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Articles by John Boyle
Seattle Seahawk Bruce Irvin.
Seattle’s Bruce Irvin thrives in second season at...
By John Boyle • January 17, 2015 9:00 am

Bruce Irvin is discussing his second season as a linebacker, talking about how he has finally accepted that he is no longer a defensive end, when Cliff Avril interrupts from the next locker over.

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Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson looks for a receiver during the Seahawks’ 36-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Week 1. The teams will meet Sunday in the NFC championship game.
Seahawks and Packers are different teams since Week...
By John Boyle • January 16, 2015 7:21 pm

Four months may not seem like a long time, but in an NFL season, so much can change from September to January.

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Dave and Kristina Quick hold their 8-week-old twins Franklin (left) and Harrison at their home in Brier. Complications with Franklin’s health when the twins were born led to an extended stay at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Seahawks players make a difference for even their...
By John Boyle • January 31, 2014 11:01 am

When Seattle Seahawks tight end Zach Miller got a phone call from a friend and former college teammate, he didn’t think much about the simple act of signing a football and some Seahawks merchandise and sticking them in the mail.

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Former Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren was an Island resident when the team went to the Super Bowl in 2006.
Seahawks: Comparisons to ‘05 team hard to resist
By John Boyle • January 29, 2014 5:40 pm

Seeing as this is just the second Seahawks team to reach the Super Bowl, the comparisons are inevitable.

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Seattle defenders Byron Maxwell (41)
Super Bowl-bound Seahawks defense keeps it basic
By John Boyle • January 22, 2014 2:25 pm

After watching his team’s season come to an end in Seattle, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton gave a variation of the same description most opposing coaches use when it comes to the Seahawks defense.

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Seahawks defense: This is who we are, try to beat us
Seahawks defense: This is who we are, try...
By John Boyle • January 17, 2014 7:49 pm

After watching his team’s season come to an end in Seattle, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton gave a variation of the same description most opposing coaches use when it comes to the Seahawks defense.

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Seahawks quarterback Russel Wilson
What makes Russell so good?
By John Boyle • January 10, 2014 2:27 pm

Despite boasting an impressive college resume, Russell Wilson watched NFL teams pick 74 players ahead of him in the 2012 draft, including a punter.

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Seahawks Richard Sherman is one of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League and one of the biggest talkers. Sherman finished the season with the most interceptions of any defensive back in the NFL.
Sherman: one of the best at talking and...
By John Boyle • December 31, 2013 4:14 pm

Depending on your perspective, Richard Sherman is either best known as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks, or as one of the NFL’s biggest talkers.

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