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Alvin Kamara Is Now A Thing. The Edge Is Still On Fire. And Schneider’s Weekend Just Got Very Interesting.
Let’s take inventory of where the Seattle Seahawks stand on the morning of March 14, five days into the new league year. The running back room has Emanuel Wilson, George Holani, a recovering Zach Charbonnet, and a prayer. The edge rusher room has Uchenna Nwosu (who the team might still cut), Derick Hall, and a DeMarcus Lawrence who may or may not ever play football again. The coaching staff is finalized. The Super Bowl documentary drops Wednesday. And now, on cue, there’s a new name buzzing through the rumor mill: Alvin Kamara.
Here’s the Kamara pitch in a nutshell. The Saints signed Travis Etienne to a four-year, $52 million deal, which made their 30-year-old franchise legend extremely expendable. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that teams are monitoring Kamara’s availability, and Seattle Sports’ Stacy Rost made the case on Thursday that the Seahawks should call New Orleans. Kamara is coming off a career-low 471 rushing yards in an injury-shortened 2025, but he’s just one year removed from nearly 1,500 yards from scrimmage and eight touchdowns. CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo specifically named Seattle as a potential landing spot, noting that “the Seahawks are in dire need” with Charbonnet expected to miss a significant chunk of 2026. Bleacher Report went further, proposing a deal that would send backup guard Christian Haynes to the Saints for Kamara.
The complication: Kamara carries a $10.5 million cap hit, has hinted he might retire rather than play elsewhere, and his knees have mileage on them that would make a 2009 Prius blush. But the Seahawks’ backfield options are thinning by the hour. Rachaad White signed with Washington. Brian Robinson Jr. re-signed with San Francisco. Rico Dowdle went to Pittsburgh. Tyler Allgeier chose Arizona. The free agent board at running back looks like a clearance rack at Nordstrom in January.
Meanwhile, on the edge, the Jonathan Greenard sweepstakes continues to tilt toward Philadelphia. Jordan Schultz reported on March 13 that the Vikings are actively “trying to trade him.” The Eagles continue to inquire and are already talking extension with Greenard’s agent, per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. The Colts, Cowboys, and Seahawks are also in the mix at a Day 2 pick price, per Evan Sidery, but Philly has been the most aggressive suitor by a wide margin. Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show that a trade is “more likely than not.” If the Eagles close this weekend, Seattle’s edge room is: Nwosu (cut candidate), Hall, Lawrence (retirement unknown), and whatever Schneider can find in the draft at picks 32, 64, or 96.
The team that just won the Super Bowl is not panicking. But the math is starting to narrow. Schneider’s phone better be charged this weekend, because the calls he makes in the next 48 hours could define whether this roster repeats or reloads.
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The Super Bowl Documentary Drops Wednesday. Jeffrey Dean Morgan Is Narrating. Yes, You Should Clear Your Schedule.
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The 75-minute film is narrated by actor and Seattle native Jeffrey Dean Morgan, which is already perfect casting. According to NFL Media’s press release, the documentary “features the largest compilation of player and coach wired sound from throughout the season ever for an NFL Films championship documentary.” That means mic’d up audio from the locker room, the sideline, the parade. All of it. Extended highlights from the 29-13 Super Bowl LX victory over the Patriots. Behind-the-scenes footage captured by the team throughout the season.
This is the part where you get to relive the whole thing without the cardiac stress of actually watching it live. Sam Darnold’s playoff coolness. DeMarcus Lawrence terrorizing Drake Maye. The defense holding New England to 13 points in the biggest game on Earth. The parade through downtown Seattle with a million people losing their minds on a Wednesday morning.
It’s Roku’s second collaboration with NFL Films and BD4, and it’ll stream in both the U.S. and Canada. If you don’t have a Roku device, the channel is available on smart TVs, mobile devices, and web browsers. There is genuinely no excuse not to watch this. It’s a 75-minute love letter to the best Seahawks season in over a decade, and Negan is reading it to you.
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AROUND THE COOP
Around the Coop
The Seahawks released depth cornerback Tyler Hall on Thursday. Hall played three special teams snaps in one game all season. The cornerback room is officially thinner than the plot of a Fast & Furious sequel, and about as reliant on unlikely returns. Field Gulls
Former Seahawks QB Geno Smith held his introductory press conference with the Jets, saying he’s “extremely confident, but not arrogant” about being more than a placeholder. He was traded from the Raiders for a sixth-round pick. The Jets haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1969. Geno’s confidence may need to be load-bearing. Seattle Sports
Turf Show Times, the Rams’ SB Nation site, wrote that Seattle “seems to be a team that is hemorrhaging talent instead of reloading” and that “it’s difficult to say the arrow is pointing up for the Seahawks.” This from the franchise that went 10-7 and lost to us in the NFC Championship. The arrow is a Lombardi Trophy, but sure. Turf Show Times
Brian Fleury, the new OC, told reporters that his offense will look “very similar to the one that just won the Super Bowl” and that the goal is to “maintain” what Kubiak built. He also said the team will be “fast and violent and aggressive in every way.” That’s the energy of a man who just inherited a Ferrari and is promising not to repaint it. We’ll hold him to it. NFL.com
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RAMS
Turf Show Times declared that the Rams “must be March Super Bowl favorites” and that “it’s difficult to say the arrow is pointing up for the Seahawks.” Which is a bold thing to type with your fingers while your team still hasn’t extended Puka Nacua and is banking on a 39-year-old Matthew Stafford to outrun Father Time for another year. The Rams have assembled the entire Kansas City secondary like a Build-A-Bear workshop, sure. But the last time a Rams blog was this confident about beating Seattle, the Seahawks won 31-27 in the NFC Championship and then lifted a trophy. Enjoy the preseason optimism. It pairs well with a January exit.
NINERS
The 49ers generated a league-low 20 sacks in 2025. Their answer to this problem has been to sign Mike Evans (turning 33, played eight games last year), trade for a defensive tackle, and bring back Dre Greenlaw off an Achilles tear. Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams are both coming off torn ACLs. Kyle Shanahan’s offseason strategy appears to be “if we collect enough injured players, maybe they’ll all heal at the same time and we’ll have an All-Pro squad by accident.” The 49ers remain the NFL’s most talented team on paper, and paper has historically been their ceiling.
CARDINALS
Arizona’s quarterback room is Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. The franchise released Kyler Murray, who promptly signed a minimum deal with the Vikings. NBC Sports noted the Cardinals “didn’t exactly exude confidence that it can catch up soon” in the NFC West, adding that the quiet approach could be a purposeful tank with Arch Manning as the 2027 prize. The Cardinals are speedrunning irrelevance like it’s a Twitch stream. At least they signed Tyler Allgeier, which might have been a Seahawks target. That’s the most damage Arizona has done to Seattle since the David Johnson years.
SEACHICKENS TRIVIA
When Geno Smith set the Seahawks’ single-season passing record in 2022 with 4,282 yards, he surpassed a mark that had stood since 2016. Which quarterback held the previous franchise record for passing yards in a season?
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Russell Wilson, who threw for 4,219 yards in 2016.
THIS DAY IN SEAHAWKS HISTORY
2024
Seahawks Trade for QB Sam Howell
On March 14, 2024, the Seahawks traded a third-round pick (No. 78) and a fifth-round pick (No. 152) to the Washington Commanders for quarterback Sam Howell, a fourth-round pick, and a sixth-round pick. Howell was brought in to compete for the backup job behind Geno Smith. The trade haul the Seahawks sent to Washington was eventually used to draft safety Calen Bullock and receiver Ainias Smith. Two years later, the Seahawks have a Super Bowl ring, Sam Darnold is the starter, and Sam Howell is a trivia answer. Schneider works in mysterious ways.
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