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    <description>Latest news and information about the Seattle Seahawks.</description>
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      <title>Report: Bruce Irvin suspended for Adderall use (National Football Post)</title>
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      <description>Seahawks DE will miss first 4 games</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:52:03 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Report  Irvin&#x2019;s suspension comes from Adderall use (NBC Sports)</title>
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      <description>When news broke that Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin will be suspended four games for violation of the league&#x2019;s policy regarding performance-enhancing drugs, it was assumed that Irvin tested positive for Adderall. According to Dave &#x201C;Softy&#x201D; Mahler of KJR radio in Seattle, Irvin&#x2019;s suspension comes from Adderall use.&#xA0; Per Mahler, Irvin opted not to appeal.&#x2026;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:27:54 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Team Report - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>Irvin suspended for season's first four games</description>
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      <description>Kluwe happy to be punting in California</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:46:21 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Friday's Sports In Brief (The Associated Press)</title>
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      <description>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:46:16 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFL suspends Bruce Irvin for first 4 games of 2013 (National Football Post)</title>
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      <description>He's 6th Seahawk to get PED suspension in 2 years</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:32:03 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFL roundup: Gronkowski may need back surgery too (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>The health status of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting more complicated by the day.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:57 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin suspended 4 games (The Associated Press)</title>
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      <description>RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:16 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kluwe to punt for Raiders, tweet for California rights (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>In a game against the Chicago Bears last December, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe covered the Pro Football Hall of Fame patch on his jersey with a post-it that read "Vote Ray Guy," in protest to the Hall's 50th anniversary celebrations because no pure punters are in the Canton shrine.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:37 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seahawks' Irvin suspended four games (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:28 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFL-Seahawks' Irvin banned four games for drug violation (Reuters)</title>
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      <description>May 17 (Reuters) - Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances, the league said on Friday. Irvin, who had eight sacks last season after being drafted 15th overall by Seattle in 2012, will be eligible to return to the Seahawks' active roster on Sept. 30, the National Football League (NFL) said in a statement. ...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:55:16 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin suspended four games for violating NFL&#x2019;s PED policy (Shutdown Corner)</title>
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 Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 regular season after violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing drugs. 
 Irvin, who is eligible to participate in training camp and the preseason, will miss games against the Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans before he is reinstated on Monday, Sept. 30. The four-game suspension will cost the 2012 first-round pick out of West Virginia $191,681 in base salary and could potentially void the guarantees on the $3,717,870 that remains on his four-year, $9.342 million rookie contract. The Seahawks could also seek to recoup a prorated portion ($307,902) of Irvin's signing bonus. 
 According to Dave "Softy" Mahler of 950-KJR in Seattle, Irvin's suspension is due to unauthorized use of Adderall , a substance that led to 2012 suspensions of Seahawks cornerbacks Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman. Browner served his four-game ban, but Sherman challenged his suspension, which was overturned. 
 "I want to apologize to my teammates, coaches and Seahawks fans for making a mistake when I took a substance that is prohibited in the NFL without a medical exemption," Irvin said in a statement. "I am extremely disappointed in the poor judgment I showed and take full responsibility for my actions. I will not appeal the discipline and instead will focus my energy on preparing for the season so I can begin earning your trust and respect again. I look forward to contributing to the team the moment I return." 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:35:56 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Team Report - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>Chargers looking for ways to replace Ingram</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:20 PDT</pubDate>
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      <description>Jaguars fortify D-Line with former Patriots</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:19 PDT</pubDate>
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      <description>Bowe loves new direction of Chiefs</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:17 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jacksonville Jaguars claim Kyle Love after release from New England Patriots, diabetes diagnosis (Shutdown Corner)</title>
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 As we and many others reported yesterday, the New England Patriots released defensive tackle Kyle Love this week in the wake of the news that he has Type-2 diabetes. And for those who were wondering whether Love's release might have been for other reasons, there's a lot of evidence that there were no other reasons. First, there was the fact that New England released Love, who started 25 games for the team over the last two seasons, with a non-football injury designation. And, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk , the Pats gave Love two options: Either retire for a year, in which case the team would not move to recover any part of the $500,000 signing bonus he received as part of his two-year, $3.09 million contract extension he signed in 2012, or take a risk on playing sooner, and take a walk. 
 Love chose the latter, and as it turned out, he didn't have to wait long for a team interested in his services. The Jacksonville Jaguars reported, per the team's official website , that they picked Love up off waivers on Thursday. Love had lost about 30 pounds off his 315-pound frame in the offseason, which left him unable to participate in off-season activities for the Pats, but according to his agent, Richard Kopelman, Love is back in fighting shape and ready for action. 
 “Prior to the diagnosis, Kyle recently experienced unexplained weight loss, but since being diagnosed and having altered his diet, Kyle has regained most of the weight he lost, is in good health, and was not limited in any way during offseason workouts in which he was engaged up until being told he would be released," Kopelman told ESPN Boston on Wednesday. 
