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Bobby Wagner’s return to Seattle highlights a larger trend
SEATTLE — Bobby Wagner’s return to Seattle is greater than a reunion between the Seahawks and arguably the best defensive participant in franchise historical past.
It’s additionally a reconciliation.
And it follows a sample of star gamers leaving the Seahawks on bitter phrases, for one motive or one other, solely to return to the staff in some capability with their once-fractured relationship repaired. It occurred with operating again Marshawn Lynch in 2019 and with defensive deal with Jarran Reed earlier this month. To lesser extents, it occurred with cornerback Richard Sherman and defensive finish Michael Bennett, as nicely.
Wagner’s return to Seattle is the most recent instance that with the Seahawks, messy exits and onerous emotions don’t must imply severed ties and bridges burned.
“If you do what we do the way in which we do it, you make investments your self personally,” coach Pete Carroll advised reporters Tuesday on the league’s annual conferences when requested about Wagner’s return. “And if our guys are going to do it proper, [the players] have to do this too.
“So what occurs, you make investments your time and your coronary heart and your love for them and also you create a relationship, an actual relationship. And that’s what you’re seeing. And if it’s an actual relationship the place you actually care about individuals, there’s going to be some ups and downs … However when you actually care, you’ll be there on the finish of it…”
The Seahawks imagine it’s a testomony to the tradition they’ve constructed below Carroll and normal supervisor John Schneider that gamers who go away the staff typically wish to return. However that additionally takes a company that’s prepared to welcome them again, regardless of any points that led to their exit.
And so far as dangerous breakups go, the Seahawks have had some doozies.
By the tip of Lynch’s first stint with Seattle, his relationship with the group had grow to be so strained that he was barely on talking phrases with some staff officers, together with Carroll. A contract dispute, the gut-punch of Tremendous Bowl XLIX and Lynch’s free-spirited methods had all contributed to a extreme disconnect. Probably the most telling signal of that was when Lynch, whereas getting back from an harm within the 2015 playoffs, stunned the Seahawks by not boarding their flight to Minneapolis for a wild-card recreation in opposition to the Vikings.
But in 2019, after a one-year retirement and two seasons with the Oakland Raiders, Schneider orchestrated Lynch’s return late within the 12 months, after accidents decimated Seattle’s backfield.
Reed’s departure in March of 2021 got here after a weird contract dispute wherein he declined what’s generally known as a easy restructure, a typical maneuver that will have freed up cap house whereas paying him the identical amount of cash in 2021. Reed insisted on getting a brand new deal. The Seahawks, in want of funds amid the pandemic salary-cap crunch and upset that Reed wouldn’t work with them, declined and launched him as a substitute.
“That is house for me,” Reed advised the Seahawks’ web site after signing his new deal.
The Seahawks’ 2018 breakup with Sherman was a drawn-out and public course of that included sideline blowups, a commerce request and a few pictures on his approach out at how Carroll’s message had supposedly gotten stale amongst Seattle’s longer-tenured gamers. Sherman by no means performed once more for the Seahawks, however their relationship was repaired to the purpose that the 2 sides had talks a few potential reunion in 2021.
Final 12 months, Carroll described Sherman as one thing of a cornerback guide to the group.
Bennett, additionally a part of the Seahawks’ post-2017 veteran purge, was traded amid a fracture in his relationship with the group. With the fences equally mended, Bennett was a part of the staff’s preseason tv broadcast final summer time.
Wagner’s scenario differs from the others in that his grievances have been well-founded sufficient to elicit an apology from the Seahawks. Although they did inform the star linebacker that he was being launched earlier than that information broke final March, Wagner had already heard it by way of the grapevine and felt he deserved to listen to it from them first.
Even after Carroll and Schneider gave a public mea culpa, every taking accountability for the mishap, Wagner took situation with the overall supervisor’s implication that his not having an agent was an element within the communication breakdown. He referred to as it a weak excuse.
However given the Seahawks’ historical past, the probabilities of a reunion with Wagner appeared to hinge extra on whether or not they might discover a center floor in contract negotiations than whether or not they might let bygones be bygones.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Wagner’s deal is for one 12 months and $7 million, and whereas it isn’t clear if that whole contains efficiency incentives, that quantity felt like a baseline on condition that it’s what linebacker Lavonte David obtained to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Like Wagner, David has been within the NFL for 11 years and might be 33 by the beginning of this season. Not like Wagner, he hasn’t constructed a Corridor of Fame resume, nor did he have the sort of productive season Wagner had for the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.
Carroll didn’t specify what Wagner’s position might be in his second Seattle stint however made a number of mentions Tuesday that issues might be completely different from the primary time round. The implication gave the impression to be that Jordyn Brooks will stay the centerpiece of Seattle’s new-look protection at any time when he returns from his ACL surgical procedure, and that Wagner might not be an every-down participant.
