As the national anthem controversy rolls on, the Seahawks aren’t using the word protest, said WR Doug Baldwin. Coach Pete Carroll said he’s proud of the players’ willingness to work through the issue.
Author: Art Thiel
Art Thiel
Never having met a metaphor he could not twist beyond recognition, Art has been illuminating, agitating, amusing and annoying Puget Sound sports readers for a long time. Along with Steve Rudman, he co-founded Sports Press Northwest because it didnt seem right that the Google monster should aggregate daily journalism into oblivion without at least a flesh wound from somebody. Thiel and Rudman labored under the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe until the print edition died an undeserved death in March, 2009. Art continued on at its online successor seattlepi.com while working on SPNWs creation. His radio commentaries can be heard Friday and Saturday mornings and Friday afternoon on KPLU-FM 88.9. In 2003 he wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University as well as two dead papers and a live one, the News Tribune of Tacoma, he has become a fan of entrepreneurial online journalism because it allows him to continue a lifelong passion to take the English language to places it rarely visits willingly, and does not involve the cleaning of kennels or stables.
Among the 15-member “freshman” class of Seahawks is Tani Topou, a former Huskies D-lineman who qualifies as a full-fledged 12, and thus gets to explain Seattle fandom to fellow newbies.
Doug Baldwin and Bobby Wagner said Seahawks players have had discussions about a potential protest on opening day, which coincides with the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Garry Gilliam has re-earned his old right tackle spot, leaving newcomer Bradley Sowell at left tackle and J’Marcus Webb on the bench as the Seahawks finally settle the offensive-line mysteries.
In a 48-13 rout over Rutgers Saturday, Washington went deep often, and twice found for TDs WR John Ross, who missed all of last season. He is not to be missed this season.
The Seahawks wrapped up preseason with an awkwardly wild 23-21 win over Oakland, but much attention went to CB Jeremy Lane, who sat during the anthem, and QB Travone Boykin, who flopped.
Third-round pick C.J. Prosise will get a chance Thursday in Oakland to show why the Seahawks think he can do some of the smaller things — catching and blocking — Marshawn Lynch did so well.
In what is likely a standard question for NFL players these days, Russell Wilson was asked for his views on Colin Kaepernick’s anthem protest. His answer couldn’t have been smoother.
Rutgers, Idaho and Portland State are the first three Huskies football opponents. Gah. Coach Chris Petersen is nearly begging fans to show up. Clearly, they have better things to do.
49ers QB Colin Kaepernick broke sporting form Friday when he sat for the national anthem to protest social injustice. Some sports fans don’t like it, but there is nothing more American than dissent.