T.J. Houshmandzadeh

ESPN reports about T.J. Houshmandzadeh being shocked about the reaction from his recent comments about not getting the ball enough in Seattle: Outspoken wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is “shocked” with the fuss being made in his first Seahawks season over his angry gestures and comments about not getting the ball enough. Last weekend in Dallas, he angrily gestured toward Matt Hasselbeck to throw the ball with more loft immediately after he tried to zing a ball to the tightly guarded receiver near the Cowboys’ goal line in the first quarter. “Man, I’ve been doing that my whole career. “Guys from Cincinnati texted me and ... Read Full Story

ESPN reports about T.J. Houshmandzadeh being shocked about the reaction from his recent comments about not getting the ball enough in Seattle: Outspoken wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is “shocked” with the fuss being made in his first Seahawks season over his angry gestures and comments about not getting the ball enough. Last weekend in Dallas, he angrily gestured toward Matt Hasselbeck to throw the ball with more loft immediately after he tried to zing a ball to the tightly guarded receiver near the Cowboys’ goal line in the first quarter. “Man, I’ve been doing that my whole career. “Guys from Cincinnati texted me and ... Read Full Story

June 5, 2009 By Donald Starver Today we will be continuing our AFC North review. As I explained yesterday, I have recruited 3 fellow AFC North bloggers to help me with the review. Joe Barnes from the Baltimore Ravens blog The Ebony Bird started things off yesterday. Today we will continue with blogger Adam Kiefaber from the Cincinnati Bengals Blog Bengal Stripes giving us his review of the Bengals off-season. On Saturday we will have Don Delco from the Cleveland Browns blog No Logo Needed . And finally, I will finish up on Sunday with my review of the Steelers’ off-season. You have the ... Read Full Story

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA—News that President Obama had called an immediate halt to detainee prosecutions came as a "welcome relief" to the Bengals' Iranian-American wide receiver Touraj "T.J." Houshmandzadeh, who has suffered through daily questioning sessions at the hands of government interrogators since being detained last December. Enlarge Image "They told me through the slot in my door that Obama will try and close Gitmo within the year," Houshmandzadeh said in a voice barely above a whisper, presumably to avoid aggravating his shattered teeth and cracked jaw. "With any luck, the president will have me out of here by July, so I can get my ... Read Full Story

The Seahawks made a pretty big free agent splash on Monday, as the team came to terms with Bengals free-agent receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh on a reported five-year deal worth $40 million. Houshmandzadeh is a solid wide out, catching 204 passes in the last two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He right away becomes the Hawks number one receiver, as last year Bobby Engram was the top pass catcher with 47 catches. “I just felt it was the best destination, it was the best team, it was the best choice for me,” Houshmandzadeh told ESPN. Houshmandzadeh teamed with Chad Johnson to give the Bengals one ... Read Full Story