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Seahawks hosting WR Marshall

Brandon Marshall, the Denver Broncos' restricted free agent receiver, is scheduled to visit the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday regarding a possible contract offer, a league source said Friday.

The Broncos would have seven days to match any offer sheet Marshall signs. If Denver opted not to, the Broncos would receive the sixth overall pick in the April NFL draft.

The Seahawks have several reasons for showing interest in Marshall beyond his potenial production.

The Seahawks have two first-round picks, including the 14th overall pick they acquired from Denver last April.

And Seattle's offensive coordinator is Jeremy Bates, who worked with Marshall in Denver; the Seahawks' receivers coach is Jedd Fisch, who also worked with Marshall.

Seattle lost free agent receiver Nate Burleson to the Detroit Lions on Friday and needs to find a replacement.

And the Seahawks' other receivers are aging -- T.J. Houshmandzadeh is 32 years old and Deion Branch turns 31 in July.

Marshall turns 26 later this month. He has had three straight seasons with more than 100 catches.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4969310&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines
 
savage

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Packers' Kampman might be nice fit for Seattle

While much of the free-agent focus is on Carolina star defensive end Julius Peppers, the Seattle Seahawks might be more interested in the next-best pass rusher available.

Shortly after free agency kicked off at 9 p.m. on Thursday night, Peppers' agent let it be known his client would be visiting the Chicago Bears on Friday and a deal appears imminent.

But while the Seahawks had little interest in jumping in the Peppers' pursuits, they are said to be intrigued by Green Bay defensive end Aaron Kampman.

While attempts to link Peppers to Seattle never seemed like anything more than an agent trying to trump up the market with rumors of Paul Allen's money, Kampman's situation makes a lot more sense.

For starters, Seahawks GM John Schneider knows Kampman as well as anyone, having worked for the Packers throughout Kampman's eight-year career.

Secondly, Kampman figures to come at a far more-reasonable price than Peppers, given he's a bit of a risk at age 30 and coming off knee surgery that shortened his 2009 season by six games.

The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Kampman could give the Seahawks a huge lift on the defensive line. From 2006-08, he had the third-most sacks in the NFL with 37 (trailing only the 45 1/2 of Dallas' DeMarcus Ware and 37 1/2 of Minnesota's Jared Allen).

He dropped off dramatically last year with just 3 1/2 sacks in nine games, but much of that was attributed to the Packers' switch to a 3-4 defense that left Kampman out of position before injury cut short his season.

Kampman reportedly is ahead of schedule on his knee rehab and Seattle intends to stick primarily with a 4-3 defense with new coach Pete Carroll. Thus Kampman could step into the role held by Patrick Kerney, who likely will be released due to his high salary and declining health and production.

The Seahawks want to get younger and Kampman isn't exactly a pup, but he's three years younger than Kerney and could provide the similar high-motor leadership to a youthful defensive end group that also could lose veteran Cory Redding, an unrestricted free agent.

If Kerney and Redding depart, the only returning veterans at defensive end would be Lawrence Jackson, Nick Reed and Darryl Tapp.

Tapp was tendered a one-year offer Thursday that gives Seattle the right-of-first-refusal if he signs elsewhere as a restricted free agent. Carroll is intrigued by his potential at the "elephant" defensive end/linebacker hybrid position his teams frequently used at USC.

Kampman, given he played outside linebacker last year for the Packers, could also be a candidate for that role, though he may be more suited to a traditional defensive end position.

Whether the Seahawks are hard after Kampman remains to be seen however. Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Seattle had not started talks with Kampman's agent as of late Thursday night.

And Jay Glazer of Fox Sports said Friday morning that Kampman's first visit this weekend will be Philadelphia, not Seattle.

Meanwhile, the National Football Post is reporting that Dwan Edwards, a defensive tackle from the Baltimore Ravens, is scheduled to visit the Seahawks. Edwards, a seven-year pro out of Oregon State, had two sacks and 47 tackles last year for the Ravens after missing the previous season following spinal fusion surgery.

The Sacramento Bee says veteran 49ers receiver Arnaz Battle will visit Seattle and Pittsburgh, though that's a bit of a head scratcher since Battle is 30 years old and caught just five passes last year in 15 games.

