Why Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak would be an ‘incredible’ head coach if hired by Raiders

Brady HendersonFeb 7, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of the Seattle Seahawks‘ most memorable offensive plays of the 2025 season came in a Week 6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, when Sam Darnold hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba over the top for a 61-yard touchdown.

The Seahawks had devised a way to get their star receiver open for a deep shot on a

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Seahawks elevate two RBs from practice squad

Brady HendersonFeb 7, 2026, 07:18 PM ET

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Seattle Seahawks elevated running backs Cam Akers and Velus Jones Jr. from their practice squad Saturday to be available for Super Bowl LX, the team announced.

They will give Seattle a pair of backfield options to back up Ken Walker III and George Holani against the New England Patriots. Holani became Seattle’s No.

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Seahawks ‘fully expect’ Emmanwori to play in SB

Brady HendersonFeb 5, 2026, 02:25 PM ET

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The Seattle Seahawks “fully expect” Nick Emmanwori to play in Super Bowl LX after he left practice yesterday with an ankle injury, coach Mike Macdonald said Thursday.

Macdonald called Emmanwori’s injury, which occurred Wednesday in practice, a low-ankle sprain. Macdonald said he wasn’t sure how much Emmanwori would participate in Thursday’s practice.

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Who makes Mike Macdonald’s defense so good? Seahawks to watch in Super Bowl LX

Brady HendersonFeb 5, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald was standing on stage during a news conference Tuesday, five days before Super Bowl LX, when a reporter asked him about the importance of good defense in winning games in the NFL.

“Well,” Macdonald said before a brief pause, “right up my alley.”

Macdonald, 38, is the architect and playcaller of the Seahawks defense that enters

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Darnold: Oblique ‘feels really good’ ahead of SB

Brady HendersonFeb 4, 2026, 03:55 PM ET

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — With four days to go before Super Bowl LX, neither Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald nor Sam Darnold seems concerned about the quarterback’s oblique injury.

“It feels really good,” Darnold said Wednesday. “Definitely the time off has helped a little bit. I’m always just going to take it one step at a time, do my rehab and do

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Seattle’s Kubiak ‘all-in’ on LX amid Raiders buzz

Brady HendersonFeb 3, 2026, 12:59 AM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Asked Monday about reports that he’s expected to become the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak said his focus is on Super Bowl LX.

“I can just tell you I’m all-in on the Seahawks, I’m all-in on this game,” Kubiak said during Super Bowl Opening Night, “and whatever comes next,

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Goodell: Report of $5M fine for Seahawks untrue

Brady HendersonFeb 2, 2026, 08:30 PM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday denied a report in the Wall Street Journal that the Seattle Seahawks were fined $5 million due to their ownership structure not being in compliance with league bylaws.

Speaking at his annual pre-Super Bowl news conference, Goodell called the report of the fine “not true.”

According to the report, the NFL has been pressuring Jody

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Seattle has a short-yardage threat: AJ Barner’s ne…

Brady HendersonJan 31, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — One of the more unstoppable plays for the Super Bowl-bound Seattle Seahawks has roots in one of the most disappointing moments of their 2024 season.

It was in overtime of their Week 9 home loss to the NFC West-rival Los Angeles Rams.

On the first possession of the extra period, Seattle was eyeing a sudden-death touchdown. The Seahawks needed less

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Seahawks GM: Darnold ‘hasn’t flinched’ over injury…

Brady HendersonJan 29, 2026, 07:39 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — Sam Darnold‘s oblique injury might have fueled nervousness inside team headquarters when it happened two days before the Seattle Seahawks‘ divisional round victory, but general manager John Schneider said Thursday that Darnold wasn’t worried.

Schneider said that Darnold “hasn’t flinched” about his injury this postseason, not even while playing through it for the second week in a row last

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