Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll Is A Prankster
Pete Carroll may have left recruiting violations and a graduate student girlfriend behind when he left USC to coach the Seattle Seahawks, but he brought his sense of humor with him. Carroll did a great job of that when he planted a fake snake in a cooler at the Seahawk’s facility and set up a secret camera to film some of his players screaming like girls when they came across it.
Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown: Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy
Every Thursday Sports Grind Entertainment will present you with the Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown. The recipient of this honor goes to NFL referee Bill Leavy reopened a Seahawks wound that won’t heal by acknowledging he made mistakes in Seattle’s disputed, 2006 Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Four years after Rudy J along with the city of Seattle, Leavy began an annual training-camp rules interpretation session and brought up the subject without being asked about his mistakes having an impact on the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
“It was a tough thing for me. I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game, and as an official you never want to do that,” said the veteran of 15 NFL seasons and two Super Bowls. It left me with a lot of sleepless nights, and I think about it constantly. I’ll go to my grave wishing that I’d been better.”
Early in the fourth quarter, tackle Sean Locklear was called for holding on a pass completion that would have put the Seahawks at the Pittsburgh 1, poised for the go-ahead touchdown. After the penalty, Matt Hasselbeck threw an interception, and then was called for a mysterious low block on a play that ended with him tackling Pittsburgh’s Ike Taylor on the defensive back’s return.
The penalty moved the Steelers from their 29 to the 44. Pittsburgh used its better field position to score the clinching touchdown four plays later.
Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll Defaces Bathroom Stall
Win At All Cost
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is on the road promoting the paperback edition of his book “Win Forever.” While in New York he stopped into carved the title of his book into a bathroom stall at Burger Joint and took to Twitter to post the photo.
“We left our mark in the back corner booth at @burgerjointnyc”
Still ain’t got nothing on Eli Manning’s defacing of Jerry’s World.
Jim Mora Lands High School Coaching Job
Right At Home?
The former Seattle Seahawks head coach and longtime Pacific Northwest resident Jim Mora has decided to remain in his home area and taken a coaching position at famous Bellevue High School Wolverines just outside of Seattle.
After going 5-11 in only one season on the job in Seattle, Mora will be taking over a spot on the Bellevue coaching staff that has yet to be determined. Bellevue has been listed amongst the top high schools across the nation for years. In 2004 the Wolverines broke De La Salle’s 13-year, 151-game winning streak.
Coming along with Mora is Chris Beake, who was on his Seahawks staff and will be the Wolverines new defensive coordinator. Head coach Butch Goncharoff was excited about the new hire.
“Jim will be involved. I don’t know in what capacity yet. It’s great. He’s an outstanding guy in whatever capacity we get him, even if it’s only for spring ball or summer. It’s great to have him around. He’s a great resource for us.”
Many will see this a fall from grace seeing that he once was an NFL head coach, however, Mora tried his hand in front of the NFL Network cameras already and mentioned he never felt comfortable there.
Maybe coaching really does run in his blood and it pumps just fine without all the scrutiny and spotlight that the NFL brings. So it might be a fall from the heavens of the NFL but it worked out just fine for the former Super Bowl Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche when he went to coach Pickens High School in South Carolina.
Derek Anderson Lashes Out At Cleveland Browns Fans
Stop Tripping Over Your Size 17 Feet
The Cleveland Browns released Derek Anderson on yesterday and as the quarterback was leaving town had some choice words for Browns fans. Anderson was cut one day after the Browns traded an undisclosed 2011 draft choice to the Seattle Seahawks for quarterback Seneca Wallace.
“The fans are ruthless and don’t deserve a winner,” he told the News-Herald. “I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured. I know at times I wasn’t great. I hope and pray I’m playing when my team comes to town and (we) roll them.”
Anderson refers to a November 2008 incident during which he suffered a season-ending injury to his knee ligament when former Browns tackle Kevin Shaffer gave up a sack to Indianapolis Colts Robert Mathis. Browns fans, unhappy with Anderson’s performance, cheered as he suffered laid on the ground in obvious pain.
Anderson’s high point with the Browns was his Pro Bowl season in 2007, when he was 10-5 as a starter while completing 298 of 527 passes for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns. He threw 19 interceptions. That success lead him to receive a three-year, $24 million contract. Anderson was due $2 million in a roster bonus a week from Friday and his 2007 contract was for $7.45 million.
