5:38 PM ET, Fri September 03, 2010

Three things we learned

Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times — 1. Charlie Whitehurst throws a heck of a deep ball.He might get a running back killed in the flat with the way he leads him square into an oncoming safety, but send a receiver sprinting down the sideline and Whitehurst will put the ball right there on him. He completed three passes of more than 30 yards Thursday in Oakland, all to different receivers. Just as important, he avoided the interceptions that had coaches clenching their teeth in the previous three exhibition games. Whitehurst's final exhibition game was a bookend performance that was every bit as good as his first game.2. The runnin...

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T.J. Houshmandzadeh and the point of no return

Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times — Gregg Rosenthal of ProFootballTalk.com was one of the first people to ask the question.Is there any chance the Seahawks are going to cut T.J. Houshmandzadeh, he wondered during Seattle's first exhibition game?The numbers didn't seem to point in that direction. Not the 79 passes Houshmandzadeh caught last season, not the 373 receptions over the previous four years and certainly not the $7 million Seattle was contractually obligated to pay him even if cut him.The second time the topic came up was during a radio-show appearance on 710 ESPN Seattle when Mike Salk pointed out that just looking at t...

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Hawks projected 53-man roster

Seahawks Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — I’m headed home from Oakland, but wanted to offer my projected, 53-man roster before I touched down at Sea-Tac. T.J. Houshmandzadeh being shopped around the league will have a ripple effect on Seattle’s 53-man roster, but for now here’s my thoughts on how it will shake down on Saturday. Quarterbacks (3): Matt Hasselbeck, Charlie Whitehurst, [...]

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More bad news for LenDale White

Talkin' Hawks | Seattle Post-Intelligencer — LenDale White's tumultuous 2010 took another bad turn Friday as the Denver Broncos discovered the veteran running back has a torn Achilles' tendon and wil be lost for the season.

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P-I poll: Do you want Housh on the Seahawks?

Talkin' Hawks | Seattle Post-IntelligencerT.J. Houshmandzadeh says he doesn't know if he's wanted by the Seahawks any more. So the simple question is, do you want him on the team this season?

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Housh gets feeling he's not wanted

Tacoma News-Tribune — trade winds: Whether it’s with Seattle, or somewhere else, T.J. Houshmandzadeh wants to play | OAKLAND – Ask T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and he’ll tell you he has one foot out of the door in Seattle.

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Good riddance to NFL preseason Butler does it, and well Speaking of Charlie That losing feeling These preseason games don't mean much, but the Seahawks lost their third straight game to finish exhibition play 1-3 overall. Seattle finish undefeat

Tacoma News-Tribune — Raiders 27, SEAHAWKS 24: Running back Julius Jones struggles as Seattle, with most starters sitting out, loses to Oakland | OAKLAND – Pete Carroll’s first preseason as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks ended with a thud Thursday night, as his team lost its third straight game, a 27-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders at a mostly empty Oakland Coliseum.

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Final: Raiders 27, Hawks 24

Seahawks Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll chose to sit several key starters in order to make sure they were healthy for next week. Check out the stats from tonight’s game here. They included QB Matt Hasselbeck, DB Marcus Trufant, RB Leon Washington, SS Lawyer Milloy, LB Lofa Tatupu, LB Leroy Hill, LB David Hawthorne, LB [...]

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T.J. Houshmandzadeh: 'If it happens, it happens.'

Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times — T.J. Houshmandzadeh did not play. He was in the locker room after the game, though.Q: Does this trip you out at all?Houshmandzadeh: Does what trip me out?Q: Trade rumors.Houshmandzadeh: I could care less. It doesn't bother me. I knew before y'all knew. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't.Q: It wouldn't be a shock to you then?Houshmandzadeh: I don't care. I can't control it. It's kind of out of my control. Like I said, I'm ready for whatever so if it happens - wherever I go - I'm going to make it happen, and if it don't happen, I'll be here, and I'll make it happen. That's how ...

13 hours ago

Housh bristles at trade rumors

Seahawks Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — An animated T.J. Houshmandzadeh discussed a report that the Seattle Seahawks were shopping him around the league looking for a potential played after Seattle's 27-24 loss to Oakland. And he wasn’t pleased. “If Pete (head coach Pete Carroll) feels like that makes them better, then I’ll be somewhere else,” Houshmandzadeh said. “It’s as simple as [...]

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Sat 8/14 vs Tennessee W 20 - 18
Sat 8/21 vs Green Bay L 24 - 27
Sat 8/28 at Minnesota L 13 - 24
Thu 9/2 at Oakland L 24 - 27
Sun 9/12 vs San Francisco 4:15 pm EDT
Sun 9/19 at Denver 4:05 pm EDT
Sun 9/26 vs San Diego 4:15 pm EDT
  • Special teams ace Robinson surprised by his release 49ers Blog | Sacramento Bee Michael Robinson appeared to be a lock to make the final roster. He was made a team captain the last two seasons for his special teams prowess and Mike Singletary insisted that special teams value would be a huge factor...
  • Cut-down day: Robinson, Hill among casualties 49ers Blog | Sacramento Bee Check here throughout the day to find out which 49ers have been cut as teams reduce their rosters from 75 to 53 players: 12:50 p.m. WR Kevin Jurovich has been released. He's a good practice-squad candidate. 12:45 p.m. Maiocco reports...
  • Cardinals trade Wells, cut two LBs Kent Somers' Cardinals Blog | Arizona Republic The Cardinals traded starting right guard Reggie Wells to the Eagles Friday for an undisclosed draft pick. ESPN.com reported it will be a sixth-round pick. Wells played seven seasons for the Cardinals after being taken by the team in the sixth round in the 2003 draft. From South Park, Pa., Wells played at Clarion in Pennsylvania, so he will be close to home with the Eagles. The Cardinals had a glut of guards after the acquisition of Alan Faneca and Rex Hadnot in free agency. Wells played in 104 games, starting 90 of them. He moved from left guard to right this off-season, ...read the rest of ...
  • Michael Robinson released say reports Niners Insider | San Francisco Chronicle Running back Michael Robinson , the one-time captain of the special teams was apparently released according to reports. This is a surprise. Even though Robinson never made it as a runner, he was a leader and elite special teams player. He probably won't last long on the waiver wire. In preseason... Michael Robinson - American football positions - Sports - Video Games - Games
  • 49ers' Crabtree skips another game Sacramento Bee SAN FRANCISCO – The biggest mystery of Thursday's anticlimactic and sloppily played final exhibition game was answered before the game began. San Francisco wide receiver Dominique Zeigler grabs a pass over San Diego cornerback Nathan Vasher in the second quarter. Zeigler also made a one-handed catch but was ruled out of bounds.