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Fluker's size and attitude can help improve the running game in 2018.Aretha Franklin Honored in 2018 Seahawks Training Camp Playlist: Day 14In the final training camp open to fans, Aretha Franklin was honored in true Seahawks fashion.Six Observations From Day 14 Of 2018 Seahawks Training CampJohn Clayton: What we've learned halfway through Seahawks' preseasonThe Professor John Clayton looks at the state of the Seahawks halfway through the preseason, including where the team looks strong and the positions where Seattle is still lacking depth.Thursday Round-Up: Rasheem Green, Shaquem Griffin Among NFL.com's 'Rookie Risers'Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com listed 10 players drafted after Round 1 who are already creating a buzz in the league.Seahawks will miss Earl Thomas in 2018...or will they?Seahawks will miss Earl Thomas in 2018...or will they? Thomas may have chosen the wrong time to holdout. And Seattle may be reaping benefits financially.The Seahawks Are Underestimating Earl Thomas And How Long Great Safeties PlayEarl Thomas is the most accomplished safety in the NFL, is still younger than most other elite safeties, and is paid less than them. A look at the numbers suggests he's not just great — he's historically great. And history suggests he has several years of greatness left.Seattle Seahawks focusing on playing heads-up footballTeam adjusting to controversial rule change that bars a player form lowering his head and initiating contact with his helmet.Russell Wilson 2018 Seahawks Training Camp Press Conference: Day 14Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about what he's seen from the Seattle offense heading into the team's second preseason game of 2018, a Saturday road matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Chargers: Time, TV channel, how to watch live stream online | OregonLive.comThe Seahawks travel to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers in their second preseason game.DeShone Kizer takes step forward in backup QB race - NFL.comDeShone Kizer took a step forward Thursday in asserting himself in the Green Bay Packers' backup quarterback duel Marquise Blair Seattle Seahawks Jersey , but is it enough to put him ahead of Brett Hundley?Rodgers enjoyed connecting with Graham on 8-yard TD - NFL.comGreen Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said earlier in the week that he is developing rapport with tight end Jimmy Graham.What we learned from Thursday's preseason games - NFL.comWeek 2 of the NFL preseason kicked off with a trio of interesting games that saw Tom Brady's debut and developments in the Steelers' backup QB battle. Here's what we learned.Teddy Bridgewater's rise adds intrigue to Jets' QB fray - NFL.comThe most captivating quarterback battle in the NFL got a little more interesting Thursday night with Teddy Bridgewater outperforming Sam Darnold in the New York Jets' preseason loss to the Redskins.Eagles' Nick Foles suffers shoulder strain vs. Patriots - NFL.comEagles quarterback Nick Foles suffered a shoulder strain Thursday against the New England Patriots after being stripped sacked on a touchdown return by Ja'Whaun Bentley.Dez Bryant arrives in Cleveland to meet with Browns - NFL.comDez Bryant has arrived in Cleveland. The former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver is set to meet with the Browns on Thursday as he continues his search for a new team.Ben Roethlisberger out of concussion protocol - NFL.comBen Roethlisberger's injury scare was quickly resolved. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is fine and out of concussion protocol.Cardinals looking for more from 2016 draft picks – ProFootballTalkThe Cardinals took six players in the 2016 draft and they haven't seen much return on those choices. Two players are off the team and a third -- safety Harlan Miller -- was recently re-signed after being released in May.Saquon Barkley regrets not doing more to prevent hamstring strain – ProFootballTalkGiants rookie running back Saquon Barkley said he didn't think his hamstring injury was a major one, but it's frustrating to him because he thinks it might have been preventable. Via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post, Barkley said he regretted not doing more to keep it from becoming an issue. Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman made headlines in the lead up to the first matchup between the Hawks and his new team, the San Francisco 49ers, when he referred to Seattle as a middle of the road team. Frank Clark had a beautiful response to the middle of the road remark, but Sherman’s comment brings attention to the fact that the Seahawks 2018 has been both top heavy and bottom heavy, without a lot in between. If the NFL draft were to scheduled based on the records as they stand through the first 14 weeks of the season, the Seahawks schedule would include:five games against the teams drafting 1-2-3 (San Francisco 49ers twice, Arizona Cardinals twice and the Oakland Raiders), five games against the teams drafting 28-31 (Los Angeles Rams twice Rasheem Green Jersey , Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers and Chicago Bears) andjust six games against teams drafting 4-27 (Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings). I’m more than well aware that the postseason will establish the draft order for the teams that make the playoffs, and I know that the Chargers and Chiefs played their Week 15 game Thursday, but the postseason isn’t here and the KC-LA game didn’t change the top five teams in the league. Point is, fans expected the Seahawks to be somewhere in the middle of the pack, but we have relatively little information about exactly where they stand in the middle of that pack. It certainly helps that they’ve beaten five of the six teams that fall into that middle range 12th Fan Jersey , so they would seem to be a team that should be somewhere towards the top end of that middle of the pack. However, with the Vikings threatening to drop out of the playoff picture with three teams just a half a game behind them, it is possible that the Seahawks could end the season with a record of 1-5 against playoff teams and 9-1 against non-playoff teams. For that to happen the Vikings would have to to be pass by either the Philadelphia Eagles or Washington Redskins taking over the final NFC Playoff spot. Further, the Hawks would have to drop the Week 16 game against the Chiefs, a game that all of a sudden has a whole lot of meaning for K.C. and the Patrick Mahomes Band. I’m not saying that is what will happen, just that it’s a very real and very interesting possibility.And an interesting possibility that I’d love to see that happen because I know that the talking heads in the media would jump all over those records and flaunt them all week int the build up to the game. Because once the talking heads figured those numbers out, they’d complain endlessly about how the Seahawks only made the playoffs because of a weak schedule.That is something I absolutely want to have happen, because we all know what happens when the national media starts complaining about how the Hawks don’t deserve the playoff spot they’re occupying.