Seahawks' wide receiver Deion Branch says that he's ready to play against the Giants this weekend. "I?m feeling good, I?m ready to go," he said. Branch tore the ACL in his knee in Seattle's January playoff loss to Green Bay. Typically, full recovery takes nine months for an injury of that nature, but Branch claims he's ready after just eight months. "To each his own for everybody," Branch said. "If the individual feels like he?s ready to play, then so be it. Like Dr. (James) Andrews told me, 'Your knee is healthy. You just have to be OK mentally.' "

Seattle has traded a late-round draft pick for Broncos' wide receiver Keary Colbert, FOXSports.com has learned. Colbert was in his first year with Denver after four seasons with the Panthers. He has 109 career receptions and seven touchdowns although he has not found the end zone since 2005.

The Seahawks, desperate for a healthy receiver, are on the verge of re-signing Koren Robinson, according to a published report on Monday. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported the team?s former first-round draft choice was at the team?s facility Monday night and was expecting to sign a contract Tuesday after he passes his physical.

With an already thin stable of wide receivers now missing Nate Burleson, the Seahawks are looking to add another receiver to their roster, according to Seattle Times. Burleson and Ben Obomanu are out for the year after suffering injuries in the season opener and exhibition finale respectively. The most prominent possibilities are Joe Horn, Reche Caldwell, Keenan McCardell, and Peerless Price.

Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has a bulging disk in his back but claims that he's pain-free, according to Associated Press. "Sort of old news to me. My back does not bother me one bit. I'm not sore in any way," said Hasselbeck on Monday. "I don't even receive treatment on it any more. So to me, it's kind of a non-thing." He was 17-for-41 with a touchdown and interception in a 34-10 loss to the Bills on Sunday. "Today [Monday], as an example, I usually come in and ice my injuries," Hasselbeck added. "The only thing I iced was my throwing arm, just standard procedure."

Mike Holmgren has informed ESPN's Chris Mortensen that wide receiver Nate Burleson will be out for the entire 2008 season. He injured his left knee during Seattle loss at Buffalo on Sunday.

Maurice Morris will start for the Seahawks at running back against the Bills this weekend, according to NFL.com. Morris and Julius Jones will split the majority of the carries as Seattle looks to get off on the right foot against Buffalo. "Compared to the last couple years, I hope you'll see more yardage gained, for starters," Coach Mike Holmgren said. "But you'll see more substitution." "Before, you had our fullback Mack Strong and Shaun, and if they weren't tired, or hurt, that's who was going to be in the ball game. The big difference will be the substitution," he said.

Seahawks' receiver Deion Branch will test his reconstructed knee and could play on Sunday against the Bills, according to Associated Press. "It was refreshing, just to be back with the guys running around," Branch said Wednesday after of catching passes out of a machine while in full pads for the first time since destroying the ACL in his left knee last January in a playoff loss at Green Bay. The next step is up to Branch. "The next big hurdle, I would say is up to him," Coach Mike Holmgren said. "With his ligament injury, it's been my experience with all the players I've had, particular at the wide receiver position ... they're nervous about it. They have to make cuts, and they have to do things that can tell them that they can do it."

Seahawks' quarterback Matt Hasselbeck says that he'll be ready for the team's season opener against the Bills despite back issues, according to Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "Ideally, you'd like to play a little bit more," Hasselbeck said, having returned to practice on Monday for the first time in two weeks. "But I've gone into regular seasons where I wasn't 100 percent healthy. If I could take one over the other, I'd take healthy with not as many reps."