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Seahawks vs. Bears: Seattle Shoots for Another Upset in Chicago

By R.J. WhiteJan 9th 2011 – 11:30PM

Amidst popular opinion that the 2010 Seattle Seahawks could be the worst team ever to make the playoffs, Pete Carroll and company eliminated the defending Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints in thrilling fashion to open Wild-Card Weekend. Seattle scored a season-high 41 points in the game, and Matt Hasselbeck, who's...

Russell Okung Getting Closer to Returning to Playing Field for Seahawks

By John HickeyNov 17th 2010 – 9:26AM

RENTON, Wash. -- This wasn't the way the season was supposed to go for Russell Okung. The first round draft pick was going to make the Seahawks' offensive line strong as he took over for the retired Walter Jones at left tackle. But he missed most of training camp during a holdout, and he got hurt just a few days after...

Russell Okung Still Out; Tyler Polumbus to Start at LT for Seahawks vs. Cardinals

By John HickeyNov 12th 2010 – 6:59PM

RENTON, Wash. -- Although he keeps getting better, left tackle Russell Okung is unlikely to start Sunday against the Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. Coach Pete Carroll keeps talking about the improvement Okung, the team's first pick in the draft, shows, but at the same time the coach didn't sound as if he was sold on the...

Matt Hasselbeck Returning to Start at QB

By John HickeyNov 11th 2010 – 9:35AM

RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who had to sit out last Sunday against the New York Giants, is good to go for this weekend's game in Arizona against the Cardinals. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said that the concussion that sidelined Hasselbeck is no longer an issue and that his quarterback has been...

Matt Hasselbeck, Brandon Mebane, Russell Okung's Returns Would Save Seahawks

By John HickeyNov 8th 2010 – 8:21PM

RENTON, Wash. -- Three men who had to stay on the sidelines in Sunday's embarrassing 41-7 Seattle loss to the New York Giants could be the keys for the Seahawks as they move forward. Seattle, cumulatively beaten in consecutive weeks by a total score of 74-10 by Oakland and New York, is reeling, and coach Pete Carroll...

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Background on Russell Okung

Russell Okung ( ; born October 7, 1987) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).

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