Aaron Curry

Aaron Curry is about to get an unexpected breather from the Seahawks. He's had so many life changes since April, he probably could use it. The dynamic outside linebacker turned 23. He became the fourth overall draft choice. He got married and became a father. He sat out the first eight days of training camp, then signed for $34 million guaranteed — the largest assured cash for a non-quarterback in NFL history. He used some of that to buy a new home in the Seattle area. Curry was handed the starting job the first day he arrived in camp. He made a splash in ... Read Full Story

RENTON — Aaron Curry is about to get an unexpected breather from the Seahawks. He’s had so many life changes since April, he probably could use it. The dynamic outside linebacker turned 23. He became the fourth overall draft choice. He got married and became a father. He sat out the first eight days of training camp, then signed for $34 million guaranteed — the largest assured cash for a non-quarterback in NFL history. He used some of that to buy a new home in the Seattle area. Curry was handed the starting job the first day he arrived in camp. He made a ... Read Full Story

Aaron Curry comes to a Seahawks team trying to immediately bounce back to their old havoc-reeking, smash-mouth ways after an absolutely putrid 2008 season. For Seattle, blown coverages, giving up big gains and too many points were the order of the day practically every week for the team that previously won four straight NFC West titles and went to the Super Bowl in 2005. Opposing quarterbacks threw for a combined 4149 yards and 25 touchdowns last season, while only being intercepted by the Seahawks nine times and sacked 35. Seattle’s run defense wasn’t much better. Rushers ate up 4.2 yards per rush, totaling 1899 ... Read Full Story

We are going to be previewing every position on the Rams here at the eve of training camp. Now we are on to the defensive side of the ball. Next up are the defensive ends with their listed position left out as the Rams will move their LBs all over the field in 2009. Will Witherspoon Witherspoon has been playing MLB for the Rams for the past two seasons, but he will slide over to weakside linebacker this season. That will allow him to use his athletic ability to rush the passer and make plays in space. Both of which he is better at ... Read Full Story

There aren’t many familiar faces around Brandon Ghee on Wake Forest’s defense. He’s the only returning starter in the secondary, and he knows how difficult it will be to replace four key contributors who helped the Demon Deacons rise from obscurity to relevance in the Atlantic Coast Conference before being taken in the NFL draft. Ghee is confident those unknowns soon will make names for themselves. “We’ve got a lot of young guys, a lot of competition,” Ghee said Saturday. “Last year, a lot of people set the starters … but right now, everybody’s fighting for position and it’s real exciting. We’ve got the ... Read Full Story