Good afternoon, 12s.
Here's a look at what's "out there" for today - Tuesday, Jan. 26 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Seahawks Kicker Joins Rugby League Practice
If you've been following Steven Hauschka on Instagram lately, you know that the Seahawks kicker is enjoying an offseason vacation in New Zealand with his wife, Lindsey. The Seahawks kicker has been sharing photos of his impromptu trip on social media and yesterday took time out of his holiday to join the Vodafone Warriors at training.
"Our season finished up about a week and a half ago and my wife and I booked a last-minute trip over here," Hauschka told the National Rugby League team's website. "And this was one of the priorities - get to speak with some of the kickers over here and I wanted to come visit practice."
Hauschka spectated the club's on-field session before spending one-on-one time with Warriors halfback and goal kicker Shaun Johnson. The pair exchanged insight on their respective kicking styles at the NRL and NFL levels.
"It was really interesting to me," Hauschka said. "Really fun just to see another aspect of it culturally. It's an amazing game and it's something that most Americans don't know much about. My dad actually played rugby in college, so I knew about it because of that, but I never played myself. But it looks like a beautiful game with a lot of flow to it. It was nice to see football in kind of a different way, it's kind of mixed together with like soccer and American football. It's a unique sport."
The Warriors' full interview with Hauschka is embedded for you above.
Tweet Of The Day
Today's "Tweet of the Day" comes from us - @Seahawks, as we encourage fans to cast a vote for defensive end Michael Bennett for 2015 Male Sports Star of the Year at Seattle Sports Commission's MTR Western Sports Star of the Year awards, a celebration of Washington sports set to take place at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Fans can vote for Bennett through 5 p.m. PT this Friday, Jan. 29.
More From Around The Web
Here at Seahawks.com, digital media reporter John Boyle doles out honors for the Seahawks' 2015 season, including awards for team MVP, offensive player of the year, defensive MVP, rookie of the year, unsung hero, and more.
Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson retains the No. 1 spot on the NFLPA Player Sales List and five other Seahawks rank among the Top 50.
Sheil Kapadia at ESPN.com puts a Seahawks-related slant on this past Sunday's conference championship games.
Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times reviews what the future holds for the Seahawks at the linebacker spot.
Dave Boling at the Tacoma News Tribune says the Carolina Panthers are proof that the Seahawks' winning blueprint remains valid.
Nick Patterson at the Everett Herald reviews the Seahawks' situation on the special teams front.
And Bill Swartz says the return of Paul Richardson and the growth of Kevin Smith and Kasen Williams could factor into the Seahawks' offensive plans in 2016.
Images of Sea Gal Hope's trip to Hawaii as she represents the Sea Gals at the 2016 Pro Bowl.
