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Nephew of former Arkansas great Jason Peters commits to Razorbacks

Markeylin Batton is the nephew of former Arkansas great Jason Peters.

Sam Pittman and the Arkansas football team picked up their fourth commit of the Class of 2025 on Friday.

Markeylin Batton, a three-star athlete from Texas committed late Saturday, choosing Arkansas over Missouri, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Oregon State, Houston and others.

Batton played running back, wide receiver and defensive back last year for his Atlanta High School team. Recruiting services expect he would play running back or defensive back in college.

He joins four-star running back Jamarion Parker, three-star quarterback Grayson Wilson and kicker Evan Noel as the fourth member of Arkansas’ Class of 2025. The Hogs’ Class of 2024 signed 16 players in December. If that number seems smaller than usual, it’s because it is. Teams have focused more on the transfer portal than high-school recruiting since the pandemic.

If Batton signs and plays for the Razorbacks, he will follow in the footsteps of his uncle, Arkansas tight end-turned-NFL-offensive-lineman Jason Peters

Week 18 inactives: Abe Lucas and Jason Peters ruled OUT

Seattle will be going into their must-win game with a depleted offensive line, once again

The Seattle Seahawks are gearing up to take on the Arizona Cardinals for their Week 18 regular season finale. Seattle still has a slim chance at the playoffs, but they will need to first take care of business against the always frisky Cardinals. Unfortunately, they will have to do so with a depleted offensive line.

Right tackle Abe Lucas has battled injuries all season long, and will once again miss a game. Lucas was ruled OUT a few days ago, but joining him will be backup Jason Peters.

The full inactives list for both teams can be seen below:

Seahawks Inactives: 

  • Kenny McIntosh
  • Patrick O’Connell
  • Jason Peters
  • Abe Lucas
  • Raiqwon O’Neal
  • Mario Edwards Jr.

Cardinals Inactives:

  • Garrett Williams
  • Divaad Wilson
  • Trevor Nowaske
  • Carter O’Donnell
  • Dennis Daley
  • Blake Whiteheart
  • Cameron Thomas

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Seahawks 2023 practice squad tracker: DE Hamilcar Rashed signs

 Our practice squad tracker is updated.

The Seattle Seahawks lost their second-year outside linebacker Tyreke Smith this week when he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off their practice squad. The team has just announced that they’ve signed former Oregon State defensive end Hamilcar Rashed to take Smith’s place.

Our practice squad tracker is updated (Dec. 15).

Mallett, Hillis, Peters headline 2024 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame class

Ryan Mallett, Peyton Hillis and Jason Peters headline a 10-member Class of 2024.

Ten icons of sports in the Natural State were announced as the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 over the weekend.

Three of the 10 are former Arkansas football players.

Quarterback Ryan Mallett, running back Peyton Hillis and tight end/offensive lineman Jason Peters headlined the class that also includes Carla Crowder, Glen Day, Jeff Glassbrenner, Al Flanigan, Ed Harris and Eric Jackson.

Peters is largely considered the greatest NFL player to come out of Arkansas. He played tight end for the Razorbacks from 2000-2003, but made a major mark in the pros where he has been named a Pro Bowler nine times and an All-Pro seven times. Peters is now in his 19th year in the league, playing tackle for the Seattle Seahawks.

Hillis is a native of Conway and played fullback for Arkansas from 2004-2007. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft, but exceeded expectations by having a seven-year career. His best season was in 2010 when he ran for 1,177 yards and 11 touchdowns, a year good enough to see him named cover athlete for the Madden video game franchise heading into the following year.

Mallett is a Texarkana graduate who also spent a bulk of his childhood in nearby Lincoln. After a season at Michigan, Mallett transferred to Arkansas where in just two years he became the schol’s all-time leading passer before playing in the NFL for six seasons. Tragically, Mallett drowned in the summer of 2023.

The introduction ceremony for the Hall of Fame will take place April 19, 2024.

Seahawks 53-man roster tracker: QB, LB elevated from practice squad

Our 53-man roster tracker is updated.

