One bad season is all it takes for teams to re-evaluate everything at the game's most important position.
Tim Weaver
Seahawks coaches did not speak with the media following yesterday's practice, so until we hear from Mike Macdonald we have to rely on the injury report - and that's bad news.
If there's any doubt in your mind just ask a fan of the Seattle Seahawks, who still haven't managed to beat LA even once when Stafford is in the lineup.
It didn't work out with Davis and the Bears, but you can hardly blame the players when that happens.
Is Smith a true franchise quarterback, or is he just the world's longest bridge quarterback?
Five players were listed as DNPs at Wednesday's practice, with the biggest name being the team's star wide receiver DK Metcalf.
The Seattle Seahawks will be getting one of their key pieces back soon as they prepare for the stretch run of the 2024 regular season.
The Seattle Seahawks will be facing an old, familiar enemy this weekend.
Sunday's 16-6 victory over the Arizona Cardinals also snapped a four-game losing streak at home.
What does that mean for the NFC playoff race?
For what it's worth the Seahawks have dominated this series in recent years, winning each of their last five matchups with the Jets.
As expected, Seattle has made another modest jump in Vinnie Iyer's weekly NFL power rankings for The Sporting News.
For every NFL team each season offers unique twists and turns and ups and downs.
It would be one thing if this were a new phenomenon for Geno, but this has been going on all season long.
He hadn't faced pressure like he has today against the Seattle Seahawks, though
One guy who isn't sweating the divisional race is second-year Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua.
Here's former Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan talking about Rodgers, who he played with in Green Bay early in his career before coming to Seattle.
It's not difficult to project where the Seattle Seahawks will need to focus their offseason personnel plans.
The Seattle Seahawks have announced three roster moves heading into tomorrow's monster matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle has also enjoyed a couple of breakout games from second-year wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who's racked up 17 catches, 290 yards and two touchdowns.
With a weak free agent class at QB and a thin crop of quality quarterback prospects in the 2025 draft class, if the Seahawks are going to seek out an upgrade they'll have to get it done via trade.
Yesterday Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV turned 25 years old.
Odds are we will never see another Seahawks defense (or any NFL defense) match what that group was able to accomplish, but there's nothing wrong with trying to reach that pinnacle.
As long as they need to sign a good guard, they might as well shoot for the moon.
We still haven't heard from Williams yet to hear his side of the story, but thanks to an interview on Richard Sherman's podcast with starting quarterback Geno Smith we now have at least a little more to go on.
One thing that carried over from the old regime was the team's penalty problem.
Heading into this week Seattle is particularly thin at tight end and in their return game.
The Seattle Seahawks just announced a handful of roster moves heading into their first practice of Week 12.
Nevertheless, some folks think this team could use another corner.
When it came to the subject of his contract, Sherman stepped in and made the case for Geno to get paid.
The Seahawks are favored by one point over the Cardinals for this weekend's matchup at home.
Let's see what we can learn from this week's grades for Seattle from Pro Football Focus.
After it was over, head coach Mike Macdonald handed out game-balls to five different key players.
Here's a look at the updated NFC playoff picture following Sunday's games.
The win comes as a big surprise, reinvigorating the Seahawks' playoff odds and shaking up the NFC standings in a significant way going into Week 12.
The Seahawks picked up a big divisional win in Week 11, knocking off the 49ers at the last second on the road.
Bryan Murphy
The Seattle Seahawks are about as healthy as they have been since the start of the season.
Here's a quick review of who's coming and who's going for Seattle's Week 11 game.
Perhaps the leak from the Seahawks is intended to deflect criticism.
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to 49ers vs. Seahawks on the radio.
Ishika Dadhwal
The Seahawks are losing a starting member of their offensive line midway through the season.
Here's one you don't see every day.
Even though he hasn't appeared in an NFL game since the 2019 season, Thomas still thinks he's the best safety in the league.
Reading between the lines, Smith is alluding to the team's issues running the ball.
Speaking of the future, it sounds like Jones is expecting to stay in the Seattle area for a while.
It's not a terrible idea to take the best edge rusher on their board with their first pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
Here's what we know about all the major pieces that were on Wednesday's Week 11 injury report for the Seahawks.
No matter what the stats say, Smith is still a great value at quarterback.
The Seahawks have finally activated star right tackle Abe Lucas off the PUP list
Beggars can't be choosers, especially at this point in the season.
In their defense, they inherited a talented but fundamentally flawed roster from Pete. However, Seattle's linebacker failures this year are entirely their own fault.
As you might expect, they're all taking the 49ers - and most are banking on another lopsided final score.
It seems the calls were short.
Halfway through the season, that original plan at the off-ball linebacker spots has now been completely scrapped.
For the season Smith-Njigba's production is as good as any slot receiver in the NFL's.
