Good afternoon, 12s, and happy New Year.
Here's a look at what's "out there" for today - Thursday, Jan. 1 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner, Russell Wilson Meet With The Media
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, linebacker Bobby Wagner, and quarterback Russell Wilson met with the media ahead of the team's second and final "Bonus Day" practice this week.
The trio answered questions on how the team is handling the extra time off as they ready for their divisional-round matchup on Jan. 10 at CenturyLink Field and gave a few interesting responses when asked which of the games they'll be paying close attention to this week, when the Carolina Panthers host the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys host the Detroit Lions in the NFC's wild-card round.
"I'm going to watch the college games," Sherman said of today's Rose Bowl between the Oregon Ducks and Florida State Seminoles and today's Sugar Bowl between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes. "I'm interested to see how these college playoffs turn out. I'm interested to see how it goes and hopefully no refs get involved and alter any of these games because you hate for football games to be determined that way, but I think it's going to be fun to watch these. It's the inaugural year, so it'll be fun."
"I just like watching ball, so I'm probably going to watch all of them," said Wagner. "Personally, I don't really care who wins. I just know the winner has to come to Seattle, so I know I'm not going nowhere. I'll just wait to see who comes here."
"I just enjoy it and watch the games," added Wilson. "It's hard for me to sit there and watch the games as a fan. I kind of play that quarterback position in my head. But that'll be good to watch. It'll be familiar teams that I'll have to watch - Arizona and also the Panthers and I think Detroit plays on Sunday, so that'll be a good game to watch and see who wins that one."
As the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the Seahawks will play the lowest-seeded winner to come out of wild-card weekend, meaning the No. 4-seeded Panthers, No. 5-seeded Cardinals, or No. 6-seeded Lions could be on the schedule next week.
Seahawks Fan Goes Beast Mode On Bark
Artist Thomas Earing, a chainsaw carver based out of Ballard, has chiseled the busts of five Seahawks players out of large trees. A KOMO News video featuring Earing's work is embedded for you above.
"(The players) are superheroes -- the modern day gladiator," Earing said. "Might as well appreciate them. It's not just the team. It's the city itself that's supporting the team. If you've got the backing of millions of people in the Puget Sound, amazing things happen."
Tweet of the Day
Today's "Tweet of the Day" comes from team photographer Rod Mar, who shares a shot from last night's fireworks show at Seattle's Space Needle.
More From Around The Web
Here at Seahawks.com, Clare Farnsworth highlights the versatile play of Will Tukuafu, who since signing with the club in late October has worked as the team's starting fullback and filled in along the defensive line. Farnsworth also catches up with Wagner, who yesterday was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month.
On this New Year's Eve, we take a look back at the Seahawks extraordinary 2014 with photos of the best moments.
NFL Football: NFC Conference Playoff: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Game Action CenturyLink Field/Seattle, WA, USA 1/19/2014 X157457 TK1 Credit: Rod Mar
After a thrilling 23-17 vicory over NFC West rivals the San Francisco 49ers to claim the NFC Championship, head coach Pete Carroll shakes hands with 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh.
In the locker room, the team hoists the NFC Champion's trophy while wearing their NFC Champions hats.
The Seahawks recieved tremendous support from the thousands of 12s as they headed to the airport on their way to Metlife Field and Super Bowl XLVIII. XLVIII XLVIII XLVIII
On the first play from scrimmage, Denver botches the snap, and the ball goes out the back of the endzone giving the Seahawks a safety and a two point lead.
Doug Baldwin runs down field after a catch, slipping out of the grasp of the Denver defense.
Seattle's Marshawn Lynch tries the right side in the second quarter and would score a touchdown later in the drive, giving the Seahawks a 15-0 lead.
Quarterback Russell Wilson gives head coach Pete Carroll a Gatorade shower when it became clear that the Seahawls had won the Super Bowl.
Seahawks Captian and Quarterback hoists the Lombardi Trophy in the air after the Seahawks 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos.
Never mind that it was after 3am, two guys with energy to spare -- Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and Seattle-based rapper Macklemore bounce on stage to the Seahawks unofficial anthem "Can't Hold Us" during the team's postgame party.
Kam Chancellor enjoys some well deserved Skittles while enjoying the Super Bowl Parade. The city packed in more than 700,000 people to watch the team and enjoy the festivites.
DeShawn Shead signs an autograph for a fan in Darrington, Wa. The Seahawks went out to the devistation left by the Oso Mud Slide to help out in anyway they could.
Per tradition, the Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks traveled to the Whitehouse to meet with President Obama. The President held up a 12 Flag.
Russell Wilson shows off his Super Bowl ring during the ring ceremony.
Walter Jones is enshrined in to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2014 in Canton, Ohio.
On September 4th, the Seahawks hosted the Green Bay Packers, as part of the NFL Kickoff, being the first game of the 2014 season. There was a concert before the game featuring Soundgarden and Pharrell performing infront of a packed house of 12s.
Cortez Kennedy and Steve Largent helped welcome Walter Jones into the Hall of Fame.
The 2014 season saw the rise of a new modern Blitz!
Walter Jones joins the Seahawks Ring of Honor.
The defense, including the Legion of Boom, has been a highlight of the 2014 season.
Beating the San Francisco 49ers on December 12th, earned QB Russell Wilson his 34th win, the most by any QB in his first 3 seasons.
Dubbed "Beast Quake 2.0" Marshawn Lynch made a 79 yard touchdown run, reminiscent of his 2011 run against the New Oreleans Saints.
Kam Chancellor wins the Steve Largent Award.
12s fill the stadium, as they do every home game, during 12s appreciation day.
Russell Wilson wears his NFC West Champions hat after the Seahawks sured up the divsion, and the number 1 seed in the NFC by beating the Rams during the last regular season game of the season.
I detail how the Seahawks are approaching the postseason as the No. 1 seed.
Dave Boling says so many Seahawks excelled this season that it was tough to name a team MVP, ultimately settling on running back Marshawn Lynch. Boling also writes about what surprised the Seahawks in 2014.
Terry Blount at ESPN.com shares a Nielsen Scarborough 2014 fall survey that shows Seahawks fans are tied for fifth among NFL markets in the percentage of people who attended, watched, or listened to a game.
Art Thiel at SportsPressNW.com lists things he didn't expect to see from Seattle sports in 2014.
And John Boyle of the Everett Herald says the Seahawks' Super Bowl defense has come with unique challenges.
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