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Pre-Snap Reads 12/5: Seahawks D-line might be best in team history

In Today’s Links: Odd-Year Jason Myers cops awards previously only accessible to Even-Year Jason Myers, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is loved by his Seattle Seahawks teammates, more about DeMarcus Lawrence and his stellar 2025 campaign, Julian Love is working his way back to the field, the Drake Thomas story continues, game previews for Sunday’s big road tilt […]

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NFC Playoff Picture: Lions win pushes back how early Seahawks can clinch playoff spot

The Detroit Lions gave the Dallas Cowboys 44 reasons to start thinking about the offseason, winning 44-30 on Thursday Night Football to send Brian Schottenheimer’s team to 6-6-1 and with less than a 10 percent chance to make the playoffs. Detroit has effectively saved itself by improving to 8-5, albeit unable to get into a […]

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6 days ago | 1 read

Seattle Seahawks open another roster spot by waiving Quinton Bohanna

The Seattle Seahawks now have two open roster spots on the 53-man roster. On Thursday, Seattle waived defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna. This is notable as the Seahawks designated Julian Love, Dareke Young, and Jarran Reed to return to practice ahead of the Week 14 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Seattle also designated rookie defensive tackle, […]

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Jason Myers named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month

For the second month in a row, the Seattle Seahawks have a player named player of the month. In October, Jaxon Smith-Njigba received the NFC offensive honors. For November, kicker Jason Myers has received the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors. At first glance this may be surprising to some Seahawks fans considering […]

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Cowboys vs. Lions ‘Thursday Night Football’ live discussion

Is this perhaps a playoff elimination game in the NFC? The Dallas Cowboys have won three in a row to get to 6-5-1 and still have a shot at the playoffs, whether through the Wild Card or the NFC East title. It’s a different story for the Detroit Lions, who might be 7-5 but are […]

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Why the Seahawks can’t bring everyone back from injured reserve

The Seattle Seahawks are getting healthier, having designated safety Julian Love, defensive tackle Jarran Reed, and wide receiver/returner Dareke Young for return to practice on Wednesday. All of these players have spent at least the past month on injured reserve, and will have 21 days from Wednesday to go from IR to the active roster […]

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Seahawks waive Johnathan Hankins from injured list

The Seattle Seahawks let go of veteran nose tackle Johnathan Hankins on Wednesday. Hankins had not played all season while on the non-football injury (NFI) list with a back issue and was confirmed by head coach Mike Macdonald as not coming back this season. As part of Hankins’ departure, the 12-year veteran received an injury […]

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Pre-Snap Reads 12/4: How good are the Seahawks?

In Today’s Links: another press conference from Coach Macdonald, Nick Emmanwori continues to impress us and his fellow Seattle Seahawks, Julian Love returns to practice, why our ‘Hawks may succeed in the playoffs, some reasons to be concerned with Sam Darnold, third quarter progress on the 2025 season, and much more! There’s a lot here. […]

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Seattle Seahawks designate Julian Love, two others to return to practice

The cavalry has arrived! The Seattle Seahawks have designated Julian Love (FS), Jarran Reed (DT) and Dareke Young (WR/KR) to return to practice, signaling a 21-day window for each to be added to the active roster. In a season where the starting defense has played a grand total of four snaps together, this feels like […]

8 days ago | 1 read

DeMarcus Lawrence could build his case for Hall of Fame with the Seahawks

DeMarcus Lawrence has been playing out of his absolute cranium this season. Being only three years older than Lawrence myself, I do not know how he does this. I can barely get through a game of ultimate frisbee without need for serious rehab. But along the way to becoming one of the greatest free agency […]

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Pre-Snap Reads 12/3: Leonard Williams and Byron Murphy are elite

In Today’ Links: statistics showing how amazing our Seattle Seahawks defense truly is, a mailbag, checking in with Nick Emmanwori, some players need to step up if the ‘Hawks are gonna win the NFC West, Bryce and Mookie and Micheal have a chat, and much, much more. Happy Wednesday! Atlanta is right around the corner. […]

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Snap Reactions: Bryce Cabeldue dominates Vikings

Sunday the Seattle Seahawks handily defeated the Minnesota Vikings in a game where the defense dominated and the offense showed up enough to come away victorious. Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores spent the day toying with the Seattle offensive line, confusing the group with simulated pressures and defenders who started the play on the line […]

9 days ago | 1 read

Seahawks add special teamer in practice squad shuffle

Fresh off their first shutout in decade, a 26-0 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Seattle Seahawks are set to begin preparations for another trip to the Eastern Time Zone to take on the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14. A part of the weekly preparations for the Seahawks this season has been the roster movement […]

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DeMarcus Lawrence puts his stamp on Seahawks defense by stomping Vikings

Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar writes about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman DeMarcus Lawrence, who has come back from a last lost season with the Dallas Cowboys to his new status as […]

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Four Down Territory: Seahawks shut door on Vikings, as NFC West door opens

It feels weird when a Seattle Seahawks shutout victory is not the biggest news in Seahawksland, it really was a big day for the future of this season. As Seattle dominated the lifeless Minnesota Vikings 26-0, they not only improved to 9-3, their best record this late into the season since starting 10-2 in 2019, […]

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Are the Steelers already ‘badly’ losing the DK Metcalf trade?

While we’ve paid a lot of attention to the wholesale ineptitude of the Las Vegas Raiders following the Geno Smith trade and Pete Carroll hiring, we’ve not really looked too much at how former Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf has fared with the Pittsburgh Steelers. I’m fully aware that Andrew Fillipponi is a […]

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