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    Report: Seahawks’ contract talks with Devonta Freeman hit standstill

    Getty Images The Seahawks want to add a veteran running back, and it appears they will add one. The only question is: Which one? Seattle has shown interest in Carlos Hyde, Devonta Freeman and Marshawn Lynch. It appeared Freeman was the most likely (and perhaps best) option, and the Seahawks...
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    Seahawks agree to terms with Carlos Hyde

    Getty Images The Seahawks were linked with a few veteran running backs this offseason and they’ve settled on Carlos Hyde as an addition to their backfield. According to multiple reports, the Seahawks have agreed to terms with Hyde on a contract for the 2020 season. No other details are known...
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    Report: Devonta Freeman prepared to skip season in absence of better offer

    Getty Images Devonta Freeman turned down the same deal that Carlos Hyde took from the Seahawks. Hyde agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Freeman’s options appear even more limited now, and it seems unlikely he will find a better deal from any...
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    Carlos Hyde underwent offseason shoulder surgery

    Getty Images Running back Carlos Hyde, who agreed to terms with the Seahawks on Friday, underwent offseason shoulder surgery, Mike Silver of NFL Media reports. Hyde tore his labrum last season with the Texans. He played through it but exacerbated it in the divisional round playoff loss to the...
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    Lawyers representing DeAndre Baker, Quinton Dunbar are squabbling

    Getty Images In most cases involving multiple defendants, it makes sense for the accused and their lawyers to get and stay on the same page. In the case of criminal allegations against Giants cornerback Deandre Baker and Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar, the players may be on the same page...
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    Report: Seahawks have offered Devonta Freeman

    Getty Images The Seahawks have made an offer to free agent running back Devonta Freeman, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. Freeman, 28, wants more than the Seahawks are offering so far. Of the Seahawks’ six running backs, only Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and Travis Homer have...
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    Seahawks make Geno Smith signing official

    Getty Images The Seahawks have another experienced quarterback on the roster. The Seahawks announced the previously reported deal with backup Geno Smith, who spent last year as Russell Wilson‘s backup. To make room for him on the roster, they waived tight end Justin Johnson with a failed...
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    Report: Jets, Eagles also have interest in Devonta Freeman

    Getty Images Running back Devonta Freeman remains a free agent, but by choice. The Seahawks offered Freeman a deal, which Mike Silver of NFL Media reports is a one-year contract worth up to $4 million. Freeman seeks more. Freeman, 28, is not without suitors. The Jets and Eagles also have...
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    Report: Seahawks have talked with running back Carlos Hyde

    Getty Images As the Seahawks look for veteran help at running back, they’ve reached out to someone well versed in the NFC West. According to Mike Silver of the NFL Network, the Seahawks have spoken to former Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde this offseason. Hyde spent the first four...
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    Josh Gordon will be applying for reinstatement soon

    Getty Images With Cowboys pass rusher Aldon Smith reinstated and Cowboys pass rusher Randy Gregory pursuing reinstatement, questions have emerged regarding the status of suspended receiver Josh Gordon. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Gordon will be applying for reinstatement...
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    Bruce Irvin longed for return to Seattle, excited to be back home with Seahawks

    Getty Images As Bruce Irvin watched his former team knock off the Philadelphia Eagles 17-9 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs in January, the former first-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks was wishing he was back a part of the team that drafted him. Irvin was hoping he’d get the chance to...
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    A subtle link between The Last Dance and Super Bowl XLIX

    Getty Images Before going all in on football nearly 20 years ago, after realizing that there was a way to make money (eventually) by writing and talking about the sport, I paid plenty of attention to other sports, too, including basketball. In the ’80s and ’90s, the NBA was a major draw for...
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    DeAndre Baker allowed to surrender gun to attorney and can travel

    Getty Images A Broward County judge granted a motion filed by Deandre Baker‘s legal team to have him turn in his gun to his attorney rather than to Florida police, Zack Rosenblatt of NJ.com reports. As a condition of his release on $200,000 bond, the Giants cornerback was ordered to hand over...
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    Attorney: Quinton Dunbar’s relationship with DeAndre Baker mischaracterized

    Getty Images The attorney for Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar continued to proclaim his client’s innocence of armed robbery charges during a radio appearance on Monday. Michael Grieco told John Clayton of 710 ESPN Radio that Dunbar “did not do anything illegal” and was not present at a...
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    Quinton Dunbar attorney calls robbery “a fabrication,” says witnesses lack credibility

    Getty Images The defense attorney for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar said that his client was not involved in an alleged armed robbery last Wednesday night and that the alleged victims of the crime have lost all credibility for having two separate accounts of the incident. In an...
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    Attorney for DeAndre Baker expects case to be dismissed

    Getty Images Patrick Patel, an attorney representing New York Giants cornerback Deandre Baker, expects the case against his client on alleged armed robbery charges to be dismissed in the near future. “This case is going to be dismissed,” Patel said, via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. “One...
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    Quinton Dunbar released from jail on bond

    Getty Images Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar made bail Sunday evening. Attorney Michael Grieco announced Dunbar’s release from the Broward County jail. “Looking forward to clearing his name,” Grieco wrote on social media. Dunbar surrendered to authorities in Florida on Saturday, two days...
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    Quinton Dunbar apologizes to Seahawks for “unnecessary distractions”

    Getty Images A few hours after posting bail and leaving a Florida jail, Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar posted a statement on his Instagram page. “I would like to thank all my fans for the support and apologize to the Seattle Seahawks organization for any unnecessary distractions that these...
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    DeAndre Baker, Quinton Dunbar cases could get very interesting

    Getty Images Giants cornerback Deandre Baker and Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar face serious charges arising from allegations of an armed robbery at a private party. Proving those charges may not be easy for prosecutors. The affidavit supporting the arrest warrants, as prepared by...
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    Four NFL players were taken into custody on Saturday

    Getty Images The NFL had an ugly day on Saturday. Four NFL players were taken into police custody in a span of less than 24 hours from early Saturday morning to Saturday evening. The first player arrested was Washington wide receiver Cody Latimer, in an incident that started with a shots...
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