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    Russell Wilson cooks up NFC offensive player of the month

    Getty Images There were questions heading into the 2020 season about whether the Seahawks would let quarterback Russell Wilson cook more often than in past seasons and the answer has been a resounding yes. Wilson has carried the Seahawks to a 3-0 start by posting some of the best numbers of...
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    Tua Tagolvailoa misses practice with an illness

    Getty Images Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa appeared on Wednesday’s injury report, but for reasons unrelated to the hip injury that derailed his final season of college football. Tagovailoa missed practice due to an illness. The illness isn’t believed to be COVID-19 — otherwise, he’d be...
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    Shaquem Griffin: Other teams were interested, but I was never leaving Seattle

    Getty Images Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin did not make the 53-man roster at the start of the regular season and had offers to go elsewhere, but he never considered leaving. Griffin said today that when he cleared waivers before Week One, three teams contacted him, but he didn’t want to...
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    25 names appear on Seahawks’ injury report

    Getty Images Three weeks into the season, the Seahawks are banged up. How banged up? A whopping 25 players appear on their Week Four injury report, only three of whom got time off for rest. The best news is that running back Chris Carson (pictured), who suffered a knee injury when having his...
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    Russell Wilson named NFC offensive player of the week

    Getty Images The kitchen is open like never before, and the reviews are all good. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to cook, winning NFC offensive player of the week for the second time in three weeks. Wilson threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns against the Cowboys. His...
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    Seahawks promote Ryan Neal to active roster

    USA TODAY Sports Safety Ryan Neal got a chance to play 29 snaps for the Seahawks as a practice squad call-up last Sunday and he wound up making the play that sealed the team’s 38-31 win over the Cowboys. Neal picked off Dak Prescott in the end zone with seconds left on the clock to wipe out...
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    Tua Tagovailoa, Byron Jones out of practice Wednesday

    Getty Images Tua Tagovailoa is back on the Dolphins’ injury report, but not for his hip. Tagovailoa, who came off the team’s practice report in Week Two, did not practice Wednesday because of an illness. Cornerback Byron Jones remains out of practice, which is not a good sign for his...
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    Seahawks waive D’Andre Walker

    Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks waived linebacker D’Andre Walker on Tuesday after spending three weeks with the team. Walker was claimed off waivers from the Tennessee Titans at the end of training camp. Walker, a fifth-round pick of the Titans last year, was released by the team during...
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    Pete Carroll eager to see more from Shaquem Griffin after call-up last week

    Getty Images Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll heaped praise upon third-year linebacker Shaquem Griffin for his performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and said he’s earned a chance to do more moving forward. He got a chance to play and he did great this week,” Carroll said of...
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    Maybe Jerry Jones was criticizing Dak Prescott, after all

    Getty Images Sometimes, there’s a huge difference between reading words and hearing them. Earlier today, I posted an item based on quotes published by 105.3 The Fan in Dallas from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who made comments about quarterback mobility and, in so doing, made reference to...
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    Jermaine Kearse announces his retirement

    Getty Images Wide receiver Jermaine Kearse hasn’t been on an NFL field since breaking his leg in the Lions’ first preseason game last summer and he won’t be back on a field as a player at any point in the future. Kearse announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning. Kearse...
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    Seahawks bringing Damarious Randall in for a visit

    Getty Images The Seahawks may need reinforcements in the secondary, and are taking a look at a former first-rounder. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Seahawks are bringing veteran safety Damarious Randall for a visit this week. Randall went to camp with the Raiders this...
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    In praising other mobile quarterbacks, Jerry Jones wasn’t criticizing Dak Prescott

    Getty Images A buzz emerged in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s radio appearance by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that he compared quarterback Dak Prescott in unfavorable terms to the likes of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former Cowboys quarterback Dak...
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    It’s the Week Three Goats (in a Bad Way) draft

    Getty Images On Monday, we go positive. (For the most part.) On Tuesdays, one specific segment of PFT Live focuses on the negative. It’s the Goats (in a Bad Way) draft. The Week Three edition appears in the attached video. Some of them are obvious. Cowboys defensive lineman Trysten Hill...
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    It’s the Week Three PFT PM awards

    Getty Images Week Three is in the books. Tuesday’s PFT PM put a bow on the 16 games that happened by handing out a quartet of awards. MDS, Charean Williams, and I named our offensive player, defensive player, rookie, and coach of the week, in a fast-moving segment to end the show. If you...
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    Seahawks defense only team to ever allow more than 1,200 passing yards through three weeks

    Getty Images While Russell Wilson is setting records for the Seahawks Offense, their pass defense is setting records of their own and not the good kind. In the first three games of the season against the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys, the Seahawks have allowed an...
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    Texans work out Earl Thomas

    Getty Images Free agent safety Earl Thomas is drawing some interest. The Texans brought Thomas in for a workout, the team disclosed on the league transaction wire. Thomas was cut by the Ravens in August after the team said his actions in training camp, including a fight with a teammate, had...
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    Mike McCarthy claims Trysten Hill did not intend to twist Chris Carson’s knee

    Getty Images Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was “really pissed” on Sunday when one of his players, running back Chris Carson, left the game with a knee injury after Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill twisted his leg after a tackle. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy saw it differently. McCarthy...
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    This week, Mike McCarthy didn’t go for two when down by nine

    Getty Images After further review, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy opted to make a more conventional choice. For the second straight week, McCarthy’s team scored a touchdown while down 15 points in the second half, cutting the margin to nine. Last week, with 4:57 to play in the game, he went for...
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    Report: Texans closing in on deal with Earl Thomas

    Getty Images It appears Earl Thomas is returning home. The Pro Bowl safety, who told then-Cowboys coach Jason Garrett to “come get me,” is closing in on signing with the Texans after working out for them, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Thomas grew up in Orange, Texas, which is 118 miles from...
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