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    Russell Wilson coached Seahawks draftee Gary Jennings in YMCA basketball league

    Getty Images Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is considering retirement due to mounting injuries and his departure would leave quarterback Russell Wilson in need of developing a comfort level with other wideouts in a hurry. He laid some ground work with one new addition years before they...
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    Seahawks expecting to add more pass-rushers, eventually

    Getty Images Seattle used their first-round pick on TCU defensive end L.J. Collier, which was a significant first step. But after trading defensive end Frank Clark to the Chiefs last week, they still have a significant hole to fill. Via Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune, the Seahawks are...
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    Sebastian Janikowski retires from the NFL

    Getty Images Kicker Sebastian Janikowski‘s long run in the NFL has come to an end. Janikowski is retiring from the NFL 19 years after he was drafted in the first round by the Raiders. He spent the next 18 seasons with the team and closed out his career with the Seahawks in 2018. “It was a...
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    Report: Doug Baldwin’s career might be over

    Getty Images Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin might not play again because of the cumulative effect of multiple injuries, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. “There is a real chance that Baldwin, one of the Seahawks’ best and most popular players, has played his last NFL down,” Schefter tweeted. The...
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    D.K. Metcalf: Time to show I’m a football player

    Getty Images No player invited to attend the draft by the NFL had a longer wait in the green room than wide receiver D.K. Metcalf. Metcalf went to the Seahawks with the final pick of the second round on Friday and viewers of the draft were treated to video of his weepy phone call with Seahawks...
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    Pete Carroll takes off his shirt while meeting D.K. Metcalf

    Getty Images D.K. Metcalf’s shirtless post-training video went viral during the pre-draft buildup. Before meeting with the Seahawks, the team’s southwest area scout, Aaron Hineline, talked the Ole Miss receiver into taking off his shirt as a joke. Metcalf walked into a hotel room full of...
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    Seahawks confirm Doug Baldwin is considering retirement

    Getty Images While players were getting their NFL starts in the draft on Friday night, word came that one veteran member of the Seahawks might have played his final snap. Wide receiver Doug Baldwin has had knee, shoulder and sports hernia surgeries this offseason and a report indicated he may...
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    Seahawks add another receiver, taking Gary Jennings

    Getty Images The Seahawks have made six selections so far. Two play receiver. After selecting internet sensation D.K. Metcalf in the second round, the Seahawks used a fourth-rounder on West Virginia receiver Gary Jennings. The Seahawks obviously are covering their bases. The team confirmed...
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    Even after Frank Clark trade, Seahawks still near the bottom in draft capital

    Getty Images The Seahawks wanted to pick up more draft picks, and they picked up a big one when they got the Chiefs’ first-round pick in the Frank Clark trade. But in a demonstration of just how low on draft picks the Seahawks were heading into this week, they’re still in the bottom half of the...
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    Chiefs officially announce Frank Clark acquisition

    Getty Images The Seahawks and Chiefs agreed to the trade sending defensive end Frank Clark to Kansas City on Tuesday, but the paperwork associated with Clark’s new deal and the need for him to pass a physical left an official announcement off the table until Thursday. The Chiefs made that...
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    Packers trade up to 21st pick to grab Maryland safety Darnell Savage

    Getty Images The Green Bay Packers moved up nine spots in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks to select Maryland safety Darnell Savage with the 21st overall pick in the draft. Savage is the first defensive back selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. Savage will pair with Adrian Amos in the pack of...
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    Seahawks take TCU defensive end L.J. Collier with 29th overall pick

    Getty Images The Seahawks needed help at defensive end even before trading Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this week. With the 29th overall pick in the draft, the Seahawks grabbed TCU defensive end L.J. Collier to help boost their pass rush. The 29th pick was the selection...
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    Seahawks planned to keep Frank Clark until Chiefs’ “very aggressive” offer

    Getty Images The Seahawks say trading defensive end Frank Clark wasn’t their plan this offseason, but plans changed when they found out how much the Chiefs were willing to offer. Seahawks General Manager John Schneider said they weren’t in a hurry to get rid of Clark, but the Chiefs’ offer of...
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    Chiefs give up far more for Frank Clark than they got for Dee Ford

    Getty Images The Chiefs must think the pass rusher they just acquired is a lot better than the one they traded away. Kansas City gave up a 2019 first-round pick and a 2020 second-round pick to acquire Frank Clark from the Seahawks. Previously this offseason, the Chiefs traded Dee Ford to the...
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    Frank Clark: “Seattle used me for everything I had”

    Getty Images Frank Clark is happy to be paid, and happy to be a Chief, but has left Seattle with the same bad taste other defensive stars have in recent years. Clark told ESPN’s Josina Anderson “I wanted to be somewhere where I’m wanted, where I’m appreciated.” The Chiefs giving him a new...
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    Jarran Reed had core muscle surgery today

    Getty Images The Seahawks were able to pare Frank Clark from the payroll today, and one of the guys who could benefit from that went under the knife. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed underwent core muscle surgery today in Philadelphia. His...
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    Rams happy to see Frank Clark leave the division

    Getty Images Frank Clark made 12 of his 35 career sacks against NFC West opponents, while also collecting 13 tackles for loss and 29 quarterback hits against the other three teams in the division. The Rams saw the best of the pass rusher as Clark had six sacks, six tackles for loss, 13...
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    Seahawks gained big by franchising Frank Clark

    Getty Images The Seahawks have known even before trading defensive end Frank Clark to the Chiefs on Tuesday that it was going to be tough to keep their defensive core together beyond this year. In fact, it’s fair to wonder whether the Seahawks ever really thought there was going to be a chance...
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    Report: Jets not interested in Frank Clark

    Getty Images Frank Clark may or may not wear those highlighter green Seahawks alternate uniforms again. But he apparently won’t be joining Gang Green either. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets are not interested in acquiring the franchise-tagged Seattle...
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    Seahawks think it will be “challenging” to keep Frank Clark and other starters

    Getty Images The NFL has a hard salary cap, which means ever dollar spent on one player is a dollar that can’t be spent on another player. The Seahawks think things are reaching the point when there won’t be enough dollars to spread around. Specifically, with defensive end Frank Clark...
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