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Seattle Seahawks Sign Quarterback Jerrod Johnson

April 24th, 2013 at 6:41 PM
By Rich Monroe

From Seahawks Communications

Renton, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks have signed quarterback Jerrod Johnson, the team announced this afternoon. Johnson originally signed with the Philadelphia Eagles mid summer 2011 as an undrafted rookie free agent but was released during training camp mid August. He then signed a future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in January 2012 and was released last August.

He started 29 of 37 career games at Texas A&M and finished his career holding 24 school records, including total offense (8,888 yards), passing yards (8,011), completions (650) and touchdown passes (67).

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Seattle Seahawks’ Quarterback Russell Wilson Game Uniform in Pro Football Hall of Fame

February 27th, 2013 at 1:18 PM
By Rich Monroe

When you visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio don’t forget to look for the uniform Russell Wilson was wearing against the Buffalo Bills on Week 15 in Toronto last season.

All the rookie quarterback had to do was run for three touchdowns and throw a touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL game to get Canton to take notice of an accomplishment never seen before by a rookie or veteran quarterback. Seattle went on to defeat Buffalo 50-17.

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The Seattle Seahawks Score 24 Unanswered Ponts Over the Washington Redskins in 24-14 NFC Wildcard Win

January 6th, 2013 at 6:23 PM
By Rich Monroe

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Washington Redskins today 24-14 after digging a hole for itself in the first 12:30 minutes, trailing by 14 points. Washington opened the game with a five-minute, nine play 81-yard drive ending on a 4-yard touchdown pass over the middle from quarterback Robert Griffin III to running back Evan Royster.

After the ensuing kickoff, the Seahawks went three-and-out, punting back to the Redskins.

Starting from its own 46-yardline, Washington sustained an 11 play drive, ending it with another 4-yard pass from Griffin to tight end Logan Paulsen. With 2:30 remaining in the first quarter, both Redskins drives had the Seahawks defense on its heals and it looked like it might be a very long day for Seahawks fans.

The early Washington points, however, would be the only scores Redskins fans would enjoy the remainder of the game as Seattle tightened its defense and got its offense on track.

Seattle finished the day with 380 total yards including 156 yards passing by quarterback Russell Wilson (15-26 no interceptions) and 132 yards by running back Marshawn Lynch (1-TD, 1 fumble).

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Seattle Seahawks Close Regular Season with 20-13 Win Over St. Louis Rams

December 31st, 2012 at 11:04 AM
By Shannon Sims

 

The Seattle Seahawks close out the regular season with yet another 4th quarter game winning drive as rookie quarterback Russell Wilson ran for a 1-yard touchdown, leading the Seahawks to an 11-5 record entering the playoffs. Although the Seahawks had already secured a spot in the playoffs they hoped to clinch the division and a home playoff game if the Arizona Cardinals held off the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park but the ‘Niners came away with a 27-13 win, at which point it became a game of broken records for the Seahawks.

 'How NOT to Pose for a Photo' photo (c) 2012, Jeffrey Beall - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Neither team was able to score in the first quarter although three sacks on Russell Wilson had many wondering if the risk of holding on to the ball is worth the reward if those sacks could have been avoided by throwing the ball away in time. Defensively, the Rams showed up strong and proved to be a good workout for the Seahawks, who scored the first points of the game with a 43-yard field goal by Steven Hauschka. 

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Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson Takes the Lead in Quarterback Competition

August 23rd, 2012 at 4:10 PM
By Mike Burke

Seattle’s three way quarterback competition has certainly been fun to watch this preseason. After two preseason games the most unlikely candidate in the competition sits atop the depth chart. Pete Carroll has announced that rookie quarterback Russell Wilson will start the Seahawks third preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Once again Pete Carroll proves that he is anything but conventional. The announcement means, for this week at least, that Seattle’s biggest offseason acquisition will be standing on the sidelines. In March, the Seahawks signed Matt Flynn to a three year $26 million deal. However, Pete Carroll has said before that money would not dictate his decision. Carroll said. "This is about competition. This is what we've always been about and if somebody doesn't see it that way then they don't understand us and I can't do anything about that.” Here’s a closer look at how each quarterback has performed this preseason.

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