Seahawks OT Charles Cross Injured vs. Rams

AUG 23 TRADE TREY? The San Francisco 49ers are giving Sam Darnold the No. 2 spot on the quarterback depth chart behind Brock Purdy ... and over Trey Lance - and now, as they attempt to trade dump Lance, the Niners and Kyle Shanahan are getting roasted for their mishandling of the situation ...

Including the blockbuster trade via the NFL Draft trade that is blowing up in their faces.

The Niners took Lance with the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, but were only able to do so after giving Miami a massive haul of picks. To get that No. 3 pick, the Niners gave up the No. 12 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the No. 29 and 102 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, and the No. 29 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

That's right: As the Seahawks try to chase the Niners in the NFC West, San Francisco will be reeling from having an empty cupboard ... and now, the Niners- having given up three first-round picks - are struggling to find a trade partner who will even bother to have Lance on their roster.

AUG 7 FIGHTS AND INJURIES Monday’s Seahawks workout at training camp featured a couple of conflicts and a couple of injury items. The bad news? Safety Joey Blount was carted off the practice field with what reportedly could be a back injury. Meanwhile, top rookie Devon Witherspoon did some work before finishing on the sideline with "a wrap on his leg,'' as the Seattle Times described it.

The Times also noted that in the padded work, the offense and defense engaged in a pair of scuffles - the first such conflicts of this camp - one of which features receiver Dee Eskridge in a dust-up vs. safety Jerrick Reed in which other players joined in.

JULY 1 UNFAIR TO RUSS The piling on of Denver QB Russell Wilson apparently has no limits. Bad player in 2022 after his trade away from Seattle? Yes. Out of shape? Maybe. Corny? Kinda. But a recent Twitter note about "NFL arrests'' should have nothing to do with Wilson ...

And yet, as our Mile High Huddle/SI guys in Denver point out, the "hate mob'' cannot help itself.

The subject is NFL arrests since 2000, and the Broncos figure prominently there. The tweet offers up a countdown ... and somehow Russell Wilson is the "cover guy'' for the rap-sheet list.

We don't believe Wilson - for whatever flaws he has as a player or even as a person - has ever been arrested. And hey, while the Seattle media and fans (including us) have not hesitated to point out his foibles ... making him the punchline for a century of a team's issues when he's only been there for one season of that century seems unfair.

Oh, by the way, as long as we're doing "Broncos on lists'' ... In the last quarter-century or so, Denver has gone to four Super Bowls. That should probably be noted somewhere as well.

FLUKER COMEBACK Free agent offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, the former Seahawks offensive lineman, has not played in the NFL since 2020. But after losing 40 pounds, he is working toward a comeback.

The Eagles recently worked out Fluker, and according to Jordan Schultz of theScore.com, the Patriots have done the same.

Fluker, who battled weight issues during his career, is apparently back down to 330 but with added weight-room strength.

The Chargers picked Fluker in the first-round in 2013, and he bounced around from there - but he has played in 108 games, with 96 starts. And maybe at age he’s not done yet.

“I just want a chance!” Fluker tells Schultz.

UDFA 2023 - The first 259 picks were just the beginning.

The Seattle Seahawks used 10 of these picks, and here were the selections:

No. 5 - Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois

No. 20 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State

No. 37 - Derick Hall, EDGE, Auburn

No. 52 - Zach Charbonnet, RB, UCLA

No. 108 - Anthony Bradford, OG, LSU

No. 123 - Cameron Young, DT, Mississippi State

No. 151 - Mike Morris, DE, Michigan

No. 154 - Olu Oluwatimi, C, Michigan

No. 198 - Jerrick Reed II, S, New Mexico State

No. 237 - Kenny McIntosh, RB, Georgia

The Seahawks made sure to address multiple areas on both sides, using five picks on offense and five on defense.

More freshmen are on their way to The Linc, as the Seahawks will be active alongside the rest of their NFL brethren in rookie free agency. Negotiations are already underway with players whose professional dreams remain active despite not hearing their name called at Union Station in Kansas City.

Keep track of the Seahawks' rookie signings below...

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- Chris Stoll, LS, Penn State - Report: The 33rd Team

- Christian Young, S, Arizona - Report: The 33rd Team

- Mo Osling III, CB, UCLA - Report: The 33rd Team

- James Campbell, CB, Montana State - Report: The 33rd Team

- Arquon Bush, CB, Cincinnati - Report: The 33rd Team

- Lance Boykin, CB, Coastal Carolina - Report: The 33rd Team

- Patrick O'Connell, LB, Montana - Report: The 33rd Team

- Lamont Bishop, LB, Oklahoma State - Report: The 33rd Team

- Michael Ayers, LB, Ashland - Report: The 33rd Team

- Jordan Ferguson, EDGE, Middle Tennessee - Report: The 33rd Team

- Jonah Tavai, DT, San Diego State - Report: The 33rd Team

- Ifeanyi Maijeh, DT, Rutgers - Report: The 33rd Team

- Robert Cooper, DT, Florida State - Report: The 33rd Team

- Kendall Randolph, OL, Alabama - Report: The 33rd Team

- Griffin Hebert, TE, Louisiana Tech - Report: The 33rd Team

- CJ Johnson, WR, East Carolina - Report: The 33rd Team

- Marcus Cooper, RB, Incarnate Word - Report: The 33rd Team

- John Hall, WR, Northwood Univerisity - Report: The 33rd Team

- Ty Okada, DB, Montana State - Report: The 33rd Team

- Cam Bright, LB, Washington - Report: The 33rd Team

- Jake Bobo, WR, UCLA - Report: On3

- Noah Gindorff, TE, North Dakota State - Report: NFL Network

- Jonathan Sutherland, S/LB, Penn State - Report: KPRC2

- Josh Mote, OT, Louisiana Tech - Report: KPRC2

- Matt Landers, WR, Arkansas - Report: NFL Network

- Tyjon Lindsey, WR, Oregon State - Report: NFL Network

- M.J. Anderson, DE, Iowa State - Report: KPRC2

- Holton Ahlers, QB, East Carolina - Report: NFL Network

- Chris Smith, RB, Louisiana - Report: KPRC2

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