Don’t you love when a career backup tries to get tough, oh wait, he’s already apologized. Andersons overall record as the Browns starter was 16-18.
Former Seattle Seahawks Courtney Taylor Won’t Let Multiple Sclerosis Stop His NFL Dreams
Best Of Luck
Former Seattle Seahawks wide reciever Courtney Taylor is not your typical player waiting to hear from an NFL team this off season. Taylor is battling multiple sclerosis. but still trains and hopes to get a call.
He’s has heard some good news lately as the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns might work him out. Mike Holmgren is now the Cleveland president drafted Taylor at Seattle in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Auburn. He’s the Tiger’s all-time leading receiver and was one of the last players cut by the Seahawks on the eve of the 2009 season.
Taylor still lives in Seattle and travels to the University of Washington Medical Center for an intravenous infusion of a powerful medication called Tysabri in his use to fight his multiple sclerosis.
“The medication wore on my body at first, but once I got used to it, I felt like a brand-new man,” he said. “The medication has it under control.”
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society describes MS as “a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.”
Taylor was diagnosed with MS in the summer of 2008. The first sign was an eye twitch, which made it hard to track the ball, which made it hard to catch the ball.
He wants to show people that you don’t have to be sidelined by an illness and get back to the game he knows he can play at a top level.
USC’s Lane Kiffin Already Incurs Recruiting Infraction
That Didn't Take Long
University of Southern California head coach Lane Kiffin has already committed his first recruiting violations not even two weeks after taking the job.
With the February 3rd national signing day quickly approaching, head football coaches are doing everything they can to get that last 5 star recruit choose their school. Kiffin is no different but he’s already acting as if the rules do not apply to him. Kiffin committed his first recruiting violation, be it a minor one, when he picked up a recruit in a limo to show him the USC way.
The Trojans are now stranger to going after recruits with the Hollywood lifestyle and showing them they can use the USC program as a stepping stone for that NFL contract, or at least that’s how it was run under now Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. Just ask Reggie Bush or Joe McKnight when starting off your inquiry.
During his tenure at Tennessee, the Volunteers reported six NCAA violations and is currently being investigated for at least two more violations.
Pete Carroll Makes Fun Of His USC Exit
If your not accustomed to stopping in on funny or Die, I need to ask you whats wrong with you. The site has some of the best comedians in the game right now making videos.
Rob Riggle and Pete Carroll do a great job of making fun of the whole situation of Carroll leaving USC for the Seattle Seahawks head coaching position but the two of them are upstaged by the hilariousness and hotness of Aubrey Plaza (who is just as funny on NBC’s Parks And Recreation).
She will burn your house down.
University Of Southern California Hires Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin
Traitor
University of Southern California has hired University of Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin to take over Pete Carroll, who left for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL, after just one season roaming the sidelines for the Volunteers. The hiring was announced by USC hours after Carroll was introduced in Seattle.
Kiffin who is in his third head coaching job in three seasons, 34, is a disciple of Carroll, serving on his staff from 2001 to 2006. In Kiffin’s last two seasons at USC, he was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
Kiffin left USC in 2007 to coach the Oakland Raiders, becoming the youngest coach in the NFL’s modern era. He was fired after four games of his second season. He then was hired by Tennessee, going 7-6 and playing in a bowl game in his one season.
The move comes as a surprise because Kiffin had been with Tennessee for only this season and because UT has had at least six secondary violations of NCAA rules in Kiffin’s tenure, which spanned just 14 months. He comes to a Trojans program under NCAA investigation since 2006, when allegations were reported that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and his family received improper benefits from a would-be marketing representative.
Kiffin’s one season at Tennessee will be remembered for a series of verbal gaffes when he accused Florida coach Urban Meyer of cheating for contacting a recruit when the player was visiting Tennessee and the minor NCAA rules violations and now, for his quick departure for Southern California.
His quick exit for a return to Los Angeles, just three weeks before national signing day, was not taken well by Vols fans. Students burned mattresses and piles of trash and gathered around the athletic department building and “The Rock” had obscenities directed toward Kiffin.
Kiffin will bring with him his father, longtime NFL defensive coach Monte Kiffin, and veteran assistant Ed Orgeron, a former USC defensive line coach. Both were on the Tennessee staff last season.
