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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman: Seahawks can be even better this season - NFL Videos

Kevin Pierre-Louis Seahawks Rookie Profile: Athleticism In a Dynamic Package - 12th Man Rising - A Seattle Seahawks Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.
There are places where Kevin Pierre-Louis fits in with Seattle while biding his time looking for LB playing time

Tyler Dunne - Mike Daniels to Packers teammates: Be mean, or else
"If something has to be said, I'm going to say it," Daniels said after a minicamp practice. "If somebody has a problem with it, we're grown men. We play a violent game. We get paid to be violent. So why not? If you deck somebody in the locker room because you have a disagreement, there's not going to be any sensitivity training. "It's a barbaric sport. So that's how you're going to have to approach it. I'm tired of getting our face punched in by other teams. I'm not used to that."

Making the Leap, No. 3: Cardinals RB Andre Ellington - NFL.com
Andre Ellington teased us with his big-play ability as a rookie. Now the keys to the Arizona Cardinals' backfield are in his hands, and the dynamic runner is poised to leave tire tracks all over the field.

Eric Ebron, Ladarius Green among young tight ends to watch - NFL.com
Things can change dramatically in a decade. Just ask an NFL tight end.

Finding the Fits: Khairi Fortt could surprise in New Orleans - CBSSports.com
Blessed with the talent, quarterback and play-calling to already generate Rookie of the Year buzz, former Oregon State wideout Brandin Cooks is clearly the first-year player in New Orleans best suited towards making an immediate impact in the NFL.

Jermichael Finley: I’m working as hard as I can to get back to Packer Nation | ProFootballTalk
The wait for tight end Jermichael Finley’s return to football after last year’s neck injury and surgery has lasted throughout the offseason and there haven’t been many signs that the end is in sight.

2015 NFL Draft: Florida State Preview - CBSSports.com
Fifth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher and his national champion Seminoles look to hit the ground running in 2014 after a perfect 14-0 season that featured the nation's fourth leading offense (total offense), it's top scoring defense (12.1 ppg) and perhaps it's best player in Heisman winning quarterback Jameis Winston.

San Francisco 49ers' Jimmie Ward face of a changing defensive reality - NFL - SI.com
As has always been the case throughout the NFL's history, offenses are changing the game -- and defenses are forced to adapt or fall back. Inspired in part by the spread offenses that have overtaken college football in recent years, pro teams put more three- and four-receiver sets on the field now than ever before. According to Football Outsiders' charting data, NFL offenses have increased their percentages of three (or more) receiver sets from 49 percent in 2011, to 51 percent in '12 to 56 percent in '13. In that same period, we've seen the nickel defense become the NFL's base concept, and to a similar degree -- teams had five defensive backs on the field 40 percent of the time in 2011, 45 percent in '12, and 49 percent in '13.

Seattle Seahawks' top play: The Beast Quake - ESPN
This is last of three nominations for the most memorable play in team history. In the previous two days we featured Steve Largent's bone-jarring reven

Seahawks favorite Jermaine Kearse pops the question - Seattle Seahawks & NFL News
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, a favorite among the 12th Man, will soon be hitched. He proposed to his girlfriend Monday night and she said yes.

2014 Season Tickets and Blue Pride Wait List Are Sold Out
Single-game ticket information will be announced tomorrow.

Richard Sherman: 'The message is still the same' | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
Sherman reiterated some of what he has said before — that he thinks the Seahawks can be even better this year, and that the message entering the season is the same as it was in 2013. He also said considers himself the best cornerback in the NFL.

Schedule breakdown: San Diego Chargers | Seahawks Insider - The News Tribune
Heading into camp, we’ll take a quick look through the opponents on the 2014 schedule. Second up: The San Diego Chargers

Tanard Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL - NFL.com
A league spokesman announced Wednesday that Washington Redskins safety Tanard Jackson has been suspended indefinitely for violating the league's policy on substance abuse. Will he ever play again?

Richard Sherman reaffirms dislike for Michael Crabtree - NFL.com
Richard Sherman still doesn't like Michael Crabtree. The Seahawks' corner doesn't sound like a man who wants to get over it, either, when he discusses his distaste on a Discovery Channel show.

Richard Sherman disagrees with mates' 'Top 100' spots - NFL.com
"I'm not going to lie, I'm not a huge fan," Sherman told NFL Media's Willie McGinest on Tuesday's edition of NFL Total Access. "You know, I don't like where Earl was ranked."

Top 10 coaching hot seats in 2014 | National Football Post
London among those preparing to enter potentially make-or-break seasons.

Report: Some Browns 'want nothing to do' with Gordon - NFL.com
Cleveland Browns players reportedly "realize (Josh) Gordon is sick. They want him to get better. They like him. But some of them, clearly, also now want nothing to do with him." Read what Gordon told teammates last season.

NFL Rookie Symposium: First-year football players learn off-field risk | The MMQB with Peter King
Read Part I of this series. AURORA, Ohio — The players are exhausted on all fronts. Some are even annoyed. This has been the message for as long as there’s been a rookie symposium in the NFL: Odds are, you won’t make it in this league.

Audibles Podcast: NFC West players facing the most pressure | SI.com
The latest NFL news, scores, stats, fantasy analysis, and mock drafts as well as the best NFL writers and photos from SI.com

Offseason Report Card: 49ers | SI.com
The latest NFL news, scores, stats, fantasy analysis, and mock drafts as well as the best NFL writers and photos from SI.com

Up, Up, and Away: The Most Recent Vegas Futures Odds — FootballPerspective.com
A few days ago, I was in Vegas with friends and without a car. So I took the chance to shop NFL futures odds to the extent that I felt it was worth it to walk to a given sportsbook. I decided the 3+ mile walk to the Superbook was not worth the opportunity cost in the 105 degree heat, so I didn’t get their numbers. But I did get numbers from three of the major oddsmakers: William Hill, Cantor Gaming, and MGM. Tomorrow, I’ll talk about some bets that seem potentially attractive. As I described recently, the numbers are pretty good now and don’t leave obvious opportunities for the most part, I think.

Football Perspective
A few days ago, I was in Vegas with friends and without a car. So I took the chance to shop NFL futures odds to the extent that I felt it was worth it to walk to a given sportsbook. I decided the 3+ mile walk to the Superbook was not worth the opportunity cost in the 105 degree heat, so I didn’t get their numbers. But I did get numbers from three of the major oddsmakers: William Hill, Cantor Gaming, and MGM. Tomorrow, I’ll talk about some bets that seem potentially attractive. As I described recently, the numbers are pretty good now and don’t leave obvious opportunities for the most part, I think.

The Chargers are in position to be 2014's unsurprising surprise team. | SportsonEarth.com : Mike Tanier Article
In OTAs (Offseason Talk & Analysis) all through June and July, the Sports on Earth NFL team will break down each team's offseason transactions, boldest moves and burning questions as they prepare for training camp. Click here for links to every entry in the series.

Best & Worst Contracts 2014: St. Louis Rams - Over the Cap

We finally get our first participant from the NFC West with our look at the St Louis Rams