Seahawks QB Wallace was traded to Browns

On Monday night, the Seattle Seahawks confirmed that they have made a deal with the Cleveland Browns, trading backup quarterback Seneca Wallace to Browns for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick. The trade is also considered to be one part of Browns current team president Mike Holmgren’s plan of restructuring Browns with players from his former team, the Seahawks.




“This will give Seneca a chance for a fresh start,” Seattle general manager John Schneider said in a statement. “The Browns front office’s familiarity with his abilities will give him an opportunity to compete for playing time. We wish him nothing but the best.”

Formerly the Seahawks head coach, Holmgren took Wallace as one of his favorite players, and that could be the major reason why he made effort to bring Wallace to Cleveland. So, putting on the Browns jersey, what Wallace could do for the new team?

Being drafted by the Seahawks as a fourth-round pick in 2003, Wallace has spent his entire seven-year career with the team and has played in totally 46 games, starting 14 games at quarterback with 25 career touchdowns. He was used sometimes at wide receiver and returner and had four pass catches for 76 yards and 214 rushing yards. His best season was 2008 when he started eight games with 1,532 throwing yards and 11 touchdowns. He was also given starting job last season for two games when original starter Matt Hasselbeck was sidelined with injury. Therefore, what the Browns brought to their offensive line was a versatile player who has considerable experience as a starter. Not a bad deal.

Seahawks center Houser is in hospital with lung problem

The Seattle Seahawks long snapper Kevin Houser was sitting up in his hospital room Monday and watching “Ren and Stimpy” cartoons with his wife and kids. All what he was hoping for now is to have a good Christmas with his family, as it is very likely that he will be put on injured reserve.

The 32-year-old veteran, in his tenth season of wearing NFL jersey, got hurt while covering a punt in the second quarter Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but returned to snap for Seattle’s only extra point later in the half. However, he ran at Buccaneers wide receiver Sammie Stroughter at the end of a 33-yard punt return and collapsed in pain on the sideline midway through the third quarter.

Mora said Houser is likely going on injured reserve and ending his season early. The team will try to bring back Jeff Robinson, who is currently out of football after playing for Seattle for parts of the 2007 and ’08 seasons.

Seahawks QB Hasselbeck was looking after daughter in hospital after accident

The Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck posted on his Twitter site Tuesday saying that he had the worst bye week ever as his six-year-old daughter Mallory got hit by a dirt bike. Fortunately, she is recovering now.

The girl was hit on a family trip to Central Washington over the bye weekend and had to have a surgery to repair injuries. In his post, Hasselbeck thanked the dentist who repaired Mallory’s mouth, the staff at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, and the staff who treated Mallory at Seattle Children’s Hospital upon the family’s return home.

The 34-year-old father of three also said that he spent his weekend with his daughter at the hospital and was glad to see she was recovering, but he is afraid that the little girl will miss her basketball season because of the injuries.

Holmgren would like to be Seahawk’s GM

Now there is no doubt that Mike Holmgren will be back with an NFL team next season, and what remains questionable is which team he would like to be with. Rumors say it should be the one that he used to coach: the Seattle Seahawks.




According to National Football Post, Holmgren still has a great relationship with team owner Paul Allen. What is more, current Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell has a contract that runs out at the end of this season. As there is no sign that he will get an extension, Holmgren will be very likely to return to the team he loves, as an executive staff instead of coach.

Even if the Seahawks will not turn to him, Holmgren still has his choices as plenty of other teams would love to have Holmgren aboard. So before this season ends, the former coach can just enjoy his time with his wife and four granddaughters.

Seahawks QB Hasselbeck and Tackle Jones are not expected to play on Sunday

The Seattle Seahawks Coach Jim Mora said Wednesday that the team is prepared for playing Sunday’s game against the undefeated Indianapolis Colts without quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and best blocker Walter Jones.




One is three-time Pro Bowl passer, and the other is nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle and both have been missing practices for health problems. The 34-year-old Hasselbeck broke a rib 10 days ago and still cannot run, having pain even when he takes deep breath. So Seneca Wallace is likely to make a second consecutive start this weekend.

As for the 35-year-old Jones, he did not practice this week with pain in his left knee, which underwent a surgery in August. Mora said the team will give Jones enough time to recover, so he is not sure whether Jones will play at all in 2009 season.