Breno Giacomini has re-signed with the Seahawks, agreeing to a multi-year deal with the team. Terms were not disclosed by the team, but it is a two-year deal.Giacomini was one of the nearly 20 players scheduled to be unrestricted free agents.Giacomini, 26, was originally a fifth-round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers, chosen out of Louisville. The Seahawks acquired him in September...

What did you think of this year's Super Bowl ads? Which one was your favorite? We've selected a few for you to choose from, with some nominations from @SeaTimesSports followers on Twitter, but if we missed a really great one, be sure to let us know in the comments. You can watch the nominees below, and you can also catch all the ads on YouTube.What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial...

Not to worry: I haven't taken Danny O'Neil captive. We just wanted to give you a chance to watch some of the Super Bowl commercials, just in case you need to get up for a snack during the breaks in the game. Many of the Super Bowl commercials have been released early. What do you think about that phenomenon? Would you rather wait until the game to see the ads? In case you do want...

Cortez Kennedy has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the result of voting conducted on Saturday in Indianapolis.Kennedy was a finalist for the fourth time, and his election means that he received at least 80 percent of the votes from the 44-member panel.Kennedy played 11 seasons in the NFL, all with Seattle. He was named the leagues' Defensive Players of the Year in...

Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to adopt 'Moneyball' principalsBy Seth Bornstein, Associated Press science writerHey, you know what's awesome? Reading another article about just how freakin' smart those New England Patriots are. Yeah? You don't say?And don't look now, but those Patriots are more willing than all those other stodgy NFL curmudgeons to look at the...

Former Seahawks star Cortez Kennedy hoping for Hall of Fame callBy Tim Reynolds | Associated PressWell, Steve Largent isn't the only Seahawk in the Hall of Fame if you want to get technical. Quarterback Warren Moon -- inducted in 2006 -- played for the Seahawks. So did John Randle, Franco Harris and Carl Eller. Mike McCormack, who was inducted as an offensive lineman, played...

Ray Rice isn't going anywhere.That was the message from Baltimore's brain trust this week. It became clear that the Ravens' running back will be back with the team with either a long-term deal or the franchise tag.Ravens say Ray Rice will be backBy Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore SunThe party line in Chicago sounds similar with regard to running back Matt Forte. He led the...

Patriots' perplexing Deion Branch back in the Super BowlBy Danny O'Neil | The Seattle TimesSeattle was done with Deion Branch.That became clear midway through his fourth -- but not final -- season as a Seahawk. By Seattle, I mean the city, not the team. It had gotten so bad that he couldn't even celebrate a touchdown without inspiring animosity."If y'all want...

Carolina Panthers altering their logoBy Scott Fowler, The Charlotte ObserverWhy do we care about the Panthers changing their logo for the first time in the team's 18-year history? Well, have been rumors the Panthers and Seahawks were the two teams that notified the league of looming changes, presumably to logo and uniform.In fact, the Seahawks uniforms will be changing.That has...

The Seahawks have chosen two quarterbacks in the previous seven drafts combined. The Colts, Cowboys and Jaguars are the only teams that have picked fewer, but that's part of a larger trend in Seattle where it has been 19 years since the Seahawks chose Rick Mirer with the second pick of the 1993 draft. There have been 208 quarterbacks drafted into the NFL since then, 44 of them...

It's a long shot. I want to make that clear before we even broach the subject of the Seattle Seahawks and Peyton Manning. First of all, he may not be available. And second, if he were to become available, there will be a line of teams interested in his services. Now, with those qualifiers out of the way, let's get into what just might become the most compelling question of...

The Seahawks will have a quartet at the Pro Bowl this weekend after safety Kam Chancellor and cornerback Brandon Browner were added to the NFC roster.Both players were named first alternates in the Pro Bowl selections. They join free safety Earl Thomas, who is a starter, and fullback Michael Robinson, who was selected as an injury replacement for Green Bay's John Kuhn.Chancellor...