 Love is the second former Patriots defensive lineman picked up by the Jaguars this week -- they also acquired defensive end Brandon Deaderick off waivers on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:51:33 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFL Roundup: Ex-WR Johnson sought on probation violation (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson is wanted by authorities in Florida for violating multiple terms of his probation, according to an NFL.com report.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:35 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seahawks sign 6th-round pick Spencer Ware (The Associated Press)</title>
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      <description>RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks have signed fullback Spencer Ware to a multi-year contract, leaving the team with just three unsigned draft picks.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:56:35 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chiefs announce moves within scouting department (The Associated Press)</title>
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      <description>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Chiefs shook up their scouting department Thursday by hiring Will Lewis as director of pro scouting and Marvin Allen as the director of college scouting.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:04:20 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bills promote Whaley to take over as GM (The Associated Press)</title>
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      <description>ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Doug Whaley was promoted to take over as Buffalo Bills general manager, making the team's near top-to-bottom offseason overhaul complete.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:57 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Anthony Hargrove finds a job in Dallas (National Football Post)</title>
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      <description>Cowboys signing defensive lineman</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:02:02 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Detroit Lions Draft Picks: Devin Taylor is the Player to Watch (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
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      <description>COMMENTARY | The Detroit Lions defensive line is in the midst of a serious overhaul at the moment, but it is one of the players flying under the radar that needs to be focused on. While first-round draft pick Ezekial Ansah is an extremely exciting player who may become one of the best defensive ends that the NFL has to offer, his backup could prove more productive right away. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vikings move QB Webb to wide receiver (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>Joe Webb is going from Christian Ponder's backup to George Stewart's pet project in Minnesota.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:36 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sherman hires 'Fail Mary' official for softball game (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>One-time replacement NFL referee Lance Easley, who infamously awarded a game-winning touchdown on "Monday Night Football," will be switching to calling fair or foul in a celebrity softball game.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:27 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Buccaneers plan to give Mike Glennon plenty of preseason reps (Shutdown Corner)</title>
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 One year ago, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll went all-in on third-round quarterback Russell Wilson, saying that the former North Carolina State signal-caller (by way of Wisconsin) would get a huge number of reps in the preseason. He certainly did -- Wilson was worked like a mule up to, in, and through, the preseason, and it's safe to say things worked out pretty well ... pretty well, that is, for everyone but seeming incumbent Matt Flynn, who Seattle signed to a lucrative free agent contract before Wilson was drafted. 
 Now, another team has taken Carroll's "Always Compete" mantra to that same position, applying it to another third-round pick from NC State, and that philosophy may spell trouble for a seeming incumbent and former first-round pick. Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano came away from his first year at the helm of the Bucs without a clear picture of quarterback Josh Freeman, and that was reflected in his comments after the season. 
 Though Freeman became the first player in franchise history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season, and his 27 passing touchdowns also set a team mark, he was as bad as the Bucs were down the stretch. Tampa Bay lost five of its last six games, and Freeman threw nine of his 17 picks in the last three games. Of course, it wasn't Freeman's fault that the Bucs' pass defense was a dumpster fire in 2012, but when Schiano was asked about Freeman's future, he didn't sound convinced.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:49:33 PDT</pubDate>
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      <description>Webb makes move to receiver</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:24:46 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>For Bills, Whaley was obvious GM-in-waiting (The SportsXchange)</title>
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      <description>ORCHARD PARK -- When the Bills promoted from within to find their next general manager this week, it was a move typical of the franchise.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:55:35 PDT</pubDate>
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      <description>Whaley named Bills general manager</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:29:30 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vikings move Joe Webb from backup QB to full-time receiver (Shutdown Corner)</title>
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 The Minnesota Vikings may not be entirely sure who their future franchise quarterback is, but they apparently know who it won't be. It was announced on Wednesday that head coach Leslie Frazier has decided to move backup quarterback Joe Webb to receiver on a full-time basis. Webb, who started the Vikings' first playoff game since the end of the 2012 season due to starter Christian Ponder's elbow injury, completed 11 of 30 passes for 180 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Vikings' 24-10 wild-card loss to the Green Bay Packers. Those passes were the first Webb had thrown since the 2011 season finale against the Chicago Bears. 
 Webb was a quarterback/receiver combo player at Alabama-Birmingham, and the Vikings selected him in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft more for his impressive athleticism than his positional specificity. Now, with Ponder established as the starter and former New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel signed on as the backup, Webb will add to a receiver corps that was weakened in the offseason by the trade of Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks, but bolstered by the addition of Tennessee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson in the first round of the 2013 draft. It was after the Patterson selection that Frazier informed Webb of his new full-time role. 
 "Coach brought me in the office and talked to me about the different plans they had and stuff,” Webb told Sid Hartman of the Star-Tribune . “I haven’t played [receiver] since my rookie minicamp, but I think I can adjust to it pretty good. You just have to put in a lot of work. Coach Stew [wide receivers coach George Stewart] will do a lot of that with me, so we’ll see what happens.” 
 It was thought by some at the time that the Vikings were drafting Webb to be a receiver, but after Brett Favre's injuries in 2010, the team's quarterback situation was nebulous enough for Webb to get some time under center.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:23:25 PDT</pubDate>
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