The recent losting streak, combined with a brutal second-half schedule have literally decimated Seattle's playoff odds compared to when they were 3-0 early in the season.
The best game of the day was easily the 10:00 am Pacific time window matchup between the 6-2 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 7-2 Washington Commanders, which featured a couple of Seahawks legends in prominent roles.
The Seattle Seahawks had last week off, but now it's back to the grind.
Here's everything you need to know to watch the Seahawks' next game, as well as the rest of their opponents in the 2024 NFL regular season.
Sloan Piva
Given how unpredictable this front office has been in the past, it's impossible for us to rule out pretty much any scenario, including this one.
There's a lot to like about the way Geno Smith is throwing the ball, as well as the way he's handled himself these last two and a half seasons.
Nowadays this unit is arguably the worst in the league.
Congratulations to Lockett, who is playing out his 10th season in the NFL.
In addition to getting Geno Smith pummeled like Andrew Luck early in his career with the Colts, the Seahawks can't get any push at all in the run game.
More importantly, Seattle has to find a way to stop the bleeding at the line of scrimmage.
As one of the most guard-needy teams in the NFL, that should include the Seahawks.
They're not going to cut Metcalf, but Lockett is a realistic possibility.
Halfway through the season, it looks like he was right and we were dead wrong.
Here's a late-breaking scoop of journalism as hard as frozen-solid ice cream.
We really hate to swear in an article, but this is Unacceptable.
It would be asinine for them to do anything but attempt to upgrade the offensive line.
Needless to say, the Seahawks should not discuss sending Metcalf to the Steelers or any other team.
Head coach Mike Macdonald just met with reporters at the VMAC and he offered a few answers regarding a couple key injured players.
At least the Seahawks got a long-awaited breakout game from wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Here's the complete up-to-date order of picks according to Tankathon.
What's become abundantly clear over these last six weeks is that they're simply not ready to compete with real contenders around the league.
The Seahawks slipped to last place in the NFC West on Sunday after two red-zone interceptions by Geno Smith. Is Smith running out of time as Seattle's starter?
Dan Treacy
The Seahawks' offense wasn't quite the same without DK Metcalf last week. Will they have their top receiver for a critical NFC West showdown?
In addition to activating Fant, the Seahawks also made a couple of standard practice squad elevations.
It's that special time of week when the NFL levies exorbitant fines against players for penalties they committed during the previous week's games.
As is the case with pretty much every DK Metcalf trade proposal we have seen the last several years, it makes a whole lot of sense for the other team, but not so much for the Seahawks.
Seattle's pressure game has also fallen off considerably over the last several games after a hot start to the season.
In case you haven't heard the news, the Seattle Seahawks are once again one of the worst run-defending teams in the NFL this season.
The Seattle Seahawks will be playing their second-straight game without their number one wide receiver.
The comparison rankles, but only because it rings true.
Here's what offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb had to say on the subject when he was asked yesterday.
You can make a case that their current playoff odds say they should be sellers at next week's NFL trade deadline rather than buyers.
Here's a quick review of the most-important names on that list and what their status is for Sunday's game against LA.
The 2024 Seattle Seahawks are officially down bad.
Macdonald told reporters yesterday that he dressed as Belichick for one Halloween.
Offensively, another same-old-story is playing out for Ryan Grubb at the line of scrimmage.
The Sporting News highlights the best bets and top player props for Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season, including the Vikings over the Colts, the Rams over the Seahawks, and the UNDER for Commanders-Giants.
You never want to be the story if you're writing about an NFL team.
Apparently, at least 60% of Seattle fans would be willing to deal him if they could get a first and a third-round pick in return.
That doesn't bode well for Sunday afternoon, but let's see who the experts are picking for this week's game.
Ask Bruce Irvin and he could tell you about some actual fights around the Seahawks' facility.
In exchange Ulrich suggests that the Seahawks get a conditional seventh-round draft pick back from the Lions.
Let's see what we can learn from the Pro Football Focus grades for Seattle this week.
If the crowd at Lumen Field for yesteday's game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills seemed louder than usual, you weren't wrong.
This coming Sunday they have another home game, this time against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams.
On Sunday the Seattle Seahawks played their third game this season against a potential Super Bowl contender team, and for the third time they got beaten handily.
Here are the latest updates on the Seahawks defense fighting on the sideline in Week 8.
Teddy Ricketson
Here's a Bills vs. Seahawks weather update, detailing heavy rains that lead to a sloppy first half in Seattle.
Sarah Effress
The Seattle Seahawks secondary was hit hard by injuries the last few weeks.
Hopefully we'll see some progress today against the Bills, who are serious AFC contenders every year.
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to Seahawks vs. Bills on the radio.
