Monthly Archives: June 2010
The day in pictures
Check out some photos from Wednesday’s minicamp practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center, brought to you by Seahawks.com photographer Rod Mar: The offense gathers around Matt Hasselbeck. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] Tailback Louis Rankin turns the corner. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] Matt Hasselbeck throws downfield. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] The Seahawks come [...]
Wednesday in Hawkville
A recap of the day’s activities at the Seahawks’ practice during the second and final day of the team’s last minicamp of 2010: FOCUS ON The end. Following 19 total practices, three minicamps, 11 OTAs and 14 weeks of strength and conditioning workouts, the Seahawks have wrapped up their offseason program and now have five [...]
Last day
Coach Pete Carroll is comparing today to the last day of school — and for good reason. The Seahawks wrap up their two-day minicamp and their entire offseason training with today’s meetings and practice, which close out more than three months of almost daily preparation and send the players and coaches on a five-week break. [...]
Focused on the football
Admittedly, Coach Pete Carroll is talking out of both sides of his mouth. During Tuesday’s minicamp practice, the offense threw three interceptions in the workout. On one hand, Carroll’s ecstatic that the defense recorded three takeaways, but on the other, he’s disappointed that the offense was reckless with the ball. The turnover glee of the [...]
For a good read
Check out this insightful and in-depth feature on Coach Pete Carroll, from this week’s edition of Sports Illustrated. Here’s a great clip from the article: “He is the Uncola of coaches: secure, self-aware, an innovator and renaissance guy who courts celebrity with the interactive savvy of Ashton Kutcher. ‘Hollywood,’ as some Seahawks good-naturedly refer to [...]
The ‘final push’
On the final day of the final minicamp of the offseason, Coach Pete Carroll is imploring his assistants to bring their energy at an all-time high rate for this morning’s meetings and practice. “If we come out jacked, they have no choice but to get jacked up too,” Carroll told his staffers, referring to their [...]
Reminiscing about the offseason
As if it were the last week of the school year, giddiness seems to be at an all-time high around Virginia Mason Athletic Center as the Seahawks look to wrap up their final minicamp and last practice of the offseason on Wednesday morning. The looming conclusion also offers a perfect chance to reflect back on [...]
The day in pictures
Check out some photos from Tuesday’s minicamp practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center, brought to you by Seahawks.com photographer Rod Mar: Safety Jamar Adams makes an acrobatic interception in the end zone. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] Wideout Mike Hass hauls in a catch downfield. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] Receiver Ruvell Martin and safety [...]
Ellison claimed off waivers
The Seattle Seahawks have claimed safety Kevin Ellison off waivers, the team announced this afternoon. Ellison, San Diego’s sixth-round draft choice (189th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft, started nine of 13 games played last season for the Chargers, in addition to one start in the playoffs. He tallied 52 tackles (43 solo), one sack [...]
Tuesday in Hawkville
A recap of the day’s activities at the Seahawks’ practice during Day 1 of the final minicamp: FOCUS ON Leon Washington. The shifty tailback, acquired in a draft-day trade with the New York Jets, participated in individual drills Tuesday, his first live football action since breaking his leg in the seventh game last season. While [...]