And Mike Florio of Pro Football Times says sources tell him Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson will visit Seattle as well.

In other words, the free-agency rumor mill has begun, agents are getting their clients names out and teams are taking a look at all possibilities. And don't even try to figure out what it means until the chips actually fall into place.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/196637.asp
 
savage

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Marshall is a restricted free agent with the Broncos and would cost the Seahawks their top first-round draft pick if Seattle makes an offer that Denver decides not to match.

Or the two sides could potentially work out a trade for other compensation besides the first-round pick if Marshall accepts an offer and Denver chooses to work a deal with Seattle.

Either way, the Seahawks clearly are looking to go bold at the start of free agency, pondering at least the notion of bringing in a star receiver with a history of troubles.

If Seattle made an offer that Denver chose not to match, the Seahawks would be obligated to give up their No. 6 pick in the draft. That's a high price to pay, but Seattle just lost wide receiver Nate Burleson to the Detroit Lions.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/196753.asp
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Trade that bum Deion Branch lol
 
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Seahawks roll out red carpet for Marshall

A top-shelf player in the NFL, Brandon Marshall received appropriate treatment on his visit to Seattle on Saturday.

The restricted free agent from the Denver Broncos arrived at the team’s Renton headquarters on the banks of Lake Washington by seaplane, with coach Pete Carroll the first to greet Marshall.

It was the same red carpet treatment the Seahawks rolled out to help woo another talented receiver a year ago. Seattle eventually won out over Minnesota and Cincinnati in securing the services of veteran wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh during the first weekend of free agency in 2009.

Now the Seahawks are looking to Marshall to help complement Houshmandzadeh, the precise route-runner who led Seattle with 79 receptions last season.

According to reports, Marshall will stay through today, and the Seahawks likely will not sign an offer sheet this weekend.

The two sides used their time together to find out if they would be a good fit for both Marshall and the team.

As of Saturday, no other team has emerged as a competitor for Marshall’s services.

His potential running mate, Houshmandzadeh, has missed only five games in the past six seasons. The two also share the same agent, Kennard McGuire, who is in town with Marshall this weekend. Read more here...
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Here's a link to a page where it has a video of Marshall arriving in the seaplane at the VMAC

http://www.nwcn.com/sports/Marshall-visits-Seahawks-Headquarters-86731042.html
 
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The Seattle Seahawks confirmed Monday that they had traded backup quarterback Seneca Wallace to Holmgren's Cleveland Browns in exchange for a undisclosed 2011 draft pick.

thats really stupid if i were da seacocks i wouldve got rid of brokeback hasselbek senecas dope imo....
 
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The Seattle Seahawks confirmed Monday that they had traded backup quarterback Seneca Wallace to Holmgren's Cleveland Browns in exchange for a undisclosed 2011 draft pick.

thats really stupid if i were da seacocks i wouldve got rid of brokeback hasselbek senecas dope imo....
 
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The Seattle Seahawks confirmed Monday that they had traded backup quarterback Seneca Wallace to Holmgren's Cleveland Browns in exchange for a undisclosed 2011 draft pick.

thats really stupid if i were da seacocks i wouldve got rid of brokeback hasselbek senecas dope imo....
 
savage

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WE*BUST*KAPPS! said:
thats really stupid if i were da seacocks i wouldve got rid of brokeback hasselbek senecas dope imo....
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Hell nah, I'd rather have Hasselbeck over Wallace any day. Hasselbeck is way more accurate with his throws than Wallace. All Wallace has on Hasselbeck is mobility.

And what's with the whole, "brokeback Hasselbeck"? His back isn't even an issue anymore.
 
Dugless206

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i always love to hear people say how much they like seneca better than matt. you obviously havent watched the two play alot then. how many times can seneca run out of bounds for a 5 yard loss instead of throwing the ball away when out of the tackle box? he just makes dumbass moves like he doesnt even know the situation of the game. everyone makes mistakes but comparing seneca and hasselbeck is not even a contest.
 
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The Seattle Seahawks reached agreement with former New England Patriots tight end Chris Baker on Saturday.