The Seattle Seahawks announced a couple of practice squad elevations on Saturday ahead of today’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Recently re-signed third-string quarterback Sean Mannion has been elevated as a contingency in case starter Geno Smith is unable to play. Smith is listed as questionable with elbow and groin injuries. The Seahawks also elevated linebacker Patrick O’Connell, who gives them some extra depth in case Jordyn Brooks is inactive – he is also listed as questionable.

Here’s the team’s updated 53-man roster by jersey number (Dec. 10).

Seahawks announce 3 roster moves going into Week 11 game

On Saturday the Seahawks announced a few roster moves that will impact today’s road game against the Rams.

On Saturday the Seahawks announced a few roster moves that will impact today’s road game against the Rams.

Here’s a review of the weekend transactions.

Seahawks announce 4 roster moves going into Week 10 game

The Seattle Seahawks announced four roster moves on Saturday that will impact today’s game against the Washington Commanders.

The Seattle Seahawks announced four roster moves on Saturday that will impact today’s game against the Washington Commanders.

Here’s a quick review of yesterday’s transactions.

Tyler Lockett ‘absolutely not’ planning to play as long as Jason Peters

Tyler Lockett ‘absolutely not’ planning to play as long as Jason Peters

Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver Tyler Lockett has quietly become one of the most tenured players on the team. Originally selected in the 2015 NFL draft, Lockett is now in his ninth season and has crafted an incredible career with the Seahawks.

While Lockett may be one of the longer lasting Seattle players, his time in the NFL is nothing compared to that of his teammate Jason Peters. Thanks to improvements in medicine and diet, players are lasting longer in today’s NFL than ever before. Peters is a prime example of this, as he is now in his 20th season.

Although, it does not seem like Lockett wants to be in the same camp as Peters:

Fortunately for Seahawks fans, Lockett is still committed right now and is back to his usual high level of play.

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Seahawks trade for Giants DL Leonard Williams

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Here’s the updated 53-man roster by jersey number going into tomorrow’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

The Seahawks are serious about making a deep postseason run this year. Just hours after their home win over the Browns, Seattle pulled off a trade that should help them get there. The front office has sent a 2024 second-round pick and a 2025 fifth-rounder to the Giants in exchange for Leonard Williams, one of the top interior pass rushers in the league.

To make room for Wiliams, the Seahawks have waived wide receiver Cody Thompson. Our roster tracker is now updated (Oct. 31).

Seahawks injury updates: Tyler Lockett, Jamal Adams, more

Injury updates for the Seahawks heading into their Week 8 game against the Browns

A lot of Seahawks have been bitten by the injury bug this season. Wednesday’s initial injury report was about as long as it gets at any point in the year, let alone before midseason. The list of DNPs was eight names long, followed by another seven that were limited. Whether it’s just bad luck or a carry-over from a training camp that the front office has since admitted got a little too physical, it seems like they’ll have to embrace the next-man-up mantra the rest of the season.

There are at least two silver linings this week, though. Heading into today’s home game against the Browns, two players are listed as questionable and both should be good to go. As head coach Pete Carroll told reporters on Friday and Ian Rapoport reminded us all today, wide receiver Tyler Lockett (hamstring) and strong safety Jamal Adams (knee) are both expected to play.

Through six games Lockett has 27 catches, 289 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Adams has appeared in three games, totaling 12 tackles.

One player is listed as doubtful for today’s game – guard Phil Haynes. He will be replaced by rookie Anthony Bradford, who’s shown tremendous promise, at least as a run blocker.

The biggest injury though is still the mysterious knee issue for right tackle Abe Lucas. He is still on the injured reserve list and it doesn’t sound like Carroll is confident he will return anytime soon. How to replace Lucas may be the single greatest x-factor in today’s game.

Since Charles Cross returned at left tackle, the Seahawks have been able to move Stone Forsythe over to the right side and replace Jake Curhan, who had been the weakest link in the chain. While Forsythe is an upgrade over Curhan it’s a low bar. So, we may see 41-year old veteran Jason Peters – who’s been elevated from the practice squad – take over at right tackle and do his best to contain Myles Garrett.

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