PHOENIX — Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider’s eyes lit up when I asked about his team’s prized quarterback, Sam Darnold. In my conversation with Schneider, he emphasized the belief that the USC product has more to show entering his second season in Seattle. That’s right. Even after leading a different team to a…
As expected, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has locked up his team’s most explosive playmaker for the foreseeable future. The Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year, have agreed to a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension. The average annual salary of $42.15 million makes Smith-Njigba…
INDIANAPOLIS — There was plenty of discussion all last week regarding whether the 2026 NFL Draft class might underwhelm both at the combine and on the field this fall. Time will tell on the latter. But man, the top prospects were outstanding during their workouts in Indy. They demonstrated elite athleticism that, maybe, folks didn’t…
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly three hours after his media availability in the Indiana Convention Center for the NFL Scouting Combine, I bumped into Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider, breathing a sigh of relief as he exited the facility. Everyone wanted a piece of Seattle’s top personnel man in Indianapolis. That comes with winning a Super…
The Seattle Seahawks just won their second Super Bowl title days ago, but can they go back-to-back? Will the Kansas City Chiefs rebound after a disastrous 2025 season? I’m ready to plant the flag and predict the answer to both of those questions. The start of the 2026 NFL season might be seven months away,…
In a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks this time left no question, dominating the Patriots with a stifling defense from the outset. There would be no miraculous comeback for New England in Super Bowl LX. While Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III won the MVP, and deservedly so, it was Seattle’s “Dark Side”…
Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) – DeMarcus Lawrence gave me a sideways look when I asked the question. Did the Seattle Seahawks really believe they could totally suffocate NFL MVP runner-up Drake Maye the way they did in one of the most dominant defensive performances in Super Bowl history? “Yes,” Lawrence told me at his…