Baker

The Seahawks lost the sweepstakes for former Pats tight end Benjamin Watson to the Cleveland Browns on Friday.

Baker will sign a two-year, $4.75 million deal that includes $2.75 million in the first year with the Seahawks, according to a league source.

Seattle was anxious to upgrade its tight ends. Now that it has, New England doesn't have a proven one on its roster.

Adam Schefter is ESPN's NFL Insider.
 
savage

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The Seattle Seahawks got a little younger on defense and saved some money on their bottom line, releasing veteran safety Deon Grant on Monday.

Grant, who turned 31 on Sunday, started all 48 games during his three seasons in Seattle, but was due to make $4 million if the Seahawks kept him around in 2010.

And with no salary cap this year, the Seahawks can release Grant without any future salary cap penalty. Other veterans who could face a similar fate as Seattle continues to revamp its roster include wide receiver Deion Branch, set to make $5.47 million next season, and defensive end Patrick Kerney, who will make a base salary of $5.16 million in 2010.

Grant served as one of the team’s defensive captains all three years for the Seahawks, finishing with 224 tackles, eight interceptions and one fumble recovery. Grant also has been one of the iron men in the league, starting 144 consecutive games in his 10 NFL seasons.

But lack of consistent play in Seattle’s defensive backfield has been a concern the past two seasons. And Seattle has a chance to upgrade at safety through the draft with Tennessee’s Eric Berry, Earl Thomas of Texas and USC’s Taylor Mays all projected to go in the first round. Currently, Jordan Babineaux and Jamar Adams are the only safeties on Seattle’s roster. Lawyer Milloy, 36, is an unrestricted free agent.

Grant’s release was one of several moves the team announced Monday as Seattle begins its off-season conditioning program.

The Seahawks re-signed defensive end Darryl Tapp. Tendered by the team at his original, second-round selection, Tapp signed a one-year, $1,176 million deal. The Virginia Tech product was the team’s most consistent pass rusher last season, but finished with only 2.5 sacks. New Seahawks coach Pete Carroll mentioned Tapp as one of the players he wants around in rebuilding the team’s defense.

The Seahawks also signed a receiver, but it was not Brandon Marshall, who was rumored to be headed to Seattle. Instead, St. Louis unrestricted free agent receiver Ruvell Martin signed a one-year contract with Seattle.

The team also announced the signing of New England unrestricted free agent tight end Chris Baker.

Along with cutting Grant, Seattle also released long snapper Matt Overton and running back Tyler Roehl.

Martin, 27, has experience in the West Coast offense from his time in St. Louis and Green Bay. Seahawks general manager John Schneider also is familiar with Martin from their time together with the Packers. Martin played in Green Bay from 2006 to 2008. Martin finished with six receptions for 99 yards in eight games for the Rams last season.

A big target at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, Martin has 58 receptions for 848 yards and six touchdowns in four NFL seasons.

Overton apparently lost out to Patrick MacDonald in the competition for long snapper. The Seahawks signed both long snappers a month ago to replace Jeff Robinson, a late-season addition in 2009.

Seattle also may add some depth at quarterback today. The Seahawks, along with the Arizona Cardinals, reportedly filled out offer sheets for San Diego restricted free agent quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, and the Clemson product is expected to make a decision today.

San Diego’s No. 3 quarterback for four seasons, Whitehurst visited both teams last week. Whitehurst likely would have the opportunity to compete for a starting job in Arizona with Cardinals’ holdover Matt Leinart. In Seattle, Whitehurst would give the Seahawks a capable backup to replace Seneca Wallace. White-hurst, 27, could grow into a potential starter once veteran Matt Hasselbeck’s career winds down.

The Chargers tendered Whitehurst at his original third-round selection, so the team that signs Whitehurst to an offer sheet would be required to give San Diego a third-round pick as compensation. The Cardinals have two third-round picks and Seattle does not have a third-round pick in this year’s draft. However, the Seahawks have reportedly reached a trade agreement with San Diego to the team’s liking should Whitehurst accept their offer sheet.

Whitehurst is an unproven commodity, having never thrown a regular-season NFL pass.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/16/1111137/seahawks-part-ways-with-grant.html
 
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