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Lumen Field voted as the No. 1 stadium in the NFL

According to USA TODAY’s @10Best readers choice, the home of the Seahawks is the best in the league!

Now there’s a headline! Lumen Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, has been voted as the best stadium in the NFL. According to USA TODAY’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards, fans across the country have granted top honors to one of the most iconic venues in all of sports.

The full list can be read in the link, but Lumen beat out Arrowhead, Lambeau Field, and the space age SoFi Stadium.

Of course, the 12th Man has known for years Lumen Field is the best. Lumen has been the site of some of the league’s most iconic moments, such as the Beast Quake, Richard Sherman’s tip against Michael Crabtree, and the epic comeback against the Packers in the NFC Championship.

Lumen first opened its doors in 2002, and God willing, it’ll be around for a lot longer. Fans will walk through the gates this season proudly knowing they have the best stadium in the entire league.

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Lumen Field ranked among top five stadiums in the NFL by the Athletic

You don’t have to be a diehard Seahawks homer in order to appreciate them having one of the best stadiums in sports.

You don’t have to be a diehard Seahawks homer in order to appreciate them having one of the best stadiums in sports.

According to a new ranking by the Athletic of all 30 stadiums around the NFL, Seattle’s home is in the top five. Lumen Field came in at No. 5 on their list. Here’s what they had to say about it.

“One of the top attractions is that it’s one of the loudest stadiums in sports. The outdoor venue has been home to the Seahawks since it opened in 2002. It was second on our previous list. This time around, it was in the top five on 18 ballots.”

The rest of the top five were 1. U.S. Bank Stadium (Vikings), 2. SoFi Stadium (Rams, Chargers), 3. Lambeau Field (Packers) and 4. AT&T Stadium (Cowboys).

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Watch: Brandin Cooks flies Cowboys stars over Seattle, Lumen Field

In addition to being the second most underrated wide receiver of this era, Cooks is also apparently a licensed pilot.

Brandin Cooks has been balling out but flying under the radar since 1954. No need to look it up. Somehow he’s never made a Pro Bowl team, though. This year he’s playing for the Cowboys, who visited the Seahawks Saturday night in the second preseason game of the year. In addition to being the second-most underrated wide receiver of this era, Cooks is also apparently a licensed pilot.

Watch Cooks flying Micah Parsons and Stephon Gilmore over downtown Seattle and Lumen FIeld.

It feels like Cooks is destined to play for Seattle at some point before his career is over. He has Pete Carroll’s ideal receiver frame at 5-foot-10, 183 pounds and would make the most-awesome WR4 there’s ever been in the league. However, Cooks will not be an unrestricted free agent again until 2025.

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Taylor Swift’s Seattle show generated more seismic activity than Marshawn Lynch’s Beast Quake

Taylor Swift’s Seattle shows have officially topped the Beast Quake for seismic activity at Lumen Field.

Taylor Swift has overtaken a Seattle record at Lumen Field from Seahawks great Marshawn Lynch.

Indeed, CNN reported on Friday that Swift’s two shows in Seattle broke the seismic activity record originally set by Lynch’s famous “Beast Quake” run in the 2011 NFL playoffs against the New Orleans Saints.

After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift’s Seattle “Eras” tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.

The “Swift Quake” has been compared to the 2011 “Beast Quake,” when Seattle Seahawks fans erupted after an impressive touchdown by running back Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. The ensuing celebration was detected on the same local seismometer as the Swift concert, Caplan-Auerbach told CNN.

Caplan-Auerbach explained the mathematical difference that gave Swift’s shows the edge over the historic Seahawks moment.

While the magnitude difference between “Beast Quake”
and “Swift Quake” is only 0.3, Caplan-Auerbach said the Swifties have the Seahawks fans beat. “The shaking was twice as strong as ‘Beast Quake.’ It absolutely doubled it.”

While Seahawks fans might be a bit bummed that Lynch’s run for the ages is now topped in seismic activity, they can rest assured that calling their fantasy football teams “Swift Quake” will be a very fair consolation prize.

Seahawks announce dates, details for 2023 training camp practices

Fans who are interested in attending one of the open practices must register by 1:00 p.m. PT today.

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The Seahawks released the dates for their 2023 training camp yesterday. There will be a total of nine open practices at the VMAC in Renton, which will run from July 26 through August 16.

Fans who are interested in attending one of the open practices must register at this link: Seahawks.com/AttendTrainingCamp by 1:00 p.m. Pacific time today. Registration is first-come, first-serve. The team says a $15 transportation fee will be charged for each person, as parking is off-site.

The most-notable event on the schedule is the Football Fest practice at Lumen Field, which will take place on Friday August 4 at 5:20 p.m. That’s when the team will scrimmage. Afterwards there will be a player-autograph session at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person and are on sale now.

For more info about training camp practices this year click here.

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Now it appears we can add a third name to that list – and it’s a good one.

The Seahawks are still in the market for inside linebackers, even after bringing back franchise legend Bobby Wagner. So far we know they have met with at least two linebacker prospects ahead of the 2023 NFL draft: Washington State’s Daiyan Henley and Florida’s Ventrell Miller. Now it appears we can add a third name to that list – and it’s a good one.

Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson shared a photo on his Instagram stories yesterday. He was at Seattle’s home stadium, Lumen Field – where they had a welcome message on the big screens.

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Simpson (6-foot-2, 235 pounds) was a popular mock-draft pick for the Seahawks at the No. 20 overall spot early on in draft season but has since dropped off the radar a bit.

Simpson’s game has a bit of everything and so does his athletic profile. At the combine he posted a 4.43 forty, a 1.55 10-yard split and 25 bench press reps. In 33 games at Clemson, he made an impact across the board, totaling 100 tackles, 13 sacks, 23 tackles for a loss, five pass breakups and three forced fumbles.

Here are the highlights.

Simpson is the consensus No. 3 ranked linebacker prospect in this draft class. Right now he’s projected to be a second-round pick.

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WATCH: Highlights from Seahawks OT win over Rams in Week 18

Catch all the thrilling highlights from the Seattle Seahawks overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18 at Lumen Field.

Catch all the thrilling highlights from the Seattle Seahawks overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18 at Lumen Field.

You can view all the best plays below.

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WATCH: Highlights from Seahawks Week 17 win over Jets

Catch all the highlights from the Week 17 matchup between the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks.

Catch all the highlights from the Week 17 matchup between the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks.

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