Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is rehabbing from surgery to a torn ACL and LCL, but Dr. James Andrews told the NFL Network Friday that Griffin is “way ahead of schedule.” “We have him well on his way,” Andrews told the NFL Network. “His recovery is way ahead of schedule so far. We don’t [...]
Falcons Survive Seahawks; One More Win to Super Bowl
January 13, 2013 | Posted by
The other three playoff losses in the last four years would have paled in comparison to what was unfolding Sunday at the Georgia Dome. Up by 20 points against the Seattle Seahawks, the Atlanta Falcons found a way to trail by one point with just 31 seconds left. Another post-season defeat would have brought tight [...]
NFL Playoffs: Russell Wilson Outduels Injured RGIII
January 7, 2013 | Posted by
One rookie quarterback is left standing in the NFL playoffs. It is not the Washington Redskins’ Robert Griffin III, who could barely stand at all by the time the Seattle Seahawks completed their impressive comeback for a 24-14 victory Sunday at FedEx Field. Fellow rookie QB Russell Wilson stood up to the conditions and led [...]
NFL Playoff Schedule Offers Intriguing Matchups
December 31, 2012 | Posted by
NFL playoffs are the most exciting time of the season. This year, they are most intriguing, too. Start with the NFC first-round matchup of the Seattle Seahawks at the Washington Redskins Sunday at 4:30, a game that pits two of the top rookie quarterbacks in the league. Robert Griffin III led his team to the [...]
Seattle Rookie QB Russell Wilson Outduels Patriots’ Tom Brady
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson has made a strong case for himself this season, but Sunday he topped even himself. The young player from Wisconsin led his team to victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, throwing a late-game TD in the fashion his opponent has countless times before Wilson even considered [...]
Golden Tate Touchdown Sparks NFL Referee Outrage; Packers Feel Robbed
September 25, 2012 | Posted by
Golden Tate – The NFL referees’ lock out reached Def Con 5 Monday night. Finally, after all the blunders and misinterpretations and bad calls, a replacement official’s decision impacted the results of a game. And now all the chatter about their ineptitude before Monday night seems weak compared to the vast outrage that will follow [...]
Rookie QB Russell Wilson To Start For The Seahawks
August 27, 2012 | Posted by
Nobody who ever saw Russell Wilson play in college would have been all that shocked to later hear that he was a starting quarterback in the NFL. But it’s unlikely that even many of those believers had any inkling that the former Wisconsin and N.C. State star’s turn would come so quickly. Seattle Seahawks coach [...]
Russell Wilson Makes Strong Case To Be Seahawks Starting QB
August 25, 2012 | Posted by
Rookie Russell Wilson staked his claim to be the Seattle Seahawks’ starting quarterback on Friday night, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns to lead his team to a 44-14 preseason rout of the Kansas City Chiefs. The third-round draft pick out of Wisconsin also scrambled for 58 yards as visiting Seattle scored on its [...]
Rookie QB Russell Wilson to Start for Seahawks
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
Rookie Russell Wilson will get his chance to make his strongest case yet to be Seattle’s quarterback this season when he makes his first start in the team’s third preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made the news official on Tuesday, just one day after informing both [...]
Rookie Russell Wilson Bolts Into Seattle Starting QB Race
May 15, 2012 | Posted by
The Seattle Seahawks signed quarterback Matt Flynn as a free agent, expecting the former Green Bay Packer to be the starter for this season. Incumbent Tavaris Jackson was in the mix, too. But when they drafted Russell Wilson from Wisconsin, they did not expect that he would be more impressive than the veterans. But sure [...]