Carroll referred to as his return a “win-win” and described the temper contained in the group as celebratory.
In some unspecified time in the future, the Seahawks hope to reconcile with security Earl Thomas, whose tenure in Seattle ended with a holdout and a center finger to Carroll as he was being carted off the sector with a damaged leg.
However given how rancorous the breakup was with quarterback Russell Wilson — together with a current report that he tried to get Carroll and Schneider fired — the final word take a look at of their willingness to forgive and neglect could also be when the time involves induct the quarterback into their Ring of Honor.
However who says you possibly can’t go house? With the Seahawks, you often can — irrespective of the way you left.
“I am at all times going to hold with them and I am by no means going to depart ’em, and I’ll be there on the finish of all the great things and all the dangerous stuff. I’ll nonetheless be there,” Carroll mentioned ultimately month’s NFL mix when requested concerning the report that Wilson needed him fired.
“That is it. I am hanging, and it would not matter who the man is. If you happen to take a look at all the guys which have come by way of our program … no matter what has occurred, has taken place or the issues which were mentioned, when you hold with them, all of it comes again round.”
Finding refuge as western WA temperatures tumble
The first stretch of prolonged cold winter weather has arrived in western Washington, and it’s expected to stick around into next week. With overnight lows in the 30s over the weekend, many overnight emergency shelters welcomed their firsts guests at 8 p.m. Saturday. At St. Anthony’s Rec Hall in Renton, 40 beds are available to those in need.
RENTON, Wash. – The first stretch of prolonged cold winter weather has arrived in western Washington, and it’s expected to stick around into next week.
With overnight lows in the 30s Saturday night, many overnight emergency shelters welcomed their first guests at 8 p.m.
At St. Anthony’s Rec Hall in Renton, 40 beds are available to those in need.
What they’re saying:
“We’re providing them with food, a pair of shoes, a pair of socks, and, of course, a warm place to sleep,” said Fenice Fregoso, program director of REACH Renton.
The organization oversees the shelter.
“We’re setting people up for success for the next day,” said Fregoso. “This way, they don’t have to stress on how they’re going to be able to get A, B, and C.”
Local perspective:
Among the individuals taking advantage of the cold weather services is Brandon Lakey. He’s trading the outdoors for a warm, safe cot.
“When it’s cold like this at night, places like this mean life,” said Lakey. “It’s everything, it’s survival. It means that someone cares, that someone’s reaching out to us.”
The Renton overnight shelter will run from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday to Tuesday night.
For those seeking information on shelters and navigating to shelter locations, people are encouraged to call the Severe Weather Shelter Navigation Hotline: (206) 245-1026.
For a complete list of daytime and overnight shelters in Seattle and throughout King County visit the King County Regional Homelessness Authority.
The Source: Information for this article comes from FOX 13 reporter Dave Detling who visited the Renton site.
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Two members of the Seattle Seahawks coaching staff will be a part of the SB.
No, not the Super Bowl, but the Shrine Bowl, which will be played on Jan. 30. It is an All-Star Game, a little less known than the Senior Bowl (Feb 01). However, Eric Galko has done an incredible job in recent years getting several elite prospects for the event.
Later on, we will bring you names to keep an eye on in these two games, which are the main All-Star Games of the Draft season. In these games, it is customary to give opportunities to lesser-known members of the coaching staffs of the time, or allow them to have “bigger” loads than they actually have. For example, Mike Kafka, who was targeted by Seattle last year for OC and HC, and is currently the Giants’ OC, was HC in the Shrine Bowl.
The times are divided into East and West. The two members who were chosen for the Shrine Bowl were Josh Bynes and Quinshon Odom. Bynes will be the West team’s LBs coach, while Odom will be the OL Coach.
Bynes was playing in the NFL as a linebacker until 2022, including with the Ravens. He was coached by Mike Macdonald while in Baltimore. In 2024 he was announced to the new Seattle staff, with the role of Assistant LBs coach.
Odom also joined the Seattle coaching staff with the arrival of Macdonald. However, he has a longer career as a coach. He started in 2015 as an intern at Eastern Kentucky. After that he spent four years at Vanderbilt as an offensive assistant and offensive quality control. In 2021 he coached the Buffalo Bills’ RBs during training camp as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. Odom was then hired by the Texas Longhorns as an offensive line assistant. In 2022 and 2023 he was an offensive assistant, more focused on the offensive line for the Green Bay Packers as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.
To be quite honest, the players at these positions (LB and OL) are the best on the East team. In any case, their presence at the event can help with scouting, as well as developing them for their future coaching careers.