Chirag Radhyan
The Bills travel to Seattle for a Week 8 matchup against the NFC West leader Seahawks.
Brendan OSullivan
Could they make one more big move before the deadline comes?
Unfortunately, for now Twitter is still the best place to get breaking NFL news, so that's where you'll find teams engaging with their fans
Here's all the latest info we have on several key injured players for Seattle heading into their Week 8 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.
At least in football years Smith's body is still in relatively good shape for his age.
Jones will be taking over at the middle linebacker position in place of Tyrel Dodson, who will slide over to the weakside linebacker spot to replace Jerome Baker.
Important journalism, here.
Glorious.
Macdonald also added that DK doesn't necessarily have to practice this week at all in order to play against the Bills.
The Seattle Seahawks are not content to sit around and wait for the San Francisco 49ers to get old and see their Super Bowl window close of natural causes.
Check out the latest pick'em and confidence pool strategy and survivor contest advice ahead of Week 8 from PoolGenius, friends of the Sporting News and experts in sports pools and pick'em contests.
PoolGenius
You can forget any question there might have been about the Seattle Seahawks being either buyers or sellers at the 2024 NFL trade deadline
The Seattle Seahawks are going into the 2024 NFL trade deadline at a bit of an impasse.
The Seattle Seahawks have all the pieces they need to make a deep run in the NFL playoffs.
Next up on the list are the Buffalo Bills, who will be visiting Lumen Field on Sunday afternoon in what should be a telling measuring-stick kind of game for the Seahawks.
Metcalf being missing in action is obviously a significant loss for Seattle's passing game.
DK Metcalf exited Seattle's Week 7 clash with the Falcons after appearing to sustain a knee injury.
David Suggs
They got the job done thanks in part to some outstanding performances from three young contributors.
The Seattle Seahawks are still in the toughest portion of their 2024 regular season schedule, and next up they may be facing the most-difficult opponent they'll play all year.
Cancel the funeral.
The veteran quarterback had a rough game on Sunday.
Daniel Chavkin
The Seattle Seahawks have broken their three-game losing streak, taking down the Atlanta Falcons 34-14 on the road.
Prior to the knee injury, Metcalf had posted four catches, a game-high 99 receiving yards and one touchdown.
We probably can't assume that Walker is going to be 100% given the illness, but it's better to have him out there than not, even if he's not at full capacity.
A recent column by the Seahawks team at Sports Illustrated came up with a few intriguing trade ideas.
Fans living in the green areas of the map can catch the game being broadcast live on Fox.
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to Falcons vs. Seahawks on the radio.
Swati K
Here's a complete guide to watching Falcons vs. Seahawks today, including the TV channel, start time and live stream options.
Anna Ruth Riggins
However, the other bit of news that the team just announced could be potentially far more consequential than a couple of depth corners getting called up.
Geno Smith is having a bit of an up-and-down kind of season for the Seattle Seahawks.
Macdonald looked like a perfect golden boy genius the first three games of this season.
Maybe it is, but the Falcons also narrowly lost to the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs thanks to some dubious officiating, as well.
The Falcons also have a potential edge in that their backup quarterback knows offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb's system as well as anybody.
The Seattle Seahawks have released their final injury report of the week ahead of Sunday's road game against the Atlanta Falcons and three key players have been ruled out for this week's game.
Today on Good Morning Football the hosts talked about their expectations for this game, and Peter Schrager finished things off by making the stakes clear for Seattle.
The most-critical dynamic for the Seattle Seahawks offense this year is the connection between quarterback Geno Smith and wide receiver DK Metcalf.
Abe Lucas is still on PUP, George Fant remains on IR, Stone Forsythe is the worst pass-blocking tackle in the NFL and 42-year old Jason Peters may be their best option to start going forward. That is, unless they pull off another trade to boost their depth at this spot.
Now active, there was rampant speculation - even expectation coming into this week that Wilson would get into the starting lineup.
The Seattle Seahawks have been aggressive since the start of the season addressing their roster needs and tweaking every last little detail
Some folks seem to think that Jenkins' injury opens the door for a potential reunion with the guy who previously played his position.
When the players got back to work this week coming off a brief rest following their Thursday night loss to San Francisco, the team apparently had a come-to-Jesus type meeting to start things off on Monday.
Now it's the secondary that's beginning to look like a MASH unit, just as the interior defensive line rotation is starting to round back into shape.
Check out the latest pick'em and confidence pool strategy and survivor contest advice ahead of Week 7 from PoolGenius, friends of the Sporting News and experts in sports pools and pick'em contests.
Woolen sitting out would be another devastating blow for the Seahawks defense, as he's been their best cover defender this season.
Daniel Jeremiah was a guest on the show, and he was asked if he would trade Metcalf for a haul similar to the AJ Brown deal.
