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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider just finished an interview with SiriusXM radio in which he addressed Bruce Irvin's recent suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs. A few highlights: Above and beyond: Schneider said the ...

The Seattle Seahawks lead the NFL in suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs since Pete Carroll became coach in 2010, research by ESPN Stats & Information shows. Defensive end Bruce Irvin's four-game suspension, announced Friday, was the fifth...

Bruce Irvin's suspension from the Seattle Seahawks for the first four games of the 2013 NFL season will force additional shuffling early in the season. The team was already expected to be without starting defensive end Chris Clemons, who is recove...

NFC West teams have been stockpiling running backs. They selected six of them in the NFL draft last month. The Arizona Cardinals also added Rashard Mendenhall in free agency. Jacob from Gig Harbor, Wash., hit the NFC West mailbag with a question a...

RENTON, Wash. -- A few notes after watching the Seattle Seahawks' rookies practice on a clear, 75-degree day at team headquarters along the Lake Washington shoreline: Veteran presence: Veterans were not allowed on the field, but Seahawks cornerba...

As the Trojans continue to hit the spring recruiting trail, we take a look back at Lane Kiffin's first recruiting class as head coach at USC, the Class of 2010. It was a class whose foundation was built by Pete Carroll but had to be salvaged by Kiffi...

Jump ahead to 2015 and put yourself in John Schneider's seat as the Seattle Seahawks' general manager. By then, you will have re-signed or lost elite players such as safety Earl Thomas and cornerback Richard Sherman. Your quarterback, Russell W...

You can bet current USC players, future recruits and their families monitored and evaluated the draft soap opera of Matt Barkley, who in retrospect probably should have left after his junior season.

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The NFL draft becomes a blur on the final day as teams select lesser-known players one after another. By the end, it's helpful to take a look at the bigger picture. 2013 NFC West Draft Picks by General Position Team Seahawks 49ers...

The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2013 NFL draft with few (if any) pressing needs. The team flaunted it a bit, it seemed, by using a second-round selection for a running back even though Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin combine to make that positio...

The NFL does not crown division champs in April. Matt Williamson and I kept that in mind when breaking down his pre-draft positional rankings for NFC West teams. Williamson, who scouts the NFL for ESPN.com, wraps up the series with thoughts on whe...

The Seattle Seahawks' contract extension for safety Kam Chancellor goes against the grain in the NFC West. The rest of the division has been slashing salary at the position. NFC West Safeties: Average Per Year Safety Tm. Avg. ...

Re-signing strong safety Kam Chancellor was a priority for the Seattle Seahawks this offseason. Coach Pete Carroll said so during the NFL owners meeting in Arizona last month. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Seahawks have reached ...

The Seattle Seahawks have signed star safety Kam Chancellor to a multiyear contract extension.

The St. Louis Rams posted a 4-26 record against NFC West opponents over the five seasons preceding Jeff Fisher's arrival as head coach. They were 4-1-1 against the NFC West under Fisher in 2012. Matt Williamson Ranks West by Position T...