Hutchinson plans to keep playing; do the Vikings want him?By Tom Pelissero, 1500ESPN, Twin CitiesThe departure of Steve Hutchinson in 2006 became one of the defining moments in Tim Ruskell's five years as Seahawks president. So much so, in fact, that at the news conference in which Ruskell announced his resignation in December 2009, he remarked he once told his wife that upon...

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Jon Kitna, a former Seahawk and long-time NFL quarterback, will become the coach at Lincoln High School, according to a report from Chris Egan of KING-5 TV.A message left for Kitna's agent was not immediately returned.Kitna, 39, attended Lincoln before going on to play at Central Washington. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1996 and spent the season on Seattle...

The San Francisco 49ers had seven players chosen to the Pro Bowl, most of any team in the NFC. A victory over the Giants Sunday would have sent those seven 49ers to the Super Bowl, opening up multiple spots that would have been filled by Seahawks.Like running back, where Frank Gore would have been replaced by Marshawn Lynch. Or cornerback, where Seattle's Brandon Browner would have...

Full Donte: Checking in with 49ers safety Donte WhitnerBy Cam Inman, Bay Area News GroupSafety Donte Whitner probably wasn't trying to take a shot at the Seattle Seahawks and their coach Pete Carroll during an interview leading up to the 49ers' game against the Giants for the NFC Championship. That was the upshot of part of his interview with Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group...

Michael Robinson has been added to the NFC's Pro Bowl roster as the fullback, replacing the Packers John Kuhn who will be unable to participate because of injury.Robinson is in his second season with the Seahawks. He will join the Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas, who was named a Pro Bowl starter.The Seahawks were the only team in the NFL that did not have a player chosen to...

Only one NFL team can say it has beaten two of the four teams who will be playing for a conference championship this weekend.Whether that fact is any consolation for the Seattle Seahawks is another question entirely.Seattle beat the New York Giants in Week 5 on the road and defeated the Baltimore Ravens at CenturyLink Field on Nov. 13. No other NFL team defeated two of the four teams...

HOME SCHEDULE ROAD SCHEDULE    Or for those who don't need the pretty graphics:Home schedule: Minnesota, Green Bay, New York Jets, New England, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Arizona, St. Louis.Road schedule: at Detroit, at Chicago, at Miami, at Buffalo, at Carolina, at San Francisco, at Arizona, at St. Louis.

Players of the gameArizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught nine passes for 149 yards, the most by any player against Seattle this season. Fitzgerald caught two passes in the fourth quarter and three in overtime. Cardinals rookie cornerback Patrick Peterson blocked his second field-goal attempt of the season and returned a punt 42 yards in the second quarter, setting a new NFL record...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Seahawks' loss Sunday leaves Seattle at 7-9, tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for the 11th-worst record in the league.Why is that important? The draft of course. Strength of schedule is used to break ties in draft order, and that strength of schedule is determined by opponent's combined winning percentage. Seattle and Kansas City are tied in that regard...

Three keys to Seahawks victory1. Prevent the big play.This has been the single biggest improvement in Seattle's season. Last year, the Seahawks gave up 76 plays of 20 yards or more, tied for second-most in the NFL, according to the Associated Press. This year? They've allowed 45, tied for second-fewest. Here comes Arizona, whose offensive specialty is the big play with receivers...

RENTON -- Sweet?You could say that. The cleats Marshawn Lynch wore on Saturday, a customized version of the Nike Vapor Talon Elite.The shoes were given to Lynch, but they weren't free.Not when you consider he was fined $10,000 by the league for violating the league's uniform policy. A league spokesman confirmed the fine, saying the higher amount was due to it being a second violation...

RENTON -- Seahawks wide receiver Ben Obmanu and linebacker David Hawthorne were both back at practice Friday and are expected to play in Sunday's regular-season finale at Arizona.Obomanu suffered a sprained knee in the second half of last week's game against San Francisco. He has been a starter since Mike Williams went on injured reserve with a broken bone in his left leg. He ran...