Kiffin owes an $800,000 buyout to Tennessee for leaving early and Will Muschamp would look perfect on the sidelines of Tennessee.
USC Students Have Candlelight Vigil For Loss Of Pete Carroll
"it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday"
How could you Pete is the question a lot of USC Trojans fans and students are asking? Carroll hadn’t suffered a win-loss record like the one he did this year since his first season at USC, plus the allegations of players accepting gifts just won’t go away so what does Pete do, he ups and leaves for a job in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks.
That news has hit every Trojan hard, especially with this coming in the thick of recruiting season, some though it’s hit a little harder than others like these students that stood outside of USC’s Heritage Hall to hold a candlelight vigil to mourn the loss of Pete Carroll. Add to the mix the Carroll is taking with him offensive coordinator Jimmy Bates and that USC’s first choice Mike Riley has declined an offer instead signing a 3 year extension to stay at Oregon State.
The Carroll news has caused USC’s top high school recruit running back Dillon Baxter, who is top 5 in the country, to reevaluate and saying that he would have to start the recruiting process all over again.
Jim Mora Fired From Seattle Seahawks After One Season
Seattle Loses A Timeout
Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora, Jr. has been fired. Mora lasted just one year as the Seahawks head coach, a season in which the team went 5-11 and finished third in the NFC West.
Mora took over a 4-12 team, and this year’s squad was decimated by injuries and had to endure a general manager leaving during the year. He previously went 27-23, including 1-1 in the playoffs, in three seasons as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
The Seahawks have already called for permission to interview assistants Leslie Frazier, the defensive coordinator of the Vikings as well as rumor of USC’s head coach Pete Carroll.
I wonder if Mora will have a certain San Antonio sports radio host come to his defense after being just fired in one year like he proclaimed he would for Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris?
Cleveland Browns Hire Mike Holmgren As Club President
Welcome Back Walrus
The Cleveland Browns have hired Mike Holmgren to become the team’s club president, terms haven’t been released but it’s estimated at around $5 million a year. Holmgren said on his weekly radio show this past Friday that if he took the job, he’d give Browns coach Eric Mangini a chance to prove himself. He said “it’s not fair” to come in and fire a coach after one season.
Holmgren who previously returned Green Bay to prominence and raised Seattle’s profile during his NFL career hopes he can do to a tradition-rich franchise needing a major makeover after a decade of losing and front-office incompetence.
Interestingly, Holmgren’s agreement with the Browns came exactly one year to the day after he coached Seattle to a 13-3 win over Mangini’s New York Jets, essentially ending the Jets’ playoff chances and finishing off Mangini, who was fired following last season.
Top 10 NFL Players Coached By Bobby Bowden
21–10 In Bowl Games
On yesterday’s show we discussed whether or not Florida State acted right in the handling of 2-time National Championship winner Bobby Bowden. Now that he has one game left to add to his 388-141 resume and decided to retire, it feels appropriate to honor one of college football’s best coaches by compiling a list of the 10 best NFL players that played under Bowden at Florida State. If you think I failed to mention a player feel free to let me know.
1. Deion Sanders, CB
Whether you liked his brash attitude or not, nobody can deny how good “Neon Deion” was as a player. He brought true meaning to the phrase “shutdown corner” while instilling excitement and thrill into the pro game. Nobody has ever blanketed one side of the field like Sanders could and perhaps nobody ever will. He was so good that quarterbacks avoided throwing to his side of the field not only in fear of being picked off by Sanders, but also in concern that he would return the gift for six points. And not only was he one of the greatest cover corners to ever don a pair of cleats, but he was also a phenomenal punt returner as well. When his career finally wrapped up, Deion had accumulated 53 interceptions, 8 Pro Bowl appearances, 2 Super Bowl victories, a 1994 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award and was named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was also an incredibly rare two-sport athlete and to this day, young corners still try to emulate the way he played the game.
2. Derrick Brooks, LB
When the Tampa 2 defense was implemented into the NFL by former Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy and defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, they must have had Derrick Brooks in mind when they envisioned its success. No linebacker was a better fit for that scheme than Brooks, who went on to appear in 11 Pro Bowls and was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002. He finished with 1,698 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 25 interceptions and also helped the Buccaneers win a Super Bowl in 2002. Other linebackers may have been more feared, but not many covered a field like Brooks did. He was also a tremendous leader and played on some of the best defenses of the past decade.
