The Seahawks are willing to listen to offers for linebacker Aaron Curry, according to a league source. Seattle drafted Curry with the fourth overall pick in 2009, but he has disappointed. He restructured his contract prior to the season, which could make a trade easier.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll insists that everything is fine within the team's front office. After Pro Football Weekly reported that Carroll and general manager John Schneider were at odds, Carroll decried the report as "just weak." Carroll and Schneider have always said they work well together in the year and a half that they've both been in Seattle.

The Seahawks have demoted former first-round pick Aaron Curry to the second team. Seattle drafted the linebacker with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. "I don't even know how to put it into words," Curry said. "But it is what it is. ... Everything happens for a reason. There's a purpose behind everything, and I'll find it and learn from it and take off running." The Seahawks restructured their deal with Curry prior to the season and can now cut ties with him at season's end with no further financial obligation.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says the team needs to take more shots downfield after two weeks of struggling on offense. Seattle is last in total yards and next-to-last in points. "He has taken what's there," Carroll said of quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. "He hasn't had that many opportunities where we said, 'He should have done this, he should have done that.'" The Seahawks didn't have a completion longer than 17 yards in their 24-0 loss at Pittsburgh last Sunday.

The Seahawks have placed defensive end Dexter Davis on injured reserve and re-signed cornerback Kennard Cox. Davis had been suffering from a hip injury that kept him sidelined periodically throughout training camp. Coach Pete Carroll hinted on Friday the injury might be a potentially serious one.

Seahawks wide receiver Sidney Rice has been ruled out for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh. Coach Pete Carroll said after practice Friday that Rice won't make it back in time for Sunday but is encouraged he'll be available for the team's home opener next week.

The Seahawks are preaching patience with their offensive line, which is the youngest the NFL has seen in 16 years. "I keep saying, if you hear me, the system has to kind of start in infancy and grow just like we all do as humans," coach Tom Cable said. The young crew looked unready in the first half against San Francisco in Week 1. "It's going to take us some time to get comfortable in all settings," coach Pete Carroll said. "I think we just weren't quite there."

The Seahawks will have free agent running back Clinton Portis in for a workout this week. They are not expected to sign him immediately, but they want to take a look at the veteran.