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SEATTLE – The Saints’ Spencer Rattler, the Vikings’ Max Brosmer, the Cardinals’ Jacoby Brissett. They aren’t scaring anybody. Those were gifts.

Okada’s football journey has required a fair amount of patience. As a high schooler in Minnesota, his only offer was from a Division II school despite his belief that he could play at a higher level. So he walked on at Montana State because it was the school that provided him that chance. He spent a long time in Bozeman, arriving as a walk-on freshman in 2017 and leaving as the team’s defensive MVP following his last season in 2022.

Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a 29-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night, it was a big night for former Gonzaga Prep and Washington star tight end, Devin Culp.

The Saints' Spencer Rattler, the Vikings' Max Brosmer, the Cardinals' Jacoby Brissett. They aren't scaring anybody. Those were gifts. Houston's C.J. Stroud and Jacksonville's Trevor Lawrence? Hype machines that have starred in years past but not year present. Kyler Murray has been underwhelming in each of the past four seasons. Aaron Rodgers is 42. Kirk Cousins lost his starting position in ...

They say that comparison is the thief of joy, but sometimes it can be the source of it. Nobody here is arguing that the Seahawks will ever see a three-year draft stretch like the one that spawned the Legion of Boom era, but these past few springs might not rank too far behind. There was a little lull regarding what this team accomplished in the war room between the championship days and the ...

RENTON – The official word from Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen on whether Philip Rivers will play Sunday against the Seahawks was “we’ll see.”

The Seattle Seahawks scored six points in the first half Sunday. They managed 111 total yards, 40 fewer than the 4-9 Atlanta Falcons. Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold conceded his 11th interception of the season, tied for third-most in the NFL, and completed 9 of 15 passes for just 67 yards. Seattle surrendered five tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble out of bounds, and went 2 for 7 on third down. All of which highlighted the lingering questions surrounding the Seahawks.

Slogging through a first half of offensive ineffectiveness, the Seattle Seahawks looked like a highly favored NFL team ripe for an inexcusable upset at the hands of the 4-8 Atlanta Falcons.

Three instant impressions after the Seahawks ran away in the second half for a 37-9 win over the Falcons on Sunday to improve to 10-3:

ATLANTA – As the Seahawks headed back onto the field following halftime Sunday, coach Mike Macdonald reminded his players that they were going to get the kickoff to start the third quarter.

SEATTLE – What feels like the opening act to the main event for the Seahawks is just about over.

SEATTLE – There was no hesitation from Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams when he was asked this week where the defense ranks among those he’s been a part of during his 11 years in the NFL.

RENTON, Wash. – DeMarcus Lawrence stood in a hallway at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, after being discarded by the franchise for which he earned four Pro Bowls. The 254-pound defensive end – whose nickname, “Tank,” describes his build and unstoppable style of play – had stacked 97 tackles for loss and 61.5 sacks in 11 seasons as a Dallas Cowboy.

Two days after making his Seattle Seahawks debut, running back Myles Gaskin was waived as one of several roster moves announced by the team Tuesday.

Monday Night Fights.

The cliché that players will use — and boy do they use it — is that every week is about going 1-0. This week, though, the Seahawks essentially went 2-0. One victory came via a 26-0 thrashing of the Vikings at Lumen Field. The other came about three and a half hours earlier, when the Panthers upset the Rams in Charlotte, N.C. Seattle players won't admit they're checking scoreboards in November, ...

SEATTLE – Yes, division lead, playoff positioning, sure, all that stuff is important.

SEATTLE – Three instant impressions after the Seahawks beat the Vikings 26-0 Sunday to improve to 9-3:

SEATTLE – Even for an athlete as well-conditioned as an NFL football player, 110 yards is a long way to run.