Good morning, 12s.
Here's a look at what's 'out there' for today - Friday, February 8 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Pete Carroll: AAF "An Exciting Venture"
The Alliance of American Football's inaugural season kicks off this weekend, with the San Diego Fleet taking on the San Antonio Commanders and the Atlanta Legends facing the Orlando Apollos on Saturday, and the Memphis Express facing the Birmingham Iron and the Salt Lake Stallions playing the Arizona Hotshots on Sunday.
ESPN.com released an AAF primer ahead of the league’s launch, noting the overall talent level "could be comparable to what would happen if backups on NFL teams played against each other." There's a handful of recognizable names up and down each roster, as well as several former NFL coaches at the head-coaching spots, including former Seahawks head coach Dennis Erickson (Salt Lake).
CBS (channel 7 in Seattle) will broadcast the two opening-day games at 5 p.m. PT on Saturday, and one individual likely to be watching will be Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who in his end-of-season press conference last month referred to the developmental football league as "an exciting venture" Seattle will surely explore as it leaves no stone unturned to find NFL-level talent.
"That's a good topic right now. We're all kind of excited about it," Carroll said. "We're going to take it in and do the evaluations where they allow us to, when we can see them and all that. We'll do all the film work. We'll do everything. We'll break all those guys down. We'll just take it as (another) whole aspect of a feeding system to give us information. The only way we know how to do it is totally go for it, so we're going to really embrace the whole setup. It's an exciting venture, as always, and we think it's necessary. We think it's a necessary opportunity that's been created and we're really excited to see what it turns out (to be). We're going to learn stuff. We'll learn a lot about these guys, and some of these guys are going to play. I think it's great. I hope it works out."
To learn more about the AAF and its inaugural season, head to AAF.com.
Social Post Of The Day
Today's 'Social Post of the Day' comes from Seahawks president Chuck Arnold, who congratulates former Seahawks staff member Sandy Gregory on winning the Paul G. Allen Award at the 84th annual MTRWestern Sports Star of the Year. The honor is "given to an individual who has made a significant or compelling philanthropic contribution (to Seattle sports)," according to Visitseattle.org.
More From Around The Web
The NFL released its list of invitees to the 2019 Scouting Combine, and it includes nine athletes from the University of Washington and three from Washington State University.
Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin tops NFL.com's list of players who have found success in the league despite not being invited to the scouting combine. Former Seattle linebacker and Super Bowl XLVIII MVP Malcolm Smith is also mentioned.
NFL.com also doles out 2018 rookie class grades for the NFC West and picks one season-defining play for each of the league's 32 teams.
Dave Wyman at 710Sports.com reviews the Seahawks' defensive line play from this past season and looks ahead to 2019.
Russell Wilson has teamed up with Alex Rodriguez to open a series of fitness studios across Washington state.
Take a look back at some of the best photos of our fans attending Seattle Seahawks games during the 2018 NFL season.
12s were loud and proud at the stadium for the wild-card playoff game.
12s celebrated in the stands as the Seahawks moved into field goal position on the final drive.
12s made themselves see and heard during the Wild-Card playoff game in Dallas.