The Seattle Seahawks front office kept busy over their extended break from last week.
Next up on the schedule is a visit to play the Atlanta Falcons in an early kickoff.
The Seattle Seahawks are still pretty beat up by injuries, but they're on a long week and appear to be getting at least a little bit healthier.
Even with a few extra days off to rest, it's difficult to see this Seattle team winning games against all but the worst teams around the league.
So, even though they're better than 3-3, at a certain point, you are what your record says you are - and the Seahawks are rapidly approaching it.
Smith is in good company, at least... sort-of.
After getting a ton of fines last year for fighting with cornerbacks practically every week, on Saturday Metcalf earned his first fine of the 2024 season from the league office.
If Seattle comes out of that portion of the schedule with a record like 3-6, you could make a case for them to be sellers at the trade deadline.
In a new 2025 NFL mock draft from Josh Edwards at CBS Sports, the Seahawks use the 20th overall pick on the top tight end prospect in the draft, landing a huge upgrade over Noah Fant.
Now they barely appear to be a playoff team, and the cracks are showing.
The worst of Thursday night's loss to the San Francisco 49ers came from right tackle Stone Forsythe, but we can't write anymore about that situation without puking, so let's focus on the struggles of starting quarterback Geno Smith and star wide receiver DK Metcalf.
There weren't a whole lot of silver linings from the loss, but at least a handful of players did stand out in a positive way.
Here's a portion of what Smith said about his play as well as his team's, according to Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times.
Life comes at you fast in the NFL though, and now just three weeks later Seattle's defense looks like one of the worst.
At least Love didn't try to duck the question when he was asked what happened and he took accountability for the mistake.
Geno Smith threw a costly interception in the fourth quarter of "Thursday Night Football" and smashed the tablet off his head on the sidelines.
Kyle Irving
Brock Purdy rolled during a much-needed win vs. Seattle on Thursday night, but the 49ers suffered another costly loss in the process.
Daniel Mader
Already missing star right boundary cornerback Riq Woolen, the Seahawks lost two more corners to injuries during tonight's game.
It's another frustrating loss for the Seahawks considering the comeback that they had going for them.
Watch Shenault take a kickoff all the way back to the house for a 97-yard touchdown against the 49ers on Thursday Night Football.
Aside from one catch and run from DK Metcalf and one PBU in the end zone by Artie Burns, it's been pretty much all ugliness in all three phases.
Seattle will be rocking its retro blue look against the 49ers on "Thursday Night Football" in Week 6.
The Seattle Seahawks have announced several roster moves heading into tonight's prime-time matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to Seahawks vs. 49ers on the radio.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, most of the betting public is taking the 49ers. However, the sharps are all over the Seahawks at +3.5 points.
Channel, time, TV schedule, live stream for 'Thursday Night Football' game.
Jared Greenspan
Here's everything you need to know about tonight's game, beginning with what to watch for.
Time, TV channel, schedule for NFL Week 6 Thursday Night Football matchup.
As the Macdonald defense makes its way through the NFL, Macdonald is hoping to prove himself as more than a defensive mind.
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was one of the most sought-after coaches last offseason, so why did he remain in Detroit?
Seattle acquired the former Commanders quarterback in the offseason, and he'll be next-man-up if anything happens to Geno Smith.
DK Metcalf and Fred Warner locked horns in 2023. The incident's impact could be at the forefront of a lot of onlookers' minds when the Seahawks and 49ers square off on Thursday night.
Here's a complete guide to watching Thursday Night Football in Week 6, including the start time and TV channel for Seahawks vs. 49ers.
Cate Schiller
It's another big blow for a defense that was already shorthanded.
The 2024 Week 6 NFL schedule kicks off on Thursday Night Football with the Seahawks hosting the 49ers on Amazon Prime Video. Check out this breakdown of the TNF matchup for all of its fantasy football implications.
Vinnie Iyer
The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the most important game on their 2024 regular season schedule to date.
Sunday's home loss to the lowly New York Giants represented a welcome-to-the-NFL rookie moment for head coach Mike Macdonald and his coordinators.
Let's review what we (think) we know about several key injured players for both teams going into Thursday night's game.
The 49ers visit the Seahawks in a huge Week 6 showdown on Thursday Night Football. The Sporting News has optimal DFS lineups for this primetime divisional tilt, highlighting the studs, sleepers, value picks, and advice to help you make some daily fantasy cash.
As it happens, there are pretty much no moral victories to be found from Seattle's latest loss.
Let's see what we can learn from this week's Pro Football Focus grades for Seattle.
By the fourth quarter the Seahawks had little choice but to take Brown off the field and put in rookie corner Nehemiah Pritchett out of Auburn.
For the season, the Seahawks are the pass-happiest team in the league, throwing the ball on 67.39% of their offensive snaps.