3. Walter Jones, OT
Jones career is coming to an end, but he’ll be been known as the rock at the end of the Seahawks offensive line for years to come. Throughout his career, he was named to nine Pro Bowls, is a six-time All-NFC player, a four-time first-team All-Pro selection and a bona fide hall of famer. He and former Seattle offensive guard Steve Hutchinson formed one of the best left sides in the NFL and helped pave the way for Shaun Alexander’s great career. When he finally does retire, Jones will be mentioned with Anthony Munoz and Art Shell as one of the best offensive linemen in the history of the league.
4. Warrick Dunn, RB
I remember reading of the stories of how people told him he would never make it as a football player because of his small size (5’9”, 190 pounds). But that didn’t stop Dunn from racking up 10,967 yards and 49 touchdowns on his way to becoming a three-time Pro Bowl selection. One of the more remarkable things about Dunn was his longevity despite his size limitations. Despite the position he played, he rarely took a big hit and was great at using his pads to absorb contact. He was also one of the greatest NFL humanitarians, helping single mothers every Christmas through his “Home for the Holidays” program. For his gracious work with various charities, he received the 2009 Walter Payton Mann of the Year Award.
5. LeRoy Butler, S
Brett Favre and Reggie White are two names that pop into your head when reminiscing about the 1995 Packers team, but there’s no doubt that LeRoy Butler was one of the staples of that Super Bowl squad. Not only did Butler help Green Bay win a title that year, but he also was one of the more fundamentally sound safeties during his playing days. In his 12 seasons with the Packers, he recorded 953 tackles, 38 interceptions, 553 return yards, 12 fumble recoveries, three defensive touchdowns and 20.5 sacks. He led or tied for the team lead in interceptions in five different seasons and he was the first defensive back in NFL history to gain entrance into the 20 sack/20 interception club.
6. Peter Boulware, LB
Ray Lewis’s name is always mentioned first when people talk about the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, but Boulware was a key member of one of the best defenses in NFL history. Throughout his career, Boulware recorded 493 tackles, 70 sacks, 26.5 tackles for loss and 13 forced fumbles. He was a perfect fit as an edge rusher in Baltimore’s defense and went on to appear in four Pro Bowls, was named the 1997 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was also inducted into the Ravens’ Ring of Honor.
7. Brad Johnson, QB
Brad Johnson never had the strongest arm and rarely put up gaudy numbers, but he did orchestrate Jon Gruden’s offense to near perfection in 2002 when he helped guide the Buccaneers to their first ever Super Bowl title. That year, Johnson lead the NFC in passer rating at 92.9 and set new team records for touchdowns with 22, completion percentage at 62.3, consecutive passes without an interception with 187, and also had the lowest interception percentage with 1.3%. For his career, he appeared in two Pro Bowls, compiled 28,627 total passing yards and finished with 164 passing touchdowns.
8. Anquan Boldin, WR
Many people only know Boldin for his role in the Arizona’s Cardinals 2008 Super Bowl team. But many forget just how good Boldin was in his first year when he won the 2003 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. That year, Boldin had 101 catches and was the only rookie selected to the Pro Bowl. He also set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game (217), holds the NFL record for most receptions in the first 26 games of an NFL career (157), and was the fastest to record 300 career receptions (47 games). Boldin has hauled in 553 receptions for 7,108 yards and 42 touchdowns.
9. Laveranues Coles, WR
Teammate Peter Warrick received more attention because he was a top 5 pick in the 2000 draft, but Coles (a third rounder in ’00) has gone on to have the better career. To date, Coles has racked up 631 catches for 8,095 yards and 44 touchdowns. He never puts up out-of-this-world numbers, but Coles has always been dependable, durable and has never shied away from going over the middle.
10. Sebastian Janikowski, K
Janikowski is the Oakland Raiders franchise-leading scorer, he holds the longest field goal in Raiders’ history (57 yards) and has the most career points in team history with 865. He’s also a two-time Lou Groza Award winner, has made 77.2 percent of his field goal attempts and is often the only offense the Raiders generate these days.
