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    Pete Carroll: Jarran Reed is “ready to go”

    Getty Images The 5-1 Seahawks didn’t have starting defensive tackle Jarran Reed for the first six games of the year. Reed is now back, and it looks like he’ll get plenty of reps on Sunday against the Ravens. “He’s ready to go,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters on Friday. “He’s ready to go and...
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    Two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick are an offer that’s hard to refuse

    Getty Images It’s easy to say that a player won’t be traded. It’s much harder to say “no” to a major trade offer. The Jaguars repeatedly said they won’t trade cornerback Jalen Ramsey, and they tried continuously to unruffle his feathers when it was clear that he wanted to be traded. The...
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    Marcus Peters will “probably play a lot” in Ravens debut

    After the Ravens acquired cornerback Marcus Peters in a trade with the Rams this week, head coach John Harbaugh said that Peters’s playing time against the Seahawks on Sunday would be determined by how much of the defense he got down before the game. Friday brought a chance to update that...
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    Jarran Reed says he’s “fully game ready” in return from suspension

    Getty Images Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed said he couldn’t sleep on Sunday night knowing his six-game suspension from the Seahawks was coming to an end. “I remember I cut everything off, TV, lights, and I was at home just popping my eyes open checking the time on my phone,” Reed said...
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    Will Dissly set for Achilles surgery, out for season

    Getty Images Seahawks tight end Will Dissly is done for the season. Dissly will have Achilles surgery on Thursday and is expected to be ready for the 2020 season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. That has been expected since Dissly left Sunday’s game. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said...
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    Pete Carroll on Earl Thomas: Nothing better than beating guys we love

    Getty Images Ravens safety Earl Thomas is headed back to Seattle to face the Seahawks for the first time since departing as a free agent this offseason and his return was a topic of conversation around both teams on Wednesday. Thomas said nothing has really hit him yet in terms of an emotional...
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    Pete Carroll on Lamar Jackson as a runner: “It’s a real nightmare”

    Getty Images Two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL face off on Sunday in Seattle. And Seahawks coach Pete Carroll understands the challenge that his team faces in Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. “He’s as good as we’ve ever seen,” Carroll told reporters on Wednesday. “He’s as fast and as...
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    Bucs promote Amara Darboh from practice squad

    Getty Images The Buccaneers promoted receiver Amara Darboh from their practice squad, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Darboh, 25, has played 16 career games, all with Seattle as a rookie in 2017. He made eight catches for 71 yards. He spent last season on injured reserve. The...
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    Russell Wilson now the betting favorite to be NFL MVP

    Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is the new favorite to be named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. The latest odds at the Westgate Las Vegas have Wilson at 2/1, making him the favorite six weeks into the 2019 season. For as good a career as Wilson has had, he’s never received...
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    Phil Haynes, Demarcus Christmas to return to practice from PUP for Seahawks

    Getty Images The Seahawks will get a pair of draft picks back to practice this week after missing the start of the year on the physically unable to perform list. Guard Phil Haynes and defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas are both expected to resume practicing with the team on Wednesday. “Both...
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    Marcus Peters to start practicing Thursday, play “as much as he can” Sunday

    Getty Images The Ravens now have cornerback Marcus Peters in their secondary and they expect to start seeing returns on the deal this weekend. Head coach John Harbaugh told reporters in Baltimore that he liked the “aggressive approach” General Manager Eric DeCosta used to bring Peters to town...
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    John Harbaugh confident Earl Thomas knows how to handle Seattle return

    Getty Images The Ravens will be in Seattle to face the Seahawks in Week Seven and that means a lot of attention will be focused on Ravens safety Earl Thomas returning to his old stomping grounds. Thomas was a 2010 first-round pick by the Seahawks and a fruitful run with the team came to a...
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    Recap Week Six with the Football Night in America crew

    Getty Images Every Sunday night, we gather at the big desk to talk about big stories from the Sunday that was. The sixth Sunday of the 2019 season provided plenty of topics to discuss. The end result with Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Mike Tirico, all 20 minutes of it, appears below. It...
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    Lamar Jackson, MVP candidate

    In trying to figure out the current MVP candidates, the list begins with players like Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, and Christian McCaffrey. But it hardly ends there. If the Packers end up with the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Aaron Rodgers deserves some votes, given his role in...
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    In year eight, Russell Wilson makes a case for MVP

    Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson wants to win games not individual awards. Still, it’s impossible not to notice the building buzz for MVP, especially in light of his stellar start to the season. So why is Wilson off to the best start of his career, with 14 touchdowns, no picks, and a passer...
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    Baker Mayfield heads to locker room, returns

    Getty Images The Browns got off to a hot start, but now have what could be a serious problem. Quarterback Baker Mayfield has just headed to the locker room with Browns medical personnel. Mayfield appeared to come up wincing after a run, and a few plays later, he dropped to one knee after a...
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    Seahawks come back to beat the Browns

    Getty Images The Seahawks continued to show they could win on the road. The Browns might have shown that they’re, well, the Browns. Seattle escaped with a 32-28 win at Cleveland, with Russell Wilson playing his typical clean game. Wilson threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for...
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    Baker Mayfield: Officials were pretty bad today

    Getty Images The Browns entered the game with the second-most penalties, 48 for 423 yards. They had nine more Sunday for 83 more yards. They weren’t happy with referee Adrian Hill’s officiating crew. In his postgame news conference, Baker Mayfield broke down two plays he thought officials...
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    Baker Mayfield says hip is “tender . . . it hurts”

    Getty Images Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield played through a hip injury Sunday, but he didn’t use that as an excuse for throwing three interceptions and losing a 20-6 lead. “A little bit, but that is not an excuse,” Mayfield said when asked if his hip affected his play. “It hurts, but it’s...
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    “Unwavering belief” links today’s Seahawks to 2013 edition

    Getty Images Last year, after the Seahawks beat the Lions in Detroit, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson told PFT that it felt like 2012 all over again for a team that most had overlooked. This year, after the Seahawks beat the Browns in Cleveland, I asked him if it feels like 2013...
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