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Seahawks new kicker Ryan Longwell grew up watching the team

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Former Packers, Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell won a spot on Seahawks team with an impressive tryout Tuesday. Longwell grew up in Puyallup.

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Pete Carroll has assistant coaches who get in his face when he wants to gamble, and the Seahawks are better for it.

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Age: 27, born Dec. 11, 1985. Position: Tight end. Height, weight: 6-5, 255 pounds. College: Arizona State. High school: Desert Vista (Phoenix...

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After the Seahawks defeated the Redskins on Sunday, FOX cameras caught an image of Redskins tackle Trent Williams applying an open hand to the face of Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. The folks at Q13, the FOX affiliate in Seattle, have more video a…

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RENTON -- Running back Marshawn Lynch did not practice Wednesday. Deep breaths, Seattle. Deep breaths. He doesn't usually practice on Wednesday. True, it's his foot that's listed as the reason for his absence as opposed to his back, but coach Pete Carro…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The new Seahawks kicker was dropping some old names Wednesday. Ryan Longwell, who was signed to replace the injured Steven Hauschka, grew up in nearby Puyallup, Wash., and remembers a different era of Seahawks stars. “Kind of growing up a Seahawks fan, …

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*     *     * RENTON—Reporters got a chance to chat with new Seahawks kicker Ryan Longwell, a Puyallup native, before Wednesday’s practice. The 38-year-old veteran was added to the Seattle roster in place of Steven Hauschka, who was placed on …

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2012 Fewest Starter Games Lost to Injury The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks kept their starting lineups generally healthy during the 2012 regular season. That has changed recently. San Francisco is hoping defensive end Justin Smith can functio…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

A picture of the field at Candlestick Park posted on Facebook by kicker Billy Cundiff raised concerns that there might be another problematic playing surface one week after complaints about the poor conditions at FedEx Field in last weekend’s Seahawks w…

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Six of the eight remaining playoff teams made bold, unconventional moves on their way to the postseason. Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson provide proof right here in the NFC West. Wilson, the Seattle Seahawks' rookie quarterback, faces in the NFC div…

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It's been said that nothing in this life is free. That's not quite true this weekend. Two days of airport parking is free at SeaTacPark.com for anyone traveling to Atlanta to root for the Seahawks. That's right, free. "The least we can do for Seaha…

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RENTON — You wouldn’t be wrong to say that half of Seattle was watching when the Seahawks played at Washington on Sunday. That might not be most accurate measure of just how many people were turned in, though. The game got a 46.7 share rating — whic…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

Seahawks corner Richard Sherman is an NFL trash-talker ready-made for the internet age. He was one of the NFL's best defensive backs as a rookie in 2011, and yet he didn't register in the national consciousness until he threw a "U MAD BRO?" To…

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WASHINGTON (AP) Robert Griffin III had surgery Wednesday morning to repair a torn ligament and to determine whether there was any other damage in his ailing right knee.

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The Seahawks believe in themselves, and now an entire city is believing along with them.

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Seattle will sign defensive end Patrick Chukwurah, who hasn't played in an NFL regular-season game since 2007. Just don't say they're signing him off the couch. This is a 250-pound personal trainer with less than 5 percent body fat, someone who is a spe…