Seattle, WA
Seattle Seahawks starting center Connor Williams has reportedly decided to retire immediately mid season | NFL News – Times of India
A new starting center for the Seattle Seahawks is sorely needed after Connor Williams retired from the NFL mid-season to recover from a severe knee injury he suffered playing in 2023 for the Miami Dolphins. Williams entered the league in 2018 as the No. 50 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft for the Dallas Cowboys, but initially started there at left guard before being benched after eight weeks. He eventually became a starting left guard after an injury to Zach Martin. Williams has played for the biggest teams in the NFL.
Connor Williams retired from the NFL mid-season to recover from a severe knee injury
Seattle Seahawks starting center Connor Williams has reportedly decided to retire immediately, the team’s coach, Mike Macdonald, told reporters on Friday. He also stated that he feels Williams will not reverse the decision and return for the Seahawks to play out this season.
Williams was drafted by Dallas Cowboys with the 50th overall pick in the second round of 2018 NFL Draft with the hope of allowing him to play guard. The Cowboys began tabbing him as the starting left guard before benching him during the first eight games in Week 10 and giving way to Xavier Su’a-Filo. He then played the next two games at right guard because of Zack Martin’s injury.
He signed a two-year deal valued at $14 million on March 17, 2022, to the Miami Dolphins. He quickly became the center and officially named a starter over Michael Deiter as the offseason program began. He played all 17 games, giving up 3 sacks and 6 penalties. He was the one player to play 100 percent of the offensive snaps with 1,057 snaps for the team.
Williams was tabbed the number one center on the depth chart coming into the 2023 NFL season; the season had officially opened on August 8. On August 29 Dan Feeney was traded to the Chicago Bears and Alama Uluave was assigned to the practice squad, so Williams came into the season as the Dolphins’ first-string center. In the Week 14 game against the Titans, he tore his ACL and was placed on injured reserve on December 13, 2023.
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Head coach Pete McDonald said Olu Oluwatimi will take over starting center responsibilities. Seattle selected Oluwatimi in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft. He played one game last year and has played four snaps this season.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson answered pressing questions about the city’s most pressing issues, including the steps she’s taking to protect residents’ public safety and affordability, while also touching on activating CCTV cameras across the city.
Anyone waiting for the ferry, taking a stroll along the revamped Seattle waterfront or visiting the Seattle Aquarium just got a new option for finding a sweet treat: Ben & Jerry’s is coming to Pier 54.
A lease announcement last week shared that the new shop will be operated by local franchise owners Lance and Moria Blair, owners of the Green Lake and Gig Harbor Ben & Jerry’s locations. They pair is also opening another Seattle location in Northgate soon.
The permanent shop announcement comes after Ben & Jerry’s operated a pop-up at the waterfront location last simmer.
“As a Seattle native, the waterfront holds a special place in my heart,” Lance Blair said in a news release. “I could not be more excited to be a part of bringing Ben & Jerry’s to Pier 54 and continue building connections with the local community while serving visitors from around the world.”
The new location comes as local ice cream chains Molly Moon’s and Salt & Straw have also expanded into the downtown area in the past year.
Where is the new Ben & Jerry’s location?
The new Ben & Jerry’s is located at Pier 54 on the Seattle Waterfront: 1001 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104.
The shop will be open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where are the other Ben & Jerry’s locations in Seattle?
The ice cream chain operates four other locations in the Seattle area:
- Alki Beach: 2742 Alki Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
- Bellevue: 166 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004
- Green Lake: 7900 E Green Lake Drive N Suite 104, Seattle, WA 98103
- Kirkland: 176 Lake Street South, Kirkland, WA 98033
How many locations does Ben & Jerry’s have in Washington?
Ben & Jerry’s has ten locations across Washington, including two in Issaquah and three in the Spokane area. See the full list of locations at benjerry.com/ice-cream-near-me.
Zachary Fletcher is a trending news reporter with USA TODAY Network’s Washington state team. Keep up with him on X (@zdfletch), BlueSky (@zfletcher.bsky.social) or reach him at zfletcher@usatodayco.com.
Seattle, WA
VIDEO: Mayor Wilson proposes renewing, expanding Seattle Transit Measure by doubling the sales-tax percentage that funds it.
Through the end of this year, 0.15% of the sales tax you pay funds the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. That would double to 0.30% if the City Council and Seattle voters approve the renewal/expansion that Mayor Katie Wilson officially introduced this afternoon. She said it’ll make living in Seattle more affordable by enabling more people to “live car-free or car-light.” She acknowledged that raising the sales tax isn’t ideal but noted that it’s one of the few revenue-raising tools available under state law. Besides paying for more transit – 280,000 additional Metro bus trips a year, 100,000 more than the current measure funds – it also would pay for 22,000 free ORCA transit passes, more than double what the city provides now, said acting SDOT director Angela Brady during the announcement event at City Hall. The passes are now available to Seattle Promise scholars, low-income Seattle Preschool Program families, and Seattle Housing Authority residents. The measure’s renewal/expansion would also make those passes available to Housing Choice Voucher participants.
The mayor’s announcement says the Transit Measure isn’t just about buses: It also would “support the design and delivery of Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension, Ballard Link Extension, and Graham Street Station.” The 0.30% sales tax would generate an estimated $138 million average per year for the 10 years of this measure, which is proposed to go to voters in November. Council review starts this Thursday and will be led by District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka, who chairs the council committee that oversees transportation. We’ll add the specific text of the proposal when we get it; the slide deck for Thursday’s council meeting is now available, and we’ll add some highlights from that soon.
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