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Hasselbeck to Titans, Tavaris Jackson to Seahawks

Matt Hasselbeck, the only man to quarerback the Seattle Seahawks to a Superbowl, was told by the team his services were no longer needed.  Hasselbeck then signed with the Tennessee Titans to serve as a mentor for another Northwest icon, rookie Jake Locker, late of the University of Washington. To replace Hasselbeck, the Seahawks are [...]

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On Any Given Saturday: Seahawks Shock Superbowl Champion Saints

They say that “On Any Given Sunday,” one NFL team can beat any other NFL team.  Well, the Saints-Seahawks NFC Wildcard game was played on a Saturday, not a Sunday, but the comment still rang true, with Seattle shocking the Saints and the entire NFL with a 41-36 win over the defending Super Bowl champs.  [...]

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Seattle Seahawks Make History With Big Win Over St. Louis Rams

Up until an emotional win over the St. Louis Rams in the last game of the 2010 regular season on January 2, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks had not returned to the playoffs since losing a divisional game to the Green Bay Packers in January of 2007. After they win their last regular season game at [...]

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Seattle Seahawk Playoff History

The Seattle Seahawks (who are an expansion team and first played in 1976 as a member of the NFC), have up-and-down history of making the NFL playoffs. It was not until the early 1980s, under Coach Chuck Knox, and led by Quarterback Dave Krieg, that the Seahawks made it to the playoffs. Appearing in the [...]

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Pete Carroll To Take Seattle Seahawks Coaching Job-ESPN Says

Pete Carroll, USC’s coach since 2001, has, according to ESPN, agreed to take the job as head coach of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.  The Seahawks, who are owned by Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen, fired Coach Jim Mora on Friday, January 8, 2010. Coach Carroll previously coached in the NFL, serving as head coach for the [...]

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Marquis Cooper Career Stats–NFL Players Still Missing

  On March 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot fishing boat was missing in the Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Florida. Among the four passengers, were Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders and Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions, and two other men. The four men left Clearwater Pass on February 28, [...]

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