stone was cast.

The Olympian

Hawks’ 4th-rounder has big ties to team
If it was a form of nepotism, Red Bryant is just fine with that.

CNN/SI

DR. Z’s Thoughts on the Draft

KJR Audio

Lawrence Jackson
John Carlson
Tim Ruskell
Scott Wright
Floyd Reese