Every weekday morning, we'll round up local and national Seattle Seahawks related links to get the day started.
During an interview on 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock and Salk show, Bruce Irvin offered his thoughts on Kam Chancellor's holdout:
"I feel like it's how you look at it," Irvin said. "In his shoes, he put his body through a lot of stuff. He feels as if he should be the highest paid safety, as he should. Some people look at it as, you sign the contract and you should respect that and play it out. I think it just depends on how you look at it."
Irvin added, "I honestly don't know because I think he deserves his money, but I also feel like we need him and he should be here."
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Stephen Cohen of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer takes a look at the Seahawks' nickel competition between Will Blackmon, Marcus Burley and Tye Smith:
Following practice at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton this week, Blackmon said he knew he’d be in for “open competition” with the Seahawks, but the opportunity to play right away for a Super Bowl contender was one of the main reasons he re-signed with Seattle in March after spending the 2013 offseason with the team.
It also didn’t hurt that he had friends in the building.
“I never lost touch with Earl or Kam or Sherm,” Blackmon, an eight-year NFL veteran with 66 career games, said on Tuesday. “Even when I left here, we stayed in touch and we talked during the season the past two years. It just made sense.”
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Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times lists players he'll be watching tonight, including defensive tackle Jesse Williams:
He is one of the feel-good stories of camp. Williams missed the past two years because of knee injuries and had a cancerous kidney removed in May. He has played 69 snaps in three preseason games, fourth most of any defensive lineman.
But his spot on the 53-man roster is far from secure, as he generally works with the third-team defense, officially listed behind Ahtyba Rubin and David King at left defensive tackle. The Seahawks are likely to keep no more than five defensive tackles, and Williams could be battling King, Julius Warmlsey and undrafted free agent T.Y. McGill for the final one or two spots.
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Bucky Brooks of NFL.com predicts that Pete Carroll will win Coach of the Year:
Seattle is a dynasty under Carroll's direction. The 'Hawks have owned the NFC in recent years -- and will finish 2015 with the NFL's best record.
