Good morning, 12s.
Here's a look at what's 'out there' for today - Friday, September 28 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Wilson Meets The Media
The Seahawks will face rookie quarterback Josh Rosen, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, when they take on the Cardinals this Sunday in Arizona. With that in mind, Seattle's Russell Wilson, who earned the starting job as a third-round pick and helped lead the Seahawks to the postseason back in 2012, was asked Thursday about how he adjusted to life in the NFL during his rookie season. Here's some of what Wilson had to say as the Seahawks ready for their Week 4 matchup at State Farm Stadium.
(On the biggest adjustment as a rookie...) "Fortunately for me, going to NC State and playing in the ACC, I think going to transfer into Wisconsin, that was a big thing for me and going to Wisconsin and playing there with an NFL-style offense. NC State was a West Coast (offense) so I had great terminology and understanding of what most NFL teams do and then the same thing going to Wisconsin with Paul Chryst and all the things that he put on our plate as well. It really allowed me to be prepared for the National Football League early and I think that that's probably the biggest challenge for most quarterbacks, is all the terminology, all the defensive looks, all the blitz schemes and protection calls and everything else. I think that was the biggest advantage that I had, and I think just ultimately, the other biggest advantage I had was just, at the end of the day it's about putting the work in. I think that's – you can't substitute the hard work. Like I said, you've got to think about it, you've got to dream about it every day and it's got to be really who you are and how you define where you want to go. I think that I had great college coaching that helped transfer me into the National Football League and as a result, I had great NFL coaches and stuff – Coach 'Tater' (aka) Coach Carl Smith and then obviously Coach (Darrell) Bevell too, Coach (Pete) Carroll – all that helped and then being on a great team too. It's just one of those things that, you get to be around great players and guys who want to be great and everything else so when you put those things together, it gives you a good chance."
(On if there's anything he wishes he would have known as a rookie...) "I don't really take much back. At the end of the day, I think that you leave it all on the line. I wish when I was younger, my first two years or so, I could've – I think that just being a little bit more outgoing, I guess, just personally just because when you're trying to learn everything and trying to understand everything, you've got a big heavy weight drop on your shoulders. You've got to go for it, especially with the caliber of team that we had and everything else too, the ultimate goal is to win it all. You only have 24 hours in a day. That's the truth. No matter what you do in life, you only have 24 hours in a day and I think how you choose to spend those 24 hours is everything. For my first few years of my life in the National Football League, that was pretty strictly just football. As life changes and things happen and everything else – I have kids now and everything else – you find a beautiful balance of how to handle all of that. I think that's been the best thing for me in a positive way, just to learn that and understand that and grow in that way."
(On managing time early in his career...) "I just mean (that) in general and I think that you're in the building so much, it's a chance to breathe I guess. I think now, with two kids at home and everything else, life changes. I try to change some more diapers nowadays. I try to focus on making sure I spend time in the mornings – sometimes Friday (or) Saturday mornings are my best mornings, even Tuesdays are some of the best days just because I get to focus on my kids a little bit more than just football. You do everything surrounding around football and I think that's a good balance you've got to have in life, especially when you've got kids and everything else. That's been the thing that I've grown in the most and I think just being grateful for time. Being grateful for realizing that 24 hours and being super efficient with your time. I think I've always been efficient, for sure, but I think that you figure out how to get better at it. You get better at life, you get better at your position (and) your job, get better at being a dad, get better at being a husband, you try to learn things and you just try to get better. That's just kind of my competitive mindset."
Social Post Of The Day
Today's 'Social Post of the Day' comes from Tyler Lockett, who shares an emotional birthday message with his followers on Instagram. The Seahawks receiver turned 26 Friday.
Fun fact: Lockett shares his birthday with another great Seahawks receiver in Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent.
More From Around The Web
Here at Seahawks.com, digital media reporter John Boyle recaps what Doug Baldwin had to say on Thursday as the Seattle receiver hopes to make his return from injury this Sunday in Arizona.
A few new names were added to Thursday's injury report for the Seahawks.
Scott Engel at RotoExperts.com previews Week 4 around the NFL from a fantasy football perspective, tabbing Seahawks running back Chris Carson as a solid start this week against the Cardinals.
Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times analyzes quarterback Russell Wilson's impact on the Seahawks run game and shares takeaways from offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's Thursday meeting with the media.
Matt Calkins at the Seattle Times explains why you can't judge the productivity of the Seahawks offense until receiver Doug Baldwin rejoins the lineup.