Honorable Mentions: Alex Barron (OT), Lorenzo Booker (RB), Brodrick Bunkley (DT), Zack Crockett (FB), Antonio Cromartie (CB), Darnell Dockett (DT), Chris Hope (S), Dexter Jackson (S), Samari Rolle (CB), Corey Simon (DT), Ernie Sims (LB), Tra Thomas (OT), Javon Walker (WR), Leon Washington (RB)
FOX, CBS & NFL Network Give Thanks For The NFL
Est. 1920
I don’t know why the ratings for Thanksgiving to forever to get in but they finally are here and once again the Dallas Cowboys draw in the large numbers.
Overnight ratings were up double-digits for both Thanksgiving Day NFL games.
Thursday’s Green Bay Packers/Detroit Lions game on FOX drew a 12.1 overnight rating, up 11% from Tennessee Titans/Detroit Lions on CBS last year (10.9). They are however down 13% from the Green Bay Packers/Detroit Lions in 2007 (13.9).
The 12.1 overnight is tied as the second-lowest for the early Thanksgiving Day game since ’01.
Later in the day, Oakland Raiders/Dallas Cowboys drew a 12.6 overnight on CBS, up 11% from Seattle Seahawks/Dallas Cowboys on FOX last year (11.4), and up 2% from New York Jets/Dallas Cowboys in 2007 (12.4).
The 12.6 is the third-highest overnight for the late Thanksgiving Day game since ’01.
The NFL Network saw it’s second-most viewed game in it’s history with the New York Giants/Denver Broncos.
The New York Giants/Denver Broncos drew 6.1 million viewers on NFL Network Thursday night, up 61% from 3.8 million for Arizona Cardinals/Philadelphia Eagles last year.
Thursday’s game ranks as the second-most viewed NFL telecast ever on NFL Network, behind only Green Bay Packers/Dallas Cowboys in 2007 (10.1 mil).
In related ratings news the SportsBusiness Journal shows the Cowboys have been the NFL’s biggest draw in primetime over the past four seasons.
Since 2006, primetime regular season Cowboys games have averaged 19.2 million viewers putting the team comfortably ahead of the second-place Colts (16.7 mil) and the Giants (16.6 mil). The Bears (16.3 mil), Patriots (16.0 mil) and Eagles (16.0 mil) round out the top 6.
The 49ers averaged the fewest viewers of any NFL team with more than 1 primetime appearance, with just 9.9 million.
Edgerrin James Out Of The NFL
Pride of Immokalee
The struggling Seahawks cut ties with Edgerrin James, releasing the backup running back who never provided the punch Seattle hoped for when it cut T.J. Duckett to make room for when it signed the 31-year-old in late August.
The two-time NFL rushing champ signed with Seattle near the end of training camp hoping to revitalize a career that fell flat after moving from Indianapolis to Arizona. He gained just 125 yards on 46 carries with no scores. He averaged just 2.7 yards per carry.
His only accolade in his seven games with the Seahawks was the 17 yards James gained last week at Dallas to pass Marcus Allen for 10th place on the NFL’s all-time rushing leaders list with 12,246 yards.
James’ release was one of a handful of moves Seattle made after the Seahawks dropped to 2-5. Seattle also released safety C.J. Wallace and cornerback Travis Fisher.
The reality of the situation is those who watched the Seahawks vs the Cowboys probably did witness the last time James would be in an NFL uniform.
Patrick Crayton Regains One Job
Jabber Jaw
Patrick Crayton recently lost two jobs and now he’s about to get one back. The Dallas Cowboys recently picked up Dallas native and former San Francisco 49er Allen Rossum a return specialist off the waiver wire last week, and got all of one play out of his services before he became injured in the Falcons game. Rossum will miss Sunday’s game against Seattle and will likely be out longer with a pulled hamstring. That means Crayton will resume his role as the team’s primary punt returner. Crayton returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown, the longest of his career, in Rossum’s absence.
Felix Jones volunteered to return kickoffs after Rossum was hurt but didn’t get a chance. Both of the Falcons kicks after the first quarter were touch-backs.
Miles Austin has also returned kickoffs this season, but the Cowboys would prefer not to put him in any extra danger now with his increased role in the Cowboys offense at receiver.
