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    Randy Moss says he almost joined the Seahawks for their Super Bowl run

    Getty Images The Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning 2013 team could have had another Hall of Famer on the roster: Randy Moss. That’s what Moss said on a podcast appearance with Russell Wilson, in which he claimed Seahawks General Manager John Schneider called him during the 2013 season, after...
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    Russell Wilson is now betting favorite for NFL MVP

    Getty Images Russell Wilson is cooking on the football field and in the sportsbooks. The Seahawks quarterback has never received an MVP vote during his NFL career, but the first two weeks of the season have many thinking that is going to change this season. Wilson has starred during the...
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    Damon Harrison visiting Seahawks next week

    Getty Images The Seahawks are looking at a potentially big addition to their ailing defensive line. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, former Lions, Giants, and Jets defensive tackle Damon Harrison is visiting the Seahawks next week after contemplating retirement. The man known as “Snacks”...
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    Trevon Diggs back at Cowboys practice, Tyron Smith still out

    Getty Images Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy gave an update on the team’s injured players ahead of Thursday’s practice and said that one of the four who missed Wednesday’s practice will be back on the field. Cornerback Trevon Diggs did not practice Wednesday because of a shoulder injury, but...
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    Cowboys to be without Chidobe Awuzie for multiple weeks

    Getty Images The Cowboys will be without cornerback Chidobe Awuzie for a while. Awuzie hurt his hamstring in last Sunday’s win over the Falcons and head coach Mike McCarthy said at his Wednesday press conference that he will miss multiple weeks as a result. That could land him on the injured...
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    Trevon Diggs sat out practice with shoulder injury

    Getty Images The Cowboys have a tough enough task facing Russell Wilson. Their defense ranks 25th in the NFL in yards allowed after facing Jared Goff and Matt Ryan, and the Cowboys have only two sacks. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said earlier Wednesday that cornerback Chidobe Awuzie...
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    Seahawks put Bruce Irvin, Marquise Blair and Phillip Dorsett on IR

    USA TODAY Sports The Seahawks lost a couple of players for the season in last Sunday night’s win over the Patriots and they took them off the 53-man roster on Wednesday. Seattle announced that linebacker Bruce Irvin and safety Marquise Blair have both been placed on injured reserve. Both...
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    NFL’s chief medical officer explains why face coverings are “not optional”

    Getty Images The NFL proved it is serious about making head coaches wear face coverings on the sideline. Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan, Vic Fangio, Sean Payton and Jon Gruden found that out the hard way. The NFL docked those five coaches $100,000 each and fined each of their teams $250,000. The...
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    Trey Flowers: Breonna Taylor could spark new wave of sports protests

    Getty Images The decision of a Kentucky grand jury to not indict the officers who killed Breonna Taylor could spark a new wave of protests in the sports world. Lions defensive end Trey Flowers addressed the possibility on Wednesday. “It could lead to whatever it leads to,” Flowers said, via...
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    No other coaches were fined for mask violations

    Getty Images The NFL dropped the hammer on five head coaches who kept their face coverings drooped below their chins for most if not all of their Week Two games. Per a league source, those were the only five coaches who faced any type of fine. Although 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, Broncos coach...
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    Seahawks pleased with Brian Schottenheimer move upstairs to coaches’ booth

    Getty Images For his first two seasons as offensive coordinator in Seattle, Brian Schottenheimer coaches from the sidelines during games. But ahead of the 2020 season, Schottenheimer and head coach Pete Carroll discussed the possibility of Schottenheimer moving upstairs to call games from the...
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    Pete Carroll on fine for mask violation: “Sometimes you’ve got to get coached up”

    Getty Images Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was one of five head coaches across the league fined $100,000 for failure to comply with the NFL’s mask mandate for coaches on the sidelines. Carroll has worn a mask on the sidelines for games but the times where he didn’t have it properly situated...
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    N’Keal Harry: Quandre Diggs reached out, helmet-to-helmet hit was unintentional

    Getty Images Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Patriots wide receiver N'Keal Harry on Sunday, but there’s no personal animosity between the two players. Harry said Diggs contacted him to say he wasn’t trying to target his head, and Harry had no hard...
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    Michael Dickson snags NFC special teams player of the week

    Getty Images Russell Wilson‘s five touchdown passes and the Seattle defense stuffing Cam Newton on the final play of the game were the headlines after the Seahawks beat the Patriots 35-30 last Sunday night, but punter Michael Dickson‘s work didn’t go unnoticed by the NFL. Dickson has been...
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    Should NFL abandon the mask rule for coaches?

    Getty Images When the NFL developed its policy that coaches must cover their mouths and noses on the sidelines, the NFL planned eventually to conduct COVID-19 testing on players and coaches three times per week. Now that the NFL is conducting, and likely will continue to conduct, COVID-19...
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    NFL has 11 teams at 2-0, tying a record high

    Getty Images In a 32-team league, the maximum possible number of 2-0 teams is 16. The most 2-0 teams ever emerging from the first two weeks of an NFL is 11. It’s happened three times before. It happened again this year. The Cardinals, Bills, Ravens, Bears, Packers, Chiefs, Raiders, Rams...
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    Seahawks putting Phillip Dorsett on IR

    USA TODAY Sports The Seahawks carried Phillip Dorsett on the roster for two weeks without him being able to play, now they’re giving him three weeks to get well. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Seahawks are putting the wide receiver on injured reserve because of his foot injury...
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    Mike Tomlin trying to be a “good example” by wearing a mask

    Getty Images You have to search to find a picture of Mike Tomlin without a face covering in 2020. In almost every photo, the Steelers coach is seen properly wearing a mask over his nose and mouth. That’s why Tomlin’s name wasn’t among the five coaches issued big fines for not wearing masks...
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    Seahawks promote Linden Stephens from practice squad

    Getty Images The Seahawks are promoting cornerback Linden Stephens from the practice squad, according to Stephens’ agents. The team lost both linebacker Bruce Irvin and safety/nickelback Marquise Blair for the season with torn ACLs in Sunday’s game. Stephens, 25, played three games for the...
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    NFL begins fining coaches for disregarding mask policy

    Getty Images Last Monday, the NFL issued its warning. The league has taken action. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, three coaches were fined $100,000 each for failing to properly wear masks: 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, Broncos coach Vic Fangio, and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. Their...
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