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Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the modern-era finalists for the Class of 2020 on Thursday night. Seven of the 15 finalists made the list for the first time. The inclusion of first-year eligible players Troy Polamalu and Reggie Wayne was expected. They were joined by five...

Getty Images There’s a belief that some quarterbacks get treated differently than others. That belief was bolstered by the alleged remark from now-retired referee to Ed Hochuli to Panthers quarterback Cam Newton that he wasn’t “old enough” to draw a penalty for a late hit. On Thursday...

Getty Images The Seahawks expected safety Quandre Diggs to return this week, and it appears he will. After a limited practice Wednesday, Diggs was a full participant Thursday. He has missed the past two games with an ankle injury and missed six games with injuries this season. Center Joey...

Getty Images After the Ravens beat the Jets on a Thursday night in December, I said that anyone on the AP awards panel who votes for anyone other than Lamar Jackson for MVP should have their voting rights rescinded permanently. And I meant it. Lamar Jackson is the MVP without question. There’s...

The first chance rookie Travis Homer had to start an NFL game came with an NFC West title on the line and a possible future Hall of Fame running back, Marshawn Lynch, serving as his backup. Homer combined for 92 yards from scrimmage with Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise done for the...

Getty Images Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has tried to carefully balance a desire to get his message out regarding a non-call of defensive pass interference late in Sunday’s critical regular-season finale against the 49ers with the league’s desire that coaches neither criticize officiating nor...

Getty Images The postseason is here. Which means that it’s time to throw out the regular-season records. Which is useful, because MDS kicked my ass in the regular season. We finished the year 10-6 and 8-8, respectively, giving me a full-season record of 156-100. MDS won by a whopping 10 games...

Getty Images The Eagles will get on the field Wednesday to do some preparation for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks, but tight end Zach Ertz isn’t ready to go yet. Ertz is still recovering from the injured ribs that kept him from playing in Week 17 and head coach Doug Pederson said at his...

Getty Images 2020 could be a very good year for Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill. That’s because 2019 turned out to be unexpectedly great for him. Tannehill, who started 10 games in place of ineffective up-or-out former No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota, finished the season with the highest...

Getty Images The Eagles only held a walkthrough practice on Wednesday, but even that limited session was more of a workload than a couple of players could manage. Running back Miles Sanders and wide receiver Nelson Agholor were both listed as non-participants on Wednesday’s practice report...

Getty Images For all the bad injury news the Seahawks have had lately, the smallest of steps is a positive. Per our Curtis Crabtree, Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs is practicing today, and they’re not closing the door on a return this week by left tackle Duane Brown. Diggs has missed the last...

Getty Images Chris Carson won’t need surgery on his injured hip. That was the word Wednesday from coach Pete Carroll, who expects his starting running back to return in time for training camp next summer. “As a matter of fact, I saw Chris yesterday and he was in very good spirits because of...

Getty Images The Seahawks activated offensive lineman Ethan Pocic off injured reserve Dec. 13. They are putting Pocic back on injured reserve today, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports. Pocic was inactive Sunday after being listed with a core injury. He played five special teams snaps in Week 15...

Getty Images Former Seahawks backup quarterback Trevone Boykin is back in jail, Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Boykin is being held in the Tarrant County Corrections Center in the Fort Worth area on a number of charges. He faces misdemeanor theft charges for selling TCU...

Getty Images Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was careful on Monday not to criticize the replay-review process, as applied to calls and non-calls of offensive and defensive pass interference. Carroll nevertheless offered a bit of constructive criticism as to the quirk in the rules that prevented a...

Getty Images Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had 34 yards on 12 carries with a touchdown in his first football game in over a year Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Lynch didn’t have many holes to work with during his 12 attempts but did spring free for a 15-yard gain...

Getty Images The Seahawks haven’t had safety Quandre Diggs in the lineup the last two weeks because of an ankle injury, but they are optimistic about their chances of getting him back for Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Head coach Pete Carroll said during an appearance on 710 ESPN that the...

Getty Images The Seahawks signed running backs Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin last week after losing two more running backs to injured reserve. Rookie Travis Homer played 50 of 75 snaps in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers. Lynch played 23 offensive snaps and Turbin eight special teams snaps. The...

Getty Images Sunday night’s game in Seattle looked like it was setting up for a fairy tale ending: The Seahawks, trailing 26-21, drove down to the 49ers’ 1-yard line, and Marshawn Lynch took the field as the crowd roared. Surely, Lynch was going to get the ball and plunge into the end zone for...

Getty Images 2019 exits under the same sort of cloud of controversy with which it entered: A non-call of pass interference with significant postseason implications. With 15 seconds left in Sunday night’s game between the 49ers and Seahawks, a throw to the end zone on third and goal from the...