Leon Washington

NFL powers, and underdogs, rain on playoff aspirants' parade

2012-11-25 20:20:00

On a Sunday when the sprinklers accidentally went off at Sun Life Stadium, dousing the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins, playoff-minded teams all over the NFL were treated to a cold, harsh splash of reality. The New Orleans Saints, who had clawed...

Patriots Draft Wrap: Run On Rutgers; Three Scarlet Knights Selected

2013-04-28 07:01:10

With Bill Belichick holding just five selections heading into the 2013 NFL Draft -- and no picks in the third, fourth or fifth rounds - speculation was that New England would be looking to trade down from the 29th selection in an effort to add more picks....

Pats are off Revis Island

2013-04-28 04:54:04

Darrelle Revis can no longer frustrate Tom Brady at least twice a year. The game's premier cornerbacks won't be wearing that rival green any longer. The Patriots must have loved seeing his trade to Tampa Bay finally go down last week. Even with all...

Jerry Brewer: Seahawks turn to Christine Michael for depth

2013-04-27 00:00:00

RENTON, Wash. _ If the Seattle Seahawks weren't so successfully weird, you would overreact now. They took a backup running back, a possible third-stringer, in the second round of the NFL draft Friday. Next, they'll turn wine into water. Unusual. As...

The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Dave Boling column

2013-04-27 03:14:02

So, the Seahawks take a furlough for a day and a half and then finally draft a redundant running back? What's next, wasting a pick on the shortest quarterback in the draft? Or taking a 6-foot-3 cornerback with a fifth-round pick, thinking he can...

Seahawks trade down, run unexpected route again

2013-04-27 03:14:02

Expect the unexpected from the Seattle Seahawks come draft time. Draft pundits say they'll zig, and the Seahawks zag. The latest surprise occurred Friday. After moving down six spots in the second round in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens,...

Notebook: Kevin Faulk gives Leon Washington OK to don jersey 33

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Kevin Faulk has given Leon Washington a symbolic blessing. Faulk, who retired last year after 13 seasons with the Patriots, was happy to have Washington take his old jersey number. Washington will be the first to don No. 33 since Faulk left the game,...

RB Christine Michael aims to put past behind him

2013-04-22 09:44:02

Texas A&M running back Christine Michael offers the type of risk/reward proposition that sometimes lures Seahawks coach Pete Carroll into risking a gamble. The risk? Michael suffered a broken leg in 2010 and a torn ACL in 2011, cutting short his...

Who will be the next Russell Wilson?

2013-04-22 03:14:03

Just call it the Russell Wilson effect. NFL general managers and personnel executives are covering their backsides this draft season after other teams passed over a potential franchise quarterback in the University of Wisconsin's Wilson last season...

Pro Bowl: NFC pounds AFC 62-35

2013-01-27 21:00:00

HONOLULU -- The score wasn't close, but the action was competitive. That was the assessment of several players after the rain stayed away long enough for the NFC to put the hurt on its AFC counterparts in the Pro Bowl. Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle...

Scoreboard -- Jan. 21, 2013

2013-01-21 23:12:00

|TV SPORTS| Tennis--Australian Open, same-day tape, 1 p.m. (ESPN2), 8 and 2:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Tour Down Under, Stage 1, same-day tape, 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Iowa at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network);...

Fine idea not a fine idea

2012-12-07 16:33:27

Greg Zuerlein #4 of the St. Louis Rams attempts to tackle Leon Washington #33 of the Seattle Seahawks on a kick return at the Edward Jones Dome on September 30, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. The final score was Seattle 13 and St. Louis 19.

2012-09-30 17:30:43

. Hauschka is 10-for-12 on field-goal attempts while Cundiff is 26-for-29 for the Ravens. His 51-yard field goal last week was only the fourth 50-plus-yard NFL field goal in Heinz Field history.

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