Jacksonville Jaguars Fans Are In Need Of An Explanation
Orlando Jaguars?
Things are bad down in Jacksonville. Jaguar fans are unable to make it out to see their favorite team play at home and then are left in the dark with the television blackout hanging upon them. Things just don’t get any better when the Jaguars hit the road, as was the case when the Jags lost in Seattle to the Seahawks this past Sunday 41-0. Anytime you lose by that much in the NFL an an explanation is in order.
Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio may be facing a bigger problem with the anger that’s being expresses by Maurice Jones-Drew, who ripped his team’s play and said he was the NFL’s second-highest paid “decoy” behind New Orleans Reggie Bush.
Jones-Drew questioned the play-calling, which abandoned the run early.
“It just seems like now if we don’t get 30 yards (rushing), we just go away from it,” said Jones-Drew. “I’ve never been a part of a team like that.”
The Jaguars had seven three-and-out possessions in their final 10 drives. Jones-Drew ran 12 times for 34 yards. Jones also took a shot at the Jaguars’ shuffling of offensive lineman.
“That’s a big issue,” Jones-Drew said. “How can you get continuity, how can you get chemistry going on when guys are rotating in and out? That doesn’t happen.”
“Right now, no one respects us. We just got blown out. We didn’t put up no points . . . Who respects that? What do you think St. Louis is going to come in here and do?”
Jaguar fans who echo Jones-Drew frustrations also have to deal with defensive-end Quentin Groves getting involved in a car accident on the way to catching the team plane Saturday, with allegations that he received preferential treatment but the police, and players like wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker being deactivated for the game for missing bed check on Friday night.
Sad times to be a Jags fan.
Warren Moon Goes All Tony Soprano
Talk About Greats Betta Talk Bout Me
Like an episode right out of the Sopranos Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon would wait until the end of the day before sneaking into the back entrance twice each week to a psychologist office, where a Minneapolis psychologist scheduled Moon with the last appointment so it was not to be known the NFL quarterback was in therapy.
“I’d go Tuesday and Fridays, and I’d always go at the end of the day so no one would see me in the stairway,” Moon recalled during a recent interview. “Confidentiality was a big thing with me, but once I got past that, I was able to open up and talk about myself.”
As many find out once in therapy they have many suppressed issues and Moon was no different.
“When my dad passed away, I took a lot of responsibility and probably matured a lot faster because I was so caught up with being the ‘man of the house’ with my sisters and my mom,” said Moon. “Football was a way for me to make it in order to take care of my family. I never really paid any attention to me, except for the kind of football player I wanted to be.”
Moon’s autobiography, “Never Give Up on Your Dream: My Journey,” details his experiences during a lifetime of personal and professional challenges.
“One of the things I learned from this whole experience is that you need to deal with yourself first,” said Moon. “If you do that, you’ll be a better person to be around for others…”Address your feelings. Address your emotions. It will be a much more freeing experience in life, which will help you to be better to others around you.”
From being one of the top quarterbacks in the nation at the University of Washington to going undrafted by the NFL, Moon had to overcome stereotypes at every level. He is one of two people to be enshrined in both the to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame where he won five Grey Cups for the Edmonton Eskimos. He is also the first, and currently only, African-American quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Moon wound up playing for 17 NFL seasons for the Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings and Chiefs and passing a over 49,325 yards, 291 touchdown passes.
Moon’s message to others: Live the dream.
TRUE SEATTLE SEAHAWK FAN
I have yet to see a Dallas Cowboy fan that committed.
Goodbye T.J. Duckett, Hello Edgerrin James
33 years gets you 257-276 All-Time
The Seattle Seahawks have parted ways with goal line bruiser T.J. Duckett and his 172 yards and 8 touchdowns in his only season in a Seahawks uniform, in exchange for veteran running back Edgerrin James to a one-year deal worth $2 million. James carried the ball 133 times for 514 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Arizona Cardinals last year.
Head coach Jim Mora still plans on leaving running back Julius Jones as the back to receive the majority of touches. James will provide depth to a group of running backs that have been injury prone. They could even add another running back like Warrick Dunn who had three of his best seasons under Mora if injuries become part of this teams equation. The Seahawks plan to rely heavily on its run game in its version of the West Coast offense and James could have an opportunity to play a vital role.
