Good afternoon, 12s.
Here's a look at what's "out there" for today — Wednesday, November 30 — about your Seattle Seahawks:
Kam Chancellor Featured In ESPN The Magazine
Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor was the latest player to be featured in ESPN The Magazine's NFL Chemistry Issue, which hits newsstands this Friday.
Senior writer Eli Saslow takes a compelling dive into Chancellor's growth as one of the leaders in the Seahawks locker room. In the piece, Chancellor says, in fact, he wasn't ready for the role early in his career. Here's a snippet from Saslow's story, which you can read in full here:
"Some people lead with advice or with fear, but Kam's the guy everyone wants to be like," says Cornel Parker, his high school coach and mentor. "People are just stepping in line behind him."
That made Chancellor nervous and uncomfortable in high school and in college at Virginia Tech -- "I lost a lot of games because I was too scared of taking control of a team," he says -- and he felt less qualified than ever to lead players in the NFL. He came into the league as a fifth-round pick at safety, but he was too good not to draw attention. He finished first or second in every Seahawks drill. He never took a play off, even in practice. He jumped over linemen to block extra points. He roamed the field with a physical recklessness that teammates admired and opposing receivers feared. After just one NFL season, Carroll asked Chancellor to take over as starting safety and as vocal leader of the defense. But Chancellor demurred. "I told him I wasn't ready for that second part," he says. "I needed to prove myself on the field first and do it by example. You can't force leadership. It has to be natural."
Tweet Of The Day
Today's "Tweet of the Day" comes from Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham, who debuted the cleats he will be wearing on Sunday for the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats campaign.
More From Around The Web
The Seahawks added a former Washington Husky to their practice squad yesterday.
Digital media reporter John Boyle answered Twitter questions about the offensive line, Thomas Rawls and more.
A recap of the latest happenings across the NFC West division can be found here.
The Seahawks have the easiest schedule among NFC playoff contenders.
John Clayton of 710 ESPN Seattle looks at important numbers as the Seahawks begin to conclude the regular season.
Brock Huard looks at what went wrong on Russell Wilson's first interception against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
And lastly, ESPN's Sheil Kapadia offers five thoughts after reviewing the loss.
Team photographer Rod Mar shares exclusive behind-the-scenes images from the Seahawks' Week 12 road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
University of Washington grad Jermaine Kearse is all smiles on his way to the bus after the Huskies won the Apple Cup over the rival Washington State Cougars.
Seahawks fans line the sidewalk in Seatac as the convoy of buses makes it's way to the airport for the trip to Tampa Bay on Friday afternoon.
Head coach Pete Carroll is the first to board the Delta charter for the flight to Tampa.
On Saturday, linebackers K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner make their way to from the buses to a local practice field for walk thru.
Seahawks punter Jon Ryan turned 35 on Saturday, and the oldest player on the roster was brought to the center to break the team down at the end of walk thru. Teammates Garry Gilliam and Troymaine Pope also share the same birthday.
Cornerback Richard Sherman relaxes at the back of the bus on the return trip to the team hotel after walk thru.
On Sunday afternoon, quarterback Russell Wilson wears his Bose headphones as he makes his way to the bus for the ride to the stadium.
Young fans were on hand to greet the team buses as they arrived at Raymond James Stadium for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.
Tight end Jimmy Graham smiles in the Florida sunshine as he warms up before the game.
Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin takes in the scene as he stretches at Raymond James Stadium.
Seahawks defenders Kam Chancellor, Dewey McDonald, Tyvis Powell, Kelcie McCray, and Jeremy Lane walk from the locker room to the field for pregame warmups.
Quarterback Russell Wilson and head coach Pete Carroll share a word as the team stretches during pregame.
Back in the locker room before kickoff, Jermaine Kearse, Tyler Lockett and Russell Wilson focus in the moments before kickoff.
Linebacker Jordan Tripp shakes hands with teammate Will Tukuafu in the locker room.
Head coach Pete Carroll through the locker room prior to kickoff.
Quarterback Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks onto the field for the game against the Bucs.
Safety Kam Chancellor and teammates stand in their show of unity during the national anthem.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson greets Tampa Bay captain Russell Shepard at midfield prior to the opening coin toss.
Seattle's K.J. Wright and Steven Terrell stop Tampa Bay's Doug Martin on a first quarter carry.
Rookie center Joey Hunt calls out protections during the first start of his N.F.L. career.
Seattle's Frank Clark signals for a safety after he was held in the end zone by a Tampa Bay lineman. The safety resulted in two points for the Seahawks.
Quarterback Russell Wilson scrambles during the first half.
Steven Hauschka hits a 43-yard field goal that accounted for all of the Seahawks offensive points against Tampa Bay.
In a play that symbolized Seattle's frustrations all afternoon, defensive backs Jeremy Lane and Steven Terrell collide and lose a would-be interception that falls incomplete.
Offensive line coach Tom Cable instructs offensive tackle George Fant on the sideline between series.
Offensive players listen as assistant head coach Tom Cable gives halftime instructions in the visitors locker room.
Receiver Paul Richardson has the ball knocked away on a deep route in the third quarter.
Receiver Tyler Lockett couldn't quite get to this pass just out of his reach in the third quarter.
Doug Baldwin looks for extra yards after a catch in the fourth quarter.
Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham is upended and fumbles after looking for extra yards in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Russell Wilson was sacked six times by the Buccaneers including this play in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Russell Wilson helps bring down Tampa Bay's Bradley McDougald after an interception late in the game.
Head coach Pete Carroll walks off the field after the game.
Receiver Tyler Lockett listens to offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell as they leave the field after the game.
In the locker room, head coach Pete Carroll talked to his team.
Pete Carroll faces the media in the tunnel just outside of the visitor's locker room.
Once on the plane for the trip to Seattle, linemen Mark Glowinski and Germain Ifedi were already reviewing game video with line coach Tom Cable.
Back in Seattle just after midnight, receiver Doug Baldwin was the last leave the Delta charter.
