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| Seattle officially lands Houshmandzadeh |
NFL Football |
03/03/2009 |
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| Renton, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh officially agreed to a multi-year contract on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not released, but the NFL Network reports that Houshmandzadeh, who was also looking at returning to Cincinnati or signing with Minnesota, signed for $40 million over five years with $15 million guaranteed. "I don't think I got it done very quickly in free agency standards," said Houshmandzadeh. "When I came to Seattle, I told Minnesota that I wou |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Seahawks Go Back to WR Well |
NFL Football |
03/03/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks and their fan base have been down this road before, and are familiar with a couple of the mile markers. When the team reportedly inked highly-coveted free agent T.J. Houshmandzadeh to a $40 million contract on Monday night, the ex-Bengal became the latest in a string of wideout signees to descend upon the Pacific Northwest with high expectations packed among their belongings. When Houshmandzadeh subsequently revealed in a radio interview that he would be |
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| Seahawks ink DT Cole |
NFL Football |
03/02/2009 |
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| Kirkland, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks agreed to a multi- year contract with defensive tackle Colin Cole on Monday. Cole spent the past five seasons with the Green Bay Packers, logging 165 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and one forced fumble in 57 games -- eight starts. The 28-year-old appeared in all 16 games with the Pack last season. |
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| Report: Seattle lands Houshmandzadeh |
NFL Football |
03/02/2009 |
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| Culver City, CA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh have reportedly agreed to terms on a five-year deal. According to the NFL Network, Houshmandzadeh, who was also looking at returning to Cincinnati or signing with Minnesota, signed for $40 million with $15 million guaranteed. Considered the top free agent wideout on the market, the 31-year-old had 92 catches for 904 yards and four touchdowns in 15 games last season with the Bengals. The former Oregon State standout se |
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| Giants beef up defense with signings of Boley, Bernard |
NFL Football |
02/28/2009 |
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| ackles with six sacks and five interceptions in 64 games, including 52 starts, since the Falcons selected him in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Southern Mississippi. Bernard had spent his entire seven-year NFL tenure as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. He started 15 games last season, logging 55 tackles and four sacks. The Texas A&M product has appeared in 45 games over the past three seasons, starting 44 of those contests. His career-high 8 1/2 sacks in 2005 earned him a permanent gig anchor |
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| Seahawks place franchise tag on Hill |
NFL Football |
02/20/2009 |
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| Renton, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks have placed the franchise tag on linebacker Leroy Hill, the team announced Thursday. As a result, Hill will earn the average salary of the top five linebackers in the NFL, or a 20 percent salary raise, whichever is greater. Under the rules of the non-exclusive franchise tender, Hill can negotiate with other teams but the Seahawks would get two first-round draft picks in return if they decide not to match another club's offer. "We are excited that Leroy will re |
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| Around the FCS: Recruiting Wars |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/06/2009 |
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| ot a legitimate shot at the NFL, where measurables often overshadow a player's true ability. In the press conference, announcing his retirement, Dickenson said he actually regretted his time in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, the Miami Dolphins, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Diego Chargers from 2001-2002 as a backup quarterback. He spent two of the most promising years of his career standing on the sidelines. He found his niche with the Calgary Stampeders and the British Columbia Lions in the CFL just as he |
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| Falcons OL Weiner retires |
NFL Football |
02/05/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons veteran offensive tackle Todd Weiner announced his retirement Thursday. Weiner played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Falcons and Seattle Seahawks after a stellar career at Kansas State University. He joined the Falcons in 2002. "I want to thank (owner & CEO) Arthur Blank, (general manager) Thomas Dimitroff and coach (Mike) Smith for the opportunities they gave me to play here," said Weiner. "The Falcons are a first-class organization and due to the posi |
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| Rams fill coordinator vacancies with Shurmur, Flajole |
NFL Football |
01/22/2009 |
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| ng as defensive backs (2001-03) and linebackers coach (2004-06) there. Flajole, meanwhile, has spent his previous six seasons with the Carolina Panthers, serving as their linebackers coach this past campaign. He has also had coaching stints with the Seattle Seahawks (1999-2002) and the Green Bay Packers (1998) and was also a co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach for Nevada at the college level in 1996-97. Flajole was also an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1989-93 and worked with current E |
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| Lewis named Seahawks secondary coach |
NFL Football |
01/22/2009 |
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| Renton, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks have named Tim Lewis their new secondary coach. Lewis has 14 years of NFL experience, spending the past two seasons as secondary coach with Carolina. He has also been a defensive coordinator with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. A first-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1983, Lewis played four seasons in the NFL and had his career cut short because of a neck injury. Lewis began his pro coaching career with Pittsburgh as defensive backs coach i |
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