There was simultaneously plenty to be excited and frustrated about for the Seattle Seahawks last season. Head coach Mike Macdonald got his team to 10 wins despite a frustrating offensive display and installing a new scheme in 2024.
“I still love Earl, he doesn’t love me” was one of the more notable quotes from Pete in his conversation with Marshawn Lynch and Michael Robinson.
The Seattle Seahawks' defensive improvement led a second-half turnaround during the 2024 NFL season. In 2025, Seahawks defensive lineman Jarran Reed hopes the unit will have a season-long role in propelling Seattle back to the playoffs. “I think that everybody, well, my side of the ball, wants the defense to be the reason why,” Reed said. The Seahawks went from 25th in points allowed and 30th in yards allowed among the NFL's 32 teams in 2023 to 11th in points allowed and 14th in yards allowed in 2024.
In today's NFL, wide receiver is a young man's game. For the Seattle Seahawks, that begs the question: How much does 32-year-old Cooper Kupp have left in the tank? Kupp, who signed a three-year deal with the Seattle in March, had a standout eight-year run with the Los Angeles Rams. The Yakima native racked up 7,776 receiving yards and 57 touchdown catches over that span – including an astounding 1,947-yard season in 2021, when he finished with the second-most receiving yards in a single season in NFL history.
The question of which team won the Russell Wilson trade ahead of the 2022 season had essentially already been settled as soon as the Denver Broncos released the former Seattle Seahawks star in early March 2024. According to NFL reporter Pablo Torre, who obtained, investigated and published an extensive document that detailed a summer 2024 arbitration ruling related to collusion by NFL owners when negotiating star quarterbacks' contracts, Wilson and his agent Mark Rodgers originally wanted a fully guaranteed seven-year, $350 million contract from the Broncos.
Although free agency, the NFL Draft and the early offseason programs are complete, the Seattle Seahawks likely aren't done refining their roster. If a player becomes available that general manager John Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald view as an upgrade, they are likely to at least consider pursuing them. The Seahawks could be in the market to pick up two veterans proposed as cut candidates by Bleacher Report's Alex Kay.
The Seattle Seahawks are in need of some help on the offensive line, which is why the team went out and selected North Dakota State's Grey Zabel in the first round of the NFL Draft. The No. 18 overall pick is expected to slot in at guard for the Seahawks immediately as a rookie, and that's large in part to his growth already in just a few short months. ESPN insider Brady Henderson dove into Zabel's progress during OTAs and minicamp.
The Seahawks have one final showdown with one of their most frustrating adversaries
Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Jalen Milroe is widely seen as a longer-term development project, given his well-documented need to improve as a passer. With big-time speed packed into a linebacker's body, the 6-foot-2, 217-pound Milroe has a tantalizing level of athleticism. Former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who attended one of the team's recent spring practices, discussed that possibility during a recent conversation with Seattle Sports' Brock and Salk.
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Cooper Kupp spent eight phenomenal seasons with the LA Rams before moving on during the offseason. He’ll now play in his home state in 2025, suiting up for the Seattle Seahawks.
Sam Darnold is one of the latest examples of a former "bust" breaking out with the right team. The Minnesota Vikings, for most of the season, unlocked a level of play previously unheard of for Darnold. Now with the Seattle Seahawks, the front office is hoping it wasn't purely coaching or situation. After having moved on from another former bust turned star in Geno Smith, the Seahawks are risking it all on Darnold.
Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders are gearing up for a huge 2025 campaign after an offseason of upheavel in Sin City. Maxx Crosby signed a huge new deal, Pete Carroll took over as head coach and the organization traded for Geno Smith at quarterback from the Seattle Seahawks.
NFL teams trying to get their second-round picks signed to rookie deals are having more trouble than ever before in 2025. The Seattle Seahawks are no exception as they try to get No. 35 overall pick Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo, the 50th pick, under contract. The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans are to blame for that in some ways, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, as they handed out full guaranteed deals to the first two picks of the second round — setting a new standard for selections just outside the first round.
Former Tennessee quarterback is overseeing special projects and football analysis for Seattle in the NFL.
After finishing with a 7-10 mark in 2021 and in last place in the NFC West (while the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, and San Francisco 49ers all went onto the playoffs), the Seattle Seahawks have bounced back with three consecutive winning campaigns. Since the last time the Seahawks won the NFC West in 2020, the division has belonged to the Los Angeles Rams (2021 and 2024) and San Francisco 49ers (2022 and 2023).
The Seattle Seahawks are not the first team in the NFL to capture lightning in a bottle. That's exactly what they did when they landed Russell Wilson to be their franchise quarterback for a decade on Day 2 of the 2012 NFL Draft.
The Seattle Seahawks have a bunch of players up for new contracts this coming offseason - and odds are they won't find the room to pay all of them. If that's the way things go, one name to watch is outside linebacker Boye Mafe, who has oodles of potential but is also part of the Seahawks' deepest position group after adding long-time veteran DeMarcus Lawrence to the top of the rotation. If Mafe ends up on the trade block one potential trade partner that makes sense is the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who lost Brandon Graham to retirement and Josh Sweat to free agency.
New Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf was interested in joining another AFC team this offseason. This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: New Steelers WR DK Metcalf Had Eye on Another AFC Team
SEAHAWKS PFF: Seahawks have top-5 backfield in NFL Justin Melo Seahawks Wire The Seattle Seahawks struggled to run the football last season. The ground game finished 28th in the league, averaging 95.7 yards per contest. It wasn't due to a lack of talent in the backfield, with both Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet being effective in doses. Poor offensive line play and inexperienced play-calling didn't help the Seahawks establish the run. An injury to Walker also left the backfield occasionally shorthanded. New offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is hoping to implement a ground-and-pound approach. Pro Football Focus recently ranked every running back room in the NFL. Somewhat surprisingly
Scheme and play-calling will go along way in maximizing Sam’s skill set. Also, No More War.
Jake Bobo enters the last year of his contract with plenty of fans, but is Seahawks roster spot secure for 2025?
Sam Darnold knows he began his Minnesota Vikings stint with a bang and ended it with a whimper last season. The 28-year-old quarterback had a breakout campaign in Minnesota following six uninspiring seasons to start his NFL career.
Jalen Milroe, man, that’s the name everyone is whispering around Seahawks camp right now. It’s wild how fast the hype is building. Just last year, the guy was riding the pine at Alabama.
49ers GM John Lynch admitted that the roster turnover the team experienced this offseason is “a tough pill to swallow,” but also noted that the changes needed to be made.
Why did the Raiders choose to acquire Geno Smith earlier this offseason instead of Sam Darnold?
49ers LBs coach Johnny Holland called Dee Winters their “most improved linebacker” this offseason and is showing his “leadership ability.” “Dee Winters improved so much from his first year to his second year,” Holland said, via NinersWire.
With the Vikings electing to hand the reins over to 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy, Sam Darnold predictably departed on the open market this offseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason when they acquired Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2025 second-round draft choice and additional pick swaps.