Forever a 12!
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JANUARY 18: Jaden Schwartz #17 of the Seattle Kraken celebrates with teammates after scoring a third goal during the third period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Climate Pledge Arena on January 18, 2025 in Seattle, Wa (Christopher Mast / NHLI / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – Jaden Schwartz scored his fifth career hat trick and the fourth hat trick in Seattle Kraken history in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period, and Schwartz scored on an empty net with 1:10 left to play to clinch the victory for the Kraken. Schwartz joins Jordan Eberle (11/14/21 vs. Buffalo), Jared McCann (1/14/23 at Chicago), and Brandon Montour (10/29/24 at Montreal) as players with hat tricks for the Kraken.
It was the fifth regular season hat trick of Schwartz’s career, along with two playoff hat tricks, all while playing with the St. Louis Blues.
The first line of Schwartz, Matty Beniers and Kaapo Kakko continue to rack up points together. The trio combined for seven points on the night as all three players had a significant hand in the victory.
“Great to see Jaden get the hat trick,” head coach Dan Bylsma said. “And it can’t be understated, the line of Matty Beniers and Jaden and Kakko, what they keep doing for us, night in and night out. They get the first two goals, but good to see Schwartzy get the hat trick there at the end.”
Just 28 seconds into the game, Schwartz got Seattle on the board. The Kings couldn’t get the puck out of their own zone as it fell onto the stick of Kakko. Schwartz slipped the puck inside the right post by the pad of a sliding Darcy Kuemper for a 1-0 lead.
A high-stick penalty to Beniers minutes later allowed the Kings to answer back on the power play. Right off the offensive zone face-off, the Kings won the puck as Adrian Kempe found space on the back post to finish a pass from Anže Kopitar for the tying goal.
But the line of Schwartz, Beniers and Kakko continued to dominate play over the opening 10 minutes.
A massive hit from Joshua Mahura against Warren Foegele at the Seattle blue line sent play into chaos. It also launched the Kraken on a rush chance as Schwartz scored his second goal of the period off a pass from Beniers on a 2-on-1 break for a 2-1 Kraken lead. The Kings got caught trying to engage Mahura for the hit on Foegele and left defenseman Brandt Clarke and Kuemper hung out to dry.
“We wouldn’t have scored if he didn’t do that,” Schwartz said of Mahura’s hit. “
Said Bylsma: “I thought the hit by Josh was, you don’t want to say it’s a turning point in the game, but it was, I think, a huge statement hit and getting the goal right after it, you know, was a sign to everybody we were in the match.”
Seattle was unable to escape the period with the lead, however. Defenseman Brandon Montour shoved Trevor Moore into Daccord, who flailed in vain to make a stop on Jordan Spence’s shot from distance. The Kraken bench appeared to consider challenging the play for goaltender interference, but elected against it as the contact was due to Montour’s actions.
Seattle re-gained the lead less than two minutes into the second period. Chandler Stephenson flashed across the front of the net to chip an Oliver Bjorkstrand shot-pass by Kuemper for a 3-2 Kraken advantage.
The lead held despite a heavy push from the Kings in the final period due to the play of Daccord.
Daccord denied Foegele on a short-handed 2-on-0 breakaway chance early in the third period to keep the one-goal advantage. The Kings had a 17-1 advantage in shots on goal in the third, with Schwartz’s empty-net tally serving as the only shot Seattle managed in the period.
“Every time we get a power play, I’m just like, ‘hey, just be ready in case they get a chance.’ Because every once in a while, you know, get a bad bounce, bad luck, someone makes a mistake, and, you know, it’s hockey, it’s going to happen, and sometimes you’re going to get a chance against and I just try to be ready for them,” Daccord said. “And you know, it’s my job to make big saves for the team when the team needs it. So when I get the opportunity, and then I’m able to follow through and execute it, it feels really good. Honestly, I was fired up after that save. And, yeah, just feels really good to get a big win at home.”
Schwartz had two chances at the empty net, with the first hitting the left post and staying out. Kakko then managed to win a loose puck and toss it ahead to Schwartz for his third of the night.
“After I hit the post we had a couple good blocks, Joey had a couple timely saves,” Schwartz said. “Kaapo made a great play (to get me the puck), so I guess my teammates did a good job of bailing me out for missing that. It was just a team effort all-around. Guys were laying it on the line tonight. It was a fun game.”
Kakko picked up an assist on all three of Schwartz’s goals for Seattle. Kakko now has 13 points in 14 games (four goals, nine assists) played with the Kraken since the trade last month with the New York Rangers.
What’s next:
The Kraken will continue their home stand with a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinée against the Buffalo Sabres at 1 p.m on Monday.
The Source: Original FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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