Pre-Snap Reads 5/12: Uso Seumalo one of several developmental Seahawks

In Today’s Links: a look back at the 2025 NFC Championship game with Seaside Joe, Kirk Cousins’ thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks’ D (then, and now), a look at free agency and where our squad still needs help, schedule release prep, Bryce and Jacson, and more! Thanks for being here with us at Field Gulls. Pardon me for the delay. Go, ‘Hawks!

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Seahawks News

Seahawks-Rams NFC Championship: 1st half notes – Seaside Joe
Retrospective on the most important Seahawks game of last season

Kirk Cousins details how Seahawks’ L.O.B. and ‘Dark Side’ defenses differ – Seattle Sports
QB Kirk Cousins described the biggest differences on Brock & Salk.

Seattle Seahawks And PayPal Announce PayPal As The Team’s Official Fan-to-Fan Payments & Exclusive Digital Ticket Payment Processing – Seahawks.com
Seahawks are the first NFL club partnership for PayPal

Seahawks make Dante Fowler Jr. signing official – The Seattle Times
Six days after it was reported that veteran outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. had agreed to terms with the Seahawks, the move became official.

Analysis: Three Positions Seahawks Could Still Reinforce in Post-Draft Free Agency – Emerald City Spectrum
Close to a month after he initially visited the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Seahawks finally announced the official signing of veteran pass rusher Dante Fowler Jr. on Monday, addressing their last significant roster hole created via free agency this offseason.

Uso Seumalo Could be High-Ceiling Developmental NT for Seahawks – si.com
The Seahawks have one of the best defensive fronts in the league, but they’re still adding to it.

NFL 2026 schedule release: How opponents are selected — and why we’ve known them for months – The Athletic
As football fans anxiously await Thursday’s release of the full NFL 2026 regular-season schedule, it’s sometimes forgotten that we already know each team’s schedule for 2026.

THE HARD PART STARTS NOW | Seahawks 2026 Offseason Deep Dive w/ Jacson Bevens – The Hawks Eye w/ Bryce Coutts
The Seahawks are coming off the highest of highs a Super Bowl championship but the real challenge starts now.

NFC West News

Cardinals veterans on the hot seat after the draft/free agency – Revenge of the Birds
The Arizona Cardinals have taken this year’s offseason and made quite a few changes. Make that, a lot of changes. It began with the head coach and almost his entire staff.

How much better is the 49ers’ roster heading into 2026 than 2025? – Niners Nation
We walked through each position group on the 49ers to determine if they improved from 2025

Acknowledging an unheralded but very important contributor for Rams – Turf Show Times
Tyler Davis is one of the Rams’ most well-rounded options on the defensive line