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Brandon Browner's suspension triggers greatest challenge of Pete Carroll era

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says his team has to move on and replace Brandon Browner, but with another possible suspension looming, that won't be easy.

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Arizona's John Skelton will be back at starting quarterback when the Cardinals play the Seahawks on Sunday in Seattle. Coach Ken Whisenhunt, whose...

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Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner drops his appeal over testing positive for a banned substance, meaning he would be eligible if Seattle qualifies for the postseason.

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RENTON -- Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant did not practice on Wednesday, resting the sore foot that kept him out of practice all last week.But last week is an important measurement because Bryant was still able to play after sitting out the week, whic…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

With Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman fighting his four-game suspension for violation of the league’s policy against steroids and related substances, the team’s other starter at the position has opted to take his medicine for allegedly taking medic…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Arizona's John Skelton will be back at starting quarterback when the Cardinals play the Seahawks on Sunday in Seattle.

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RENTON -- Cornerback Walter Thurmond will start in Brandon Browner's place at right cornerback as Browner begins serving a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.Coach Pete Carroll -- who again declined to …

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona's John Skelton will be back at starting quarterback when the Cardinals play the Seahawks Sunday in Seattle.

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The Seattle Seahawks are about to find out how much losing at least one of their top cornerbacks means to their defense.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner will begin serving his four-game suspension immediately and will miss the remainder of 2012. Browner, who violated the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, will be out for the final four games of the regular se…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy against performance-enhancing drugs and will begin serving his suspension this week, reports Danny O'Neil of The Seattle Times…

Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner will immediately begin his four-game suspension this week for violating the league's policy on performance enhancement drugs.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Free agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press.

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Arizona's John Skelton won't have to worry about Seattle's Brandon Browner intercepting him when the Cardinals visit the Seahawks in Week 14. That sentence sums up two news items coming down simultaneously Wednesday: Arizona announced Skelton as its sta…

Greg Johns, MLB.com

Outfielder Jason Bay, who was released this offseason by the Mets with $21 million still owed on his contract, agreed to a one-year Major League deal with the Mariners on Wednesday.

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By the numbers: Russell Wilson and rookie QB records

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A look inside the statistics heading into Sunday's game between Seattle and Arizona.

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Mike Salk, Brock Huard and I had all sorts of fun dissecting Skip Bayless' recently expressed skepticism over Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. They drew me into a myth-busting session of epic proportions. Hope you enjoy the audio.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bears gave up a pair of late touchdowns to the Seahawks last Sunday, costing them a win they needed to hold onto their position as the NFC North leaders. John Mullin of CSN Chicago will join Mike Florio on Wednesday’s edition of PFT Live to talk abo…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

When Week Three of the 2012 NFL season ended with a Monday night game between the Packers and Seahawks that ended with a horrible call on a play that has become known as the “Fail Mary,” we all knew that the undeserved loss for Green Bay and the undes…