Pro Bowl left tackle Duane Brown joined 710 ESPN Seattle recently and talked about the Seahawks' offensive line.
The Athletic offers five things to watch this weekend when the Seahawks take on the Cardinals.
NFL.com looks at the numbers behind Seattle's offensive production last weekend against the Cowboys.
And Q13 FOX profiles Seahawks punter Michael Dickson.
The Seahawks face the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium for Week 9 of the 2022 season. Take a look back at photos from previous games between the two teams.
Phoenix Cardinals quarterback Gary Hogeboom can't find a receiver due to heavy defensive pressure from Seattle Seahawks (92) David Wyman and (72) Joe Nash during action in their pre-season game, Aug. 12, 1989 in Tempe, Arizona. The Seahawks proved too much for the Cardinals after the game went into overtime and lost 16-10. (AP Photo/Chad Surmick)
Running back Ron Moore (30) of the Phoenix Cardinals is held to a one yard gain as he is tackled by Cortez Kennedy (96) of the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter of their NFL game in Seattle, Washington, Dec. 19, 1993. Watching the play is Joe Wolf (68) of the Cardinals. Phoenix beat Seattle in overtime, 30-27. (AP Photo/Bill Chan)
Arizona Cardinals' Chris Gedney (84) takes in a pass while in the grasp of Seattle Seahawks' Fred Thomas (22), Sept. 13, 1998 in Seattle. The play went 23 yards but wasn't enough as Seattle won the game 33-14. (AP Photo/Jay Drowns)
Seattle Seahawks' Shawn Springs (24) intercepts a pass from Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer in the second quarter Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Seahawks' Reggie Williams, lower left, and Jeff George, far right, watch as Cardinals' Frank Sanders (81), Jason McAddley, top left, and Steve Bush, right rear, defend. It was the second interception of the half for Plummer. (AP Photo/Rob Schumacher)
Seattle Seahawks' Bobby Engram returns a punt for 48 yards with Arizona Cardinals' Quentin Harris chasing during the second quarter in Seattle Sunday Dec. 26, 2004. The return set up the first Seattle touchdown as it went on to win, 24-21. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Seattle Seahawks' Shaun Alexander dives into the end zone from the one-yard line for a touchdown with Arizona Cardinals' Adrian Wilson defending during the third quarter, in Seattle, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005. Alexander scored four touchdowns in the 37-12 win over the Cardinals. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner loses control of the ball but regains control as he is sacked by Seattle Seahawks' Darryl Tapp during the fourth quarter of a football game in Seattle, in this Sept. 17, 2006 file photo. One week after Warner was named NFC offensive player of the week in Arizona's season-opening victory over San Francisco, he was blamed, in part, by his coach for the offense's struggles in Sunday's 21-10 loss at Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Arizona Cardinals' Matt Leinart, center, gets a pass off as he is hit by Seattle Seahawks' Patrick Kerney, left, and Darryl Tapp in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 23-20. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Cardinals' Ralph Brown (20) knocks the ball away from intended receiver Seattle Seahawks' Koren Robinson in the end zone in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Arizona Cardinals in action against the Seattle Seahawks, November 15, 2009.
Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch (24) leaves Arizona Cardinals' Greg Toler in the dust on a first-half run in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 22-10. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks' Sidney Rice, left, runs on a 23-yard pass reception as Arizona Cardinals' Kerry Rhodes (25) is kept back by Seahawks' Anthony McCoy, right, and Zach Miller in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 13-10. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Arizona Cardinals' Kevin Kolb (4) gets off a pass as Seattle Seahawks' Jason Jones (90) closes in after getting past Cardinals' Adam Snyder (68) during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals defeated the Seahawks 20-16. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Seattle Seahawks' Zach Miller, right, makes a catch for a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals' Curtis Taylor (37) is near in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) intercepts a pass intended for Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Michael Floyd, right, as Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker K.J. Wright (50) looks on in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Brittan Golden (10) is hit by Seattle Seahawks cornerback DeAndre Elliott (21) and defensive back Neiko Thorpe (27) during the second half of a football game, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Referee Walt Coleman tosses the coin before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks running back Mike Davis (27) dives in for a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals defensive back Budda Baker (36) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) catches the football in the end zone during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Seattle. The touchdown was later ruled incomplete. The Cardinals defeated the Seahawks, 27-13. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde (30) rushes against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny heads for the end zone with a 62-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
