Monthly Archives: May 2011
Engram ‘humbled’ by selection
The best receiver in franchise history? Easy, it was Steve Largent. All he did during his 14-year career with the Seahawks was lead the team in receiving for 12 consecutive seasons (1976-87). When he retired after the 1989 season, Largent was the NFL’s all-time leader in receptions (819), receiving yards (13,089) and TD catches (100). [...]
A new CD, and a cutie
Craig Terrill’s appearance at the Kirkland Performance Center on Saturday turned into a release party for his second CD, “Genuine,” because the discs just arrived in the mail on Friday. The Seahawks’ defensive tackle also was upstaged by his daughter, Journey, at one point during the high-energy performance with his band. Spotting her in the [...]
Cyber surfing: Tuesday
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks – although most of the NFL news deals with the latest on the labor front: Clark Judge and Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com see the ruling for a permanent stay of the lockout by the owners as a white flag-waving decision for the players. Says Judge: “Meaning? [...]
Early risers
Not all the questions NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took during his session with Seahawks season-ticket holders on Friday dealt with the league’s work stoppage. One was about what has become a victory-blockage issue for the Seahawks and other West Coast teams when they travel, especially to the Eastern time zone. James from Seattle asked the [...]
Cyber surfing: Monday
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks, from today and over the weekend: Dan Pompei of National Football Post lists Tom Cable among his “impact assistants,” and has this to say about the Seahawks’ first-year assistant head coach/offensive line coach: “You can’t underestimate the value of a solid offensive line coach who gets [...]
Goodell: Negotiation, not litigation
Listen to the complete conference call here (approximately 35 minutes): NFL commissioner Roger Goodell remains convinced that negotiation, and not litigation, is the best way to resolve the league’s work stoppage that is prevented players from working out at team facilities and delaying the start of offseason programs and free agency. Goodell made that comment [...]
Old digs, new name
When the Seahawks were headquartered in their second Kirkland location, the building that was on property leased from Northwest University went simply by Seahawks Headquarters. Not anymore. When the team moved to its state-of-the-art facility along the shores of Lake Washington in Renton in August 2008, its old building was taken over by the school — [...]
Cyber surfing: Friday
Good morning, and happy Friday the 13th. Here’s what’s “out there” today about the Seahawks as another week in the NFL work stoppage draws to a close: Ron Springs, the father of former Seahawks Pro Bowl cornerback and first-round draft choice Shawn, has died of a heart attack. He was 54. Springs, a former running [...]
Rootin’ for Tuten
Informed that the readers of Seahawks.com had voted him the punter on the franchise’s 35th Anniversary team, Rick Tuten had one request. “Please put my first quote as, ‘I really appreciate the vote of confidence after all these years,’ ” he said. “I’m glad the fans remember me, because I sure had a good time [...]
Connecting the dots
The nine players the Seahawks selected in the April 28-30 NFL Draft came from nine colleges and universities, but only five states. That’s because Alabama tackle James Carpenter (first round), Georgia wide receiver Kris Durham (fourth round) and Appalachian State safety Mark LeGree (fifth round) went to high school in Georgia; while Stanford cornerback Richard [...]
