In a recent interview with Sporting News, new Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh made a few bold claims. "I just want to let everyone know that Matt Hasselbeck and I will be leading the Seahawks to the playoffs this season," Houshmandzadeh proclaimed in the interview. "And we'll be going to the Pro Bowl as a tandem. We're both going to have top five seasons: He'll have a top five quarterback season, and I'll have a top five receiving season. I'll put up stats I've never had before yards wise because they're allowing me to be a complete receiver."

Seahawks receiver Deion Branch doesn't believe that his surgically-repaired knee will ever be the same. "You will never be back to normal once you have this type of procedure done. I actually feel stronger, but it's not normal," said Branch. "Something has been done that removed [parts] of my knee. My biggest thing is to continue to strengthen it." Regardless, Branch said that he will try to make the same moves he did when healthy earlier in his career. "I'll be OK. I'll never think about my knee once I take the field," he said.

Seahawks coach Jim Mora believes that Michael Vick deserves to be reinstated into the NFL. However, Vick is unlikely receive that second chance in Seattle. Mora said Vick has paid his debt to society, according to the Associated Press.