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Seahawks bench Woolen for violating team rule

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 22, 2024, 11:15 PM ET

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SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks benched former Pro Bowl cornerback Riq Woolen for the opening drive of their loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.

“That was just a team rule thing,” coach Mike Macdonald said. “We made it right and that’s what we decided to do, what was

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Seahawks’ Walker to play after 2-game absence

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 20, 2024, 05:51 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks will get Kenneth Walker III back Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after their leading rusher missed two games because of a calf injury.

Walker had become the Seahawks’ biggest question mark this week after quarterback Geno Smith – who couldn’t finish their loss to Green Bay last

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Geno ‘better,’ plans to play despite knee injury

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 04:42 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith plans to play this week against the Minnesota Vikings despite the right knee injury that kept him from finishing the team’s loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.

“I’m getting better every day,” Smith said Thursday. “Looking forward to Sunday.”

He later

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Seahawks ‘optimistic’ QB Smith will play Sunday

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 16, 2024, 08:15 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald is optimistic that Geno Smith will play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after tests revealed good news on the quarterback’s right knee.

Macdonald didn’t know exactly what to call the injury that knocked Smith out of the Seahawks’ 30-13 loss to the Green

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Knee injury forces Seattle QB Smith from SNF loss

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 16, 2024, 01:50 AM ET

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SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks‘ hopes of making the playoffs were dealt at least one significant blow Sunday night with their loss to the Green Bay Packers — and maybe another depending on the severity of Geno Smith‘s knee injury.

The veteran quarterback went down midway through the third quarter and did not return after

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Seahawks say RB Walker (calf) doubtful for SNF

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 13, 2024, 05:20 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — If the Seattle Seahawks are going to win a fifth straight game and hang on to first place in the NFC West, they’ll probably have to do it without Kenneth Walker III.

The Seahawks on Friday listed Walker as doubtful for their Sunday night game against the Green Bay Packers

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Run game key as Seahawks extend win streak to four

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — For several weeks, the Seattle Seahawks have felt their stagnant run game has been making steady progress, with the evidence of an eventual breakout showing up on film even if it hasn’t shown up in the stat sheet.

“There’s creases there,” general manager John Schneider said recently, “and it’s coming.”

But even Schneider may not

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Seahawks top RB Walker (calf) out vs. Cardinals

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 7, 2024, 04:25 PM ET

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The Seattle Seahawks will be without Kenneth Walker in their NFC West showdown with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday after ruling out their leading rusher because of a calf injury.

Walker was initially listed as questionable because of calf and ankle injuries that kept him from practicing Thursday and Friday. The team downgraded

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Seahawks’ Nwosu activated, blasts ‘dirty play’

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 07:37 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks activated outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu off injured reserve Thursday, clearing the way for the team’s best edge defender to return Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals from his second significant injury of the season.

The first one, Nwosu feels, was the result of a “dirty play.”

On the opening drive of

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DL Williams’ record 92-yard pick-six wows Seattle

Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 1, 2024, 08:24 PM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald was only kidding when he nominated Michael Dickson as honorary player of the game, a reference to the punter being unavailable in the fourth quarter Sunday, leading to a fourth-down conversion that extended Seattle’s game-winning touchdown drive.

But Macdonald was serious when he touted Leonard

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