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    Drew Rosenhaus: Colin Kaepernick should get signed

    As the NFL looks for ways to show that it has had the same awakening that so many other Americans have experienced since the murder of George Floyd, the easiest and most compelling way to demonstrate that fact would be to put Colin Kaepernick back to work. Veteran agent Drew Rosenhaus, who has...
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    Pete Carroll: Shorter offseason makes it hard for rookies to prove themselves

    Getty Images In the 2012 offseason, the Seahawks signed quarterback Matt Flynn to be their starter, then spent a third-round draft pick on quarterback Russell Wilson, who was expected to be a backup. But Wilson was so impressive during rookie minicamp, organized team activities, training camp...
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    Revisiting the Colin Kaepernick false narratives

    Getty Images Given our support for the return of Colin Kaepernick to the NFL, a sports league that has wrongfully denied him employment for more than three years, plenty of negative and/or hostile emails have arrived in recent days. Most contain key factual errors regarding Kaepernick’s...
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    Which NFL owner, G.M., or coach will be this moment’s Branch Rickey?

    Getty Images At least one team is interested in Colin Kaepernick, according to the coach of the only team that has brought Kaepernick in for a visit during his three years (and counting) of being shunned by the NFL. The interest team is still unknown, as is the outcome to this period that seems...
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    Which teams should consider signing Colin Kaepernick?

    Getty Images The NFL generally and collectively seems to be keeping its head low and mouth shut on Colin Kaepernick, but for the unnamed team that recently called Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for information about a visit with Kaepernick from nearly three years ago. So which teams should be...
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    Report: Browns haven’t given up on signing Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. It’s not like he hasn’t had offers. The Browns made Clowney the best offer he has received, according to a report last month, and he didn’t bite. The Browns haven’t taken the hint, though. They have not given up on signing the defensive...
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    Washington has never discussed Colin Kaepernick

    Getty Images During Friday’s PFT Live draft, Washington came up as one of the teams that should consider signing Colin Kaepernick. You’ll have to watch the video to hear the reasoning. Washington, though, has never discussed the former 49ers quarterback. Doug Williams, the first black...
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    Seahawks considering training camp meetings outdoors

    Getty Images Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the team has received permission from the state of Washington to have training camp in their own facility, but that camp will be conducted quite differently than anything they’ve known. In fact, Carroll said he’s considering taking the majority of...
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    Titans have had no recent discussions with Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. The Seahawks have been willing to pay the defensive end $15 million on a one-year deal, and a recent report indicated the Browns have made Clowney the best offer he has received at $18 million for 2020. The Titans remain interested in...
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    Pete Carroll received a call today from a team interested in Colin Kaepernick

    Getty Images Colin Kaepernick remains a free agent. He has not come close to signing since hitting the market in the spring of 2017. But it feels like change has occurred in the NFL the past three weeks. So will Kaepernick get a chance now? Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, whose team is the only...
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    Quinton Dunbar continues to participate in Seahawks’ offseason program

    Getty Images The last time we heard anything about Quinton Dunbar was two weeks ago when his attorney was squabbling with the attorney for Deandre Baker. Dunbar faces four counts of armed robbery from an incident May 13. Dunbar, who apologized to the Seahawks for “unnecessary distractions”...
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    Pete Carroll: NFL has massive platform, needs to use it

    Getty Images As the NFL reckons with a social movement championed by many of its players four years after Colin Kaepernick first put the topic on the table with his protests, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said Thursday the league itself is in a position to lead in this moment of...
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    Richard Sherman: Colin Kaepernick can play at highest level, so he deserves job

    Getty Images For 58 games over six seasons, Colin Kaepernick was the starting quarterback for the 49ers. Richard Sherman was a starting cornerback for the Seahawks in seven games against Kaepernick. Sherman, now a 49ers cornerback, added his voice to those who believe Kaepernick still should...
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    Seahawks planning for reduced crowds, if they have crowds at all

    Getty Images NFL teams are three months from their first scheduled games, but it’s clear teams are making contingency plans for those to be played at less than full capacity. According to Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune, the Seahawks are exploring plans internally which would include a...
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    Seahawks were (and still may be) willing to pay Jadeveon Clowney $15 million for 2020

    Getty Images Much has been written said about teams that have interest, that may have interest, that could have interest, that at one point had interest, and/or that had no interest in defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Not much has been said about what a team is willing to pay. One important...
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    Seahawks hire Alonzo Highsmith full-time as personnel executive

    Getty Images The Seahawks have hired Alonzo Highsmith as a full-time member of their scouting department, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports. The team’s website lists his title as personnel executive. The Seahawks brought on Highsmith as a consultant earlier this offseason after the Browns fired...
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    Carlos Hyde: If NFL is serious, sign Kaepernick

    Getty Images Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde says there’s one thing the NFL can do to convince players concerned with social justice that the league shares their concerns: Sign Colin Kaepernick. Hyde, who played with Kaepernick on the 49ers and at times joined him in kneeling during the...
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    Carlos Hyde: Everybody knows who Seattle’s starting running back is

    Getty Images Carlos Hyde started 14 games last season, and he has averaged 12 starts over the past four seasons. The Seahawks’ running back isn’t likely to start that many games this season. Not as long as Chris Carson is healthy, and Hyde knows it. “It’s probably an open competition for that...
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    Seahawks sign sixth-round pick Freddie Swain

    Getty Images The Seahawks have signed sixth-round choice Freddie Swain, Field Yates of ESPN reports Monday. Swain becomes the second of the Seahawks’ eight draft picks to sign. They came to terms with tight end Colby Parkinson last week. Swain joins a receivers room that features D.K...
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    Seahawks, Cardinals cancel team meetings for George Floyd memorial

    Several teams have canceled the virtual team meetings for Thursday in honor of the George Floyd memorial. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports the Seahawks are one of those teams allowing players time off to watch the memorial. Running back Kenyan Drake tweeted the Cardinals are doing the same...
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