Walter Jones

Renton – He’d been away from his team for more than two months rehabilitating on his own after the team put him on season-ending injured reserve with a knee issue.

But after two surgeries in a year, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Walter Jones said he still wants to try to get back on the field next season.

 

Tackle Walter Jones was in the Seahawks' locker room for the final meeting of the season along with other injured Seahawks such as linebacker Lofa Tatupu and tackle Brandon Frye.Q: How's the rehab going?Jones: "It's going pretty good. It's going pretty good. I got a chance to get away, and do the things I needed to do to try to get back."Q: Are you still anticipating you can be back?Jones: "That's the goal. I think the last time I talked I...  

RENTON, Wash. - Walter Jones says he would still like "one last run" with the Seattle Seahawks in 2010, but the six-time All-Pro left tackle would understand if his only NFL team thinks he's finished.  

One thing seems clear from the list of final candidates apparently being pursued for the Seattle Seahawks' vacant general manager position. The Seahawks are looking to go younger than Tim Ruskell -- or Mike Holmgren, for that matter -- and are ...  

Returning to the locker room for exit interviews after spending the second half of the season on the injured reserve list working out in Florida, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Walter Jones said he still hasn't given up on his dream of playing again. "That's the goal," Jones said. "I think the last time I talked, I said I was going to do everything possible to get back, and I'm still on that roll to get back, and hopefully I can." However...  

Make no mistake about it. The Seahawks’ sudden “flirtation” with Mike Holmgren was all about spin. With so many people clamoring for the Hawks to “return to their glory days” by bringing back the only coach to ever take them to the Super Bowl, the Hawks just wanted their fans to think they truly considered doing it. So they carried out this sham of an interview, extending Holmgren an offer they knew he wouldn’t take. And they know Holmgren is...  

Mike Holmgren has indicated a desire to return to the now vacant Seattle Seahawks General Manager positionHolmgren, in an interview on his weekly radio show said that he is willing to talk to the Seahawk brass about filling the position vacated by Tim Ruskel's resignation. Holmgren, the only coach to take the 'Hawks to the Superbowl, left his coaching position after 10 years to take off some time from football. It is widely speculated that...  

by Matt SnyderFiled under: Seahawks, NFC West, NFL InjuriesWalter Jones has been a staple for the Seattle Seahawks since 1997, but the Seahawks are going to have to play the entire 2009 season without him. Wednesday, during a press conference, it was announced that Jones has been placed on the injured reserve, ending his season. Jones hasn't been able to shake the pain in his knee, which stemmed from microfracture surgery in December and then...  

The move anticipated for weeks finally happened today when Seahawks head coach Jim Mora announced that cornerstone offensive tackle Walter Jones has been placed on the injured reserve list, meaning he will not play this season.  

BEREA - Browns owner Randy Lerner is waiting for Mike Holmgren to accept his unique job offer. Holmgren is waiting for the Seattle Seahawks to show some interest before he decides on the Browns job. Holmgren, a three-time Super Bowl coach and Lerner’s No. 1 choice to run the team’s football operations, raved about Lerner and their [...]  

Tim Ruskell has been pushed out as president and general manager of the Seahawks, leaving the door open for Mike Holmgren's possible return to Seattle. Ruskell announced his resignation Thursday, weeks before his five-year contract with the team ends. He asked the team if he was going to be retained so he could begin planning for offseason moves. Owner Paul Allen, the ailing Microsoft Corp. tycoon, and Seahawks chief executive officer Tod...  

On Thursday, Seattle Seahawks President and General Manager, Tim Ruskell, resigned from his position, leaving an undesirable opening for a guy who many Cleveland Browns fans wanted to help their team in Mike Holmgren. Holmgren was once favored to be ...  

Update at 1:21 p.m.: Let's go ahead and shift it down to Defcon 3 or so regarding Jones retirement talk. First, I talked to a player who said he had texted (is that a verb now? I think it is) Jones earlier this week. When I asked so is he messing around on Twitter? I was told in no uncertain terms to act my age and get off Twitter, get off Facebook, get off MySpace. It was a pretty funny joke.Second, if there is any formal conclusion on Jones...  

Breaking news from The Seattle Times and Seahawks.com. The Seahawks officially announced today that All world LT Walter Jones will be out for the remainder of the 2009 season and it could very well mean the end of his outstanding career. Walter Jones' season ended before he could even get it started. Jones underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in December to clear out cartilage and it was expected he would make a strong recovery. That never...  

Many things can happen at the bottom of a pile. A finger to an eye, a twisted arm, a sucker punch, the list goes on. But biting? At least according to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers it does. Rodgers accused Seattle Seahawks defensive end Darryl Tapp of biting him during the Packers' 27-17 victory over the Seahawks last season, an allegation Tapp steadfastly denies.