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10 pending free agents the Seahawks should allow to leave in 2024

To begin the overhaul, they’ll have to start by shedding some serious dead weight in the trenches.

We have many hopes for whoever comes in to replace Pete Carroll as the next Seattle Seahawks head coach. At the top of our list is a desire that he places a far greater priority on offensive line play than his predecessor ever did. Carroll has an unmatched eye for defensive back talent and a rare gift more motivating his players, but he always seemed to have a blind spot for the offensive line. The truth is this unit underperformed in practically every season during Carroll’s run as head coach – and it’s something that needs to change.

This offseason above all else we hope to see a genuine investment in this unit at a level that we never saw under Carroll. To begin the overhaul, they’ll have to start by shedding some serious dead weight in the trenches. Here are 10 pending free agents we believe Seattle should allow to walk.

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Seahawks OLB Uchenna Nwosu promises to come back even better

Nwosu thanked Seattle fans for their support and pledged to come back even better.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told reporters yesterday that outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu will require surgery for his strained pectoral. That means he will be out for the rest of the 2023 season.

Nobody is more disappointed than Nwosu. Last night on Twitter he thanked Seattle fans for their support and pledged to come back even better.

While Nwosu isn’t a big name on a defense that is as loaded as it’s been since the breakup of the Legion of Boom, this is nevertheless a pretty significant blow. Nwosu does a lot more than just get pressure on the quarterback and he’ll be missed in multiple ways. The worst will likely be in run defense, where Nwosu’s replacement has proven a liability.

Darrell Taylor is the next man up in the edge rotation, and we got the full experience after Nwosu went down against the Cardinals. While Taylor finally made a difference as a pass rusher for the first time this season, his inability to consistently set the edge popped up again in a bad way. The only touchdown Arizona scored was on a 25-yard option run from quarterback Joshua Dobbs. Taylor bit hard on the mesh and opened a lane for Dobbs, who took it the rest of the way.

Carroll says that the team isn’t looking to add another edge. Hopefully this is just a smokescreen, because their need for more options at that spot is even more urgent now that Nwosu is out.

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NFL fines 3 Seahawks players for penalties during Week 2 win

Yesterday, the Seahawks got hit with three following infractions during their overtime win last Sunday over the Lions.

The NFL changed their Friday news dumps to Saturday news dumps a couple years ago. That includes when they announce player fines from last week’s games.

Yesterday, the Seahawks got hit with three following infractions during their overtime win last Sunday over the Lions.

  • CB Tre Brown: $6,112 for unnecessary roughness
  • WR DK Metcalf: $10,927 for unnecessary roughness
  • OLB Darrell Taylor $11,957 for roughing the passer

Metcalf was also fined for two separate incidents in the team’s Week 1 loss to the Rams.

Today’s game is at home against the Panthers and kickoff is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Pacific time.

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Seahawks practice squad elevations for Week 3

Seahawks injury updates: JSN, Darrell Taylor, Devin Bush and more

Here’s a few injury updates we got from Carroll and the beat writers on Wednesday.

We won’t see the first Seahawks injury report of the season until next Wednesday, so for now we have to rely on what head coach Pete Carroll deems to share with the media after practice.

Here’s a few injury updates we got from Carroll and the beat writers on Wednesday.

Seahawks injury updates: Who’s out for preseason finale vs. Packers?

Here are a few key Seahawks injury updates going into Preseason Week 3.

The Seattle Seahawks will be playing their last preseason game of the year today on the road against the Green Bay Packers.

For most NFL teams, the preseason finale is generally all about giving as many snaps as possible to third-stringers, undrafted rookies and other players on the roster bubble as coaches determine who will make the initial 53-man roster. It’s anybody’s guess if we will see the starters play at all today, but we do know for sure some guys who won’t be out on the field. Here are a few key Seahawks injury updates going into Preseason Week 3.

Theo Jackson kicks off 2023 preseason with Minnesota

Former Vol Theo Jackson kicks off 2023 preseason with Minnesota.

Seattle defeated Minnesota, 24-13, Thursday in a preseason game at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Former Vol safety Theo Jackson recorded four tackles and one assist for the Vikings.

Jackson played at Tennessee from 2017-21. He was a second-team All-SEC performer as a senior in 2021.

Jackson was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft by Tennessee (No. 206 overall).

Jackson did not appear in a regular-season game for the Titans in 2022. He signed with the Vikings in Oct. 2022

Former Vol linebacker Darrell Taylor did not play for the Seahawks on Thursday.

Minnesota will next play Tennessee on Aug. 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Pete Carroll says Boye Mafe ‘probably’ most improved player from last year

Looking ahead, Mafe should be seeing the field a lot more in 2023.

The Seahawks defense was atrocious last year in a lot of ways. While their secondary did a solid job locking down the back end, Seattle’s defensive front-seven struggled against the run, could not get pressure and only had one consistent high performer throughout the season.

Good news: Bobby Wagner is back in the center of the defense, and the entire interior defensive line has been turned over with an eye on improving against the run. If they can get a couple of their younger edge rushers to step up, it’ll go a long way towards boosting the pass rush, as well.

Perhaps the biggest x-factor on that score is second-year outside linebacker Boye Mafe. One of the most athletic players on the team, Mafe showed a ton of promise in his preseason debut last year but didn’t see many snaps during the regular season. Looking ahead, Mafe should be seeing the field a lot more in 2023.

For one thing, Alton Robinson is now out of the picture, having been waived just before training camp began. The Seahawks have added another second-round pick in Derick Hall, However, Mafe has a full year’s worth of experience on him and should be higher on the depth chart – at least at the start of the regular season.

Mafe has a fan in head coach Pete Carroll, who says he’s probably the most-improved player on the team from last year.

Mafe will likely not be part of the starting defense Week 1. Uchenna Nwosu is locked in as a starter on the other side, and for now Darrell Taylor is still ahead of Mafe in the pecking order.

While Taylor posted 9.5 sacks last season he’s been a liability against the run and his pressure has been inconsistent. If Mafe can show he’s a better run stopper and match Taylor’s potential as a pass rusher he could surpass him sooner rather than later.

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5 important position battles to follow at Seahawks 2023 training camp

Here are five important position battles we will be keeping a close eye on throughout training camp and into the preseason.

The Seattle Seahawks are scheduled to begin their 2023 training camp practices about three weeks from now, on Wednesday July 26. This time of year is all about finding out which players are best-suited to start at positions with depth charts that have not yet been decided.

With that in mind, here are five important position battles we will be keeping a close eye on throughout training camp and into the preseason.

6 Seahawks veterans who could lose their spot to rookies in 2023

Here are six vets who are in danger of losing their starting jobs to rookies this year.

The Seattle Seahawks have a huge 2023 rookie class coming in. With 10 draft picks and 25 more undrafted free agents arriving, this roster will likely be a good bit younger than it was last year.

Here are six vets who are in danger of losing their starting jobs to rookies this year.

NFL Playoffs: Secret Superstars of the wild-card round — the defense

Which unknown players will step up in the wild-card round? Here are this week’s Secret Superstars on the defensive side of the ball.

If your team is going to win a Super Bowl, at some point along that ride, your team will have to get at least one remarkable postseason performance from a player nobody saw coming. Yes, we all expect the big names to come up big in big moments in big games, and other attendant cliches, but somewhere along the line, you will need a Secret Superstar to get the job done.

If you expected Buffalo Bills receiver Gabe Davis to go off for four touchdown catches against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 divisional round, you should probably be working for a team. Because, with all due respect to Davis, I don’t think even the Bills were expecting that.

The same could be said for Houston Oilers defensive back Vernon Perry in the divisional round of the 1979 playoffs against the San Diego Chargers of Don Coryell and Dan Fouts. The undrafted rookie from Jackson State picked off four of Fouts’ passes, and blocked a field goal for good measure. As the game ended 17-14 in Houston’s favor, that block was as important as any of the picks.

You get the idea. At some point in the wild-card round of the upcoming playoffs, there will be at least one player whose name you don’t know who will pop up on the screen, and grab your attention. Here are my most likely players to do just that on the defensive side of the ball; the Secret Superstars on offense for the wild-card round can be found here.

NFL Playoffs: Secret Superstars of the wild-card round — the offense

And here’s the wild-card schedule for all who are curious; I tried to focus on repeat matchups as much as possible.

NFL sets Super Wild-Card Weekend schedule: Times, days, and networks

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