Seahawks release Shaun Alexander

Fantasy Football News:

The Seattle Seahawks have released former MVP running back Shaun Alexander. Seahawks president Tim Ruskell said Tuesday that Alexander was released unconditionally after passing a physical.n

Seahawks Name Jim Mora as New Coach

Jim Mora will succeed Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren, beginning with the 2009 season.

After serving as the assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for one more season, the 46-year-old Mora will be promoted.

Seahawks president Tim Ruskell said in a news conference Wednesday that the move gives the team stability and unity.

The former Atlanta coach took the Falcons to the NFC championship in 2004, his first season in Atlanta. The Falcons, 26-22 under Mora, fired him on New Year's Day, 2007.

The 59-year-old Holmgren announced two weeks ago that he would fulfill only the final season of his contract in 2008 and then leave the team after 10 seasons. He's the team's all-time leader in coaching victories with 170. and will then leave Seattle after 10 seasons.

Ruskell said Mora will get a new, five-year contract, including four years as head coach.

Fantasy Football News: Stevens To Get The Boot!

Fantasy Football News: Stevens To Get The Boot!

Jerramy Stevens' days with the Seahawks are done.

Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell confirmed what was quickly becoming a foregone conclusion in Seattle.

"I would say it's probably a time for a change of scenery and to move on," Ruskell said Tuesday.

Speaking at the muddy worksite of