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The Seahawks Are Getting the Hard Knocks Treatment. Schneider Always Knew This Day Would Come.
HBO is coming to Renton. The Seahawks will be featured on Hard Knocks during this summer’s training camp, the first time in franchise history. The announcement came Monday night at the NFL’s annual league meeting in Phoenix, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.
This is also the first time the show will follow a reigning Super Bowl champion. The five-episode series debuts August 11 on HBO and Max. The Patriots get the 2027 edition, meaning the two Super Bowl LX combatants will be on back-to-back seasons of the most popular reality show in football.
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Seasons of Hard Knocks. Seattle managed to avoid every single one until now.
John Schneider once made his feelings about this very clear. When the Seahawks were approached before the 2012 and 2013 seasons, he said “We understand the interest in this show, but would not want to bring a ton of attention to ourselves.” The rules have changed since then, and so has the leverage. When you’re the champs, HBO doesn’t ask. They tell.
The storylines practically write themselves: the JSN extension, the Witherspoon negotiation, the running back room mystery, D-Law’s return, and now Rylie Mills fighting for edge snaps with the cameras rolling. If you’re Jamie Sheriff or Connor O’Toole trying to make this roster, congratulations: your training camp just got exponentially more stressful.
Sam Darnold mic’d up during 7-on-7s is going to be appointment television. I will be watching from my couch with the lights off like a normal person.
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D-Law Is Coming Back. Macdonald Also Wants You to Know About Some Young Edge Rushers.
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Lawrence made his fifth Pro Bowl in 2025 after posting 6.0 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and two fumble-return touchdowns during the regular season. He then added 2.0 sacks and three more forced fumbles in the playoffs. The man played like he’d been waiting 11 years to finally reach a Super Bowl. Because he had.
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He played like a man who’d been waiting 11 years to reach a Super Bowl. Because he had.
But Macdonald didn’t stop there. He said the team is excited to see young pass rushers Jamie Sheriff, Connor O’Toole, and Jared Ivey compete for snaps left vacant by Boye Mafe’s departure. He acknowledged the edge room could still use help: “The right matchup hasn’t happened yet” in free agency, but added “our guys are rocking and rolling” is still a viable outcome. Translation: the draft is the plan.
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AROUND THE COOP
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Macdonald says Tory Horton should be ready for training camp but won’t be 100% this spring. Zach Charbonnet will return “at some point during the season.” Translation: PUP list. Good thing Hard Knocks loves a comeback story. Seahawks.com
The NBA approved the sale of the Trail Blazers from the Paul Allen estate to Tom Dundon’s group for roughly $4.1 billion. The Seahawks are next. Same estate, bigger price tag, infinitely more complicated. ESPN
ESPN’s Matt Miller mocked Arkansas RB Mike Washington Jr. to Seattle in the second round. He ran a 4.33 forty at 220-plus pounds. The KW3 replacement search continues, and it runs a sub-4.4. Newsweek
NFL owners voted to bring the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas in 2029. First one there was pretty good for the Chiefs. By 2029 Seattle will be defending its fourth straight title. I don’t make the rules. FOX 13
NFC WEST SCHADENFREUDE REPORT
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John Lynch says he feels the 49ers are “on the precipice” of a deal with Trent Williams. He also cautioned he’s been similarly optimistic at previous points. A man describing hope while actively drowning in it. Williams’ cap hit is $46.3 million with zero guaranteed dollars. The 49ers declined his $10M option bonus, inflating that number even further. Lynch’s word choice is doing a lot of heavy lifting for a situation where neither side has moved. Also: they signed Christian Kirk. That’s the reinforcement. We’re fine.
CARDINALS
Arizona’s mock draft tracker now has so many names at No. 3 that Monti Ossenfort could pull a card from a hat and nobody would be surprised. Mauigoa, Bailey, Reese, Styles, Simpson, Love, and at least three trade-down scenarios. Multiple analysts are already urging the Cardinals to punt on 2026 entirely and stockpile picks for Arch Manning in 2027. Bleacher Report projects them at 5-12 next season. When your best-case scenario requires losing on purpose for a second consecutive year, you’ve transcended rebuilding. You’re a concept.
SEACHICKENS TRIVIA
Cortez Kennedy won the 1992 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award while playing for a Seahawks team that finished with one of the worst records in franchise history. Kennedy became just the third player from a losing team to win the award. What was the Seahawks’ record that season?
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2-14. Kennedy recorded a career-high 14 sacks and 92 tackles despite the Seahawks winning just two games, making his DPOY selection one of the most remarkable individual achievements in NFL history.
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HBO is coming. The cameras are rolling. The edge room is thin. And D-Law chose violence over retirement. Enjoy your Tuesday, Seattle. — The Rooster