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Aldon Smith, who signed with the Seahawks last week in the latest step in reviving an NFL career that has been beset by legal and other issues, is wanted in connection to a second-degree battery case in the New Orleans area, according to a report from WDSU-TV in New Orleans.
Aldon Smith is back in the NFC West, this time with the team he spent the early part of the decade tormenting — the Seattle Seahawks.
While Seattle may seem in good shape with rushers after re-signing Carlos Dunlap and Benson Mayowa and adding free agent Kerry Hyder, the Seahawks on Wednesday are reported to be getting a visit from one of the bigger-name rushers still available — Aldon Smith.
Tyler Lockett is not looking to the end of his career just yet.
Defensive end Kerry Hyder, one of two significant new free-agent additions to Seattle's defense (the other being former 49ers teammate Ahkello Witherspoon), signed a two-year deal worth up to $6.5 million.
About two weeks after the Seahawks released Carlos Dunlap, they called him again, this time offering a deal for him to stay. Dunlap said it took only about 24 hours for the contract to get finalized, in part because he was hoping to remain in Seattle.
Everything Seattle has done in recent weeks points to the team planning on having Russell Wilson as its quarterback in 2021.
A Seahawks career that began with the highest of expectations — comparisons to Richard Sherman — then was sidetracked by his involvement in a well-publicized criminal investigation came to a quiet end Monday when cornerback Quinton Dunbar agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions.
Consider that of the top 100 free agents as listed by NFL.com, all but 21 are signed — and stop us if you've heard this before, but at the top of the list is Jadeveon Clowney, at number seven. Others include Seahawks K.J. Wright (44) and Quinton Dunbar (83) and former Seahawk Richard Sherman (51).
One of the attractions of the Seahawks to new tight end Everett — and vice versa — is that he is already familiar with the offense of new Seattle offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.
Receiver Tyler Lockett and the Seahawks have agreed to a four-year extension worth up to $69.2 million that includes $37 million guaranteed, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. A source confirmed the deal to The Seattle Times.
Two-and-a-half weeks after releasing Carlos Dunlap in a salary-cap-cutting move, the Seahawks and Dunlap agreed to a two-year deal. Dunlap’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed that the contract is worth up to $16.6 million with $8.5 million guaranteed.
Having already assembled what could be a starting offensive line in 2021, the Seahawks on Wednesday agreed to terms with a pair of key backups from last season to add depth and competition — guard Jordan Simmons and tackle Cedric Ogbuehi.
The Seahawks on Tuesday made major moves toward taking care of one of their biggest remaining needs this offseason — shoring up the pass rush — by bringing back one of their best edge rushers of last season, veteran Benson Mayowa, and then signing free agent Kerry Hyder of the 49ers.
The 2019 NFL draft featured one of the best and deepest classes of wide receivers in recent memory. Eight receivers were selected ahead of DK Metcalf, who went to the Seahawks with the last pick of the second round.
The NFL announced on Thursday that receiver Josh Gordon has been conditionally reinstated and will be eligible to play in the final two games of the regular season.
DK Metcalf probably didn’t need any more motivation to play in Philadelphia. He already was sufficiently fired up to prove to the Eagles they made a mistake by passing over him in the 2019 NFL draft.
For the first time in more than a month, the Seattle Seahawks will have tailback Chris Carson and cornerback Shaquill Griffin, and for the first time in two weeks they will have center Ethan Pocic, against the Eagles on Monday night.
An upset gave the Seahawks sole possession of first place in the NFC West on Sunday with the 5.5-point underdogs 49ers doing Seattle a huge favor by going into Los Angeles and beating the Rams on a last-play field goal, 23-20. Now, to keep from having that sole possession taken away, the Seahawks need to avoid an upset Monday night at Philadelphia.
The Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, as voted by a 12-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 13, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking:
The only questions for Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf entering his second season in the NFL are the fun kind — “Are, say, 70 catches and 1,000 or more yards realistic?”
The deadline for NFL players to opt out of the 2020 season for COVID-19-related reasons expired Thursday afternoon, with only one Seahawk choosing to sit out the year — offensive lineman Chance Warmack.
As long as defensive end Jadeveon Clowney remained unsigned there’s been a thought that the Seahawks could still be interested and a reunion possible.
A day after the San Francisco 49ers said cornerback/returner D.J. Reed might not be ready until December, the Seahawks claimed him off waivers.
A week in which the Seahawks made some of the biggest noise around the NFL -- the trade for All-Pro safety Jamal Adams -- was otherwise pretty quiet for Seattle.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks again faces criminal charges, this time after being accused of stealing purses from a western Missouri property.
Seahawks veteran Bobby Wagner says self-discipline will be key to the NFL weathering the 2020 season
SEATTLE — Do the Seahawks really have a secret edge in navigating the challenging path this NFL season will require in the age of COVID-19?
Offensive lineman Chance Warmack, who signed with the Seahawks as a free agent in March, is opting out of the 2020 season, his agent, Ron Slavin, confirmed to The Seattle Times.
SEATTLE — While there had been much discussion about Cam Newton and the Seahawks’ backup quarterback job in recent days, there was no indication the team ever seriously considered it.
SEATTLE — The Seahawks announced the signings of five rookie undrafted free agents Friday, including former Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon and ex-Washington receiver Aaron Fuller.
If there’s anything that feels certain in these most uncertain times, it’s that the Seahawks will trade down in the first round of the NFL draft, which begins today at 5 p.m.
RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks have re-signed veteran cornerback Neiko Thorpe, who has also been a special teams captain the past two seasons, the team announced Monday afternoon.
SEATTLE — And then there were two.
RENTON, Wash. — The silence from Seattle throughout much of the second day of the NFL’s legal tampering period for teams to negotiate with free agents might have seemed deafening to Seahawks fans anxious for the team to do something, anything.
RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks may have signed Greg Olsen and tendered restricted free agent Jacob Hollister.
RENTON, Wash. — If anything, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s belief that a team’s locker room culture and atmosphere matters greatly in its success has only grown through the years.
This is starting to have that old-timey Seahawks feel, isn’t it?
RENTON, Wash. — So here is what’s on the line for the Seahawks tonight against Minnesota — win and take over the lead in the NFC West and the No. 2 seed in NFC playoff positioning with a month to play; lose and stay in second in the West and fall to the No. 6 and last seed in the NFC.
SEATTLE — When Russell Wilson made the decision to transfer to Wisconsin for his final college season, he became connected with Kirk Cousins.
Can the Seahawks keep their Monday night magic going? Can they pass the 49ers in the NFC West race?
RENTON, Wash. — As impressive as any aspect of the dominating defensive performance by the Seahawks against the Eagles on Sunday is that they played the second half without two of their best defensive linemen — Jadeveon Clowney and Jarran Reed.
PHILADELPHIA — If the most important number to come out of Sunday was nine — the number of wins the Seahawks now have against just two losses — it was hardly the only one of note.
Seattle end Jadeveon Clowney reacts during the overtime win Nov. 11.
RENTON, Wash. — The biggest revelation of Seattle’s 27-24 overtime victory over the 49ers on Monday night was the play of the Seahawks’ defense, holding the third-highest scoring team in the NFL to just one offensive touchdown.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman (No. 25) tackles Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett (No. 16) during the first half in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A Seahawks team that for most of the past decade had one of the best and most stable safety tandems in NFL history — Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor — made yet another change in that area for the game Monday night against the 49ers in the latest attempt to solidify a sha…
RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks fans dying to watch their team get back on the field after this week’s bye will now have a little less time to wait.
RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks star receiver Tyler Lockett will spend another night at a hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, due to severe swelling in his leg from a contusion suffered in Seattle’s 27-24 overtime win over the 49ers on Monday night.
Sometimes, to let him know it’s not a full interrogation, you lob a softball at a player before a line of critical questions.
ATLANTA — The question has to be asked at the midway point of the Seattle Seahawks’ 2019 season: Just how good are these guys, really?
