Author Archives: Tony Ventrella
Pumpkin Patch in Snohomish
Take a nice Saturday afternoon at the “farm” in Snohomish, add some enthusiastic young members of the Seahawks kid’s club and a pumpkin patch the size of a football field and you have enough fun to last all day. Seahawks linebacker Jameson Konz turned out to greet the kids along with Sea Gals Alexa, Kelly [...]
Seahawks sign RB Allen Bradford
The Seahawks announced the signing for former USC running back Allen Bradford Friday. The 6-0 235 Bradford was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bucs in the 6th round last April. He was released by Tampa Bay on Thursday. A product of Colton High School in San Bernardino, California, Bradford played four years at USC with [...]
Curry fans
The hallways of Seahawk headquarters were busy today with players heading in and out of a photo studio where NBC Sunday Night Football crews were shooting video and stills for the pregame show. I caught up with linebacker Aaron Curry on his way out of the studio and asked him about the tee shirt he [...]
Babs Strikes Again
Practice had just ended in the indoor facility at VMAC when I approached Lawyer Malloy to discuss this week’s game at San Francisco. One question into the interview rookie Seahawks.com reporter Jordan Babineaux asked for the microphone, stepped in front of me and started an interview of his own. Okay that’s a little dramatic. Actually, [...]
Babs Interviews Heater
Someday when Seahawks Safety Jordan Babineaux leaves football he may re-surface as a sports announcer. After Wednesday’s practice the veteran safety interviewed teammate David Hawthorne about the final five games of the season.
Unceasing Optimism
Pep Talk Unceasing Optimism Nothing good has ever come about without at least one leader showing the ability and the will to get up off the canvas and fight on. I’m tempted to go on and on using boxing analogies but I might bore you to tears if you’re not a fan of boxing. On [...]
Babs the Reporter
In the Seahawks locker room just after the announcement that Charlie Whitehurst would start at quarterback this week I was talking with veteran receiver Brandon Stokley when future sports reporter Jordan Babineaux grabbed the microphone and asked if he could do the interview. “Go for it,” I said, and here is his work followed by [...]
Pep Talk Never Save Best Effort
Pep Talk Never Save Your Best Seahawks kicker Olindo Mare was playing in a youth soccer match one day and at half time told his Dad, “I’m saving my best for the second half.” “No, you make sure you play every minute like it’s your last,” his Dad told him. The 15-year NFL veteran has [...]
Pep Talk: Never Be Satisfied
When Seahawks receiver Ben Obomanu was a child he was a sponge for learning new skills and talents. Now in his fifth season in the NFL he still follows advice given by his mother 20 years ago in Selma, Alabama. “My mother was a single parent,” Ben told me as we talked in front of [...]
Pep Talk – Letter to Leon
Seahawks running back Leon Washington is a favorite among fans and teammates for a number of reasons. I like him because he always has a smile on his face and a positive attitude. His teammates like him for the same reasons but also because he brings so much talent and energy onto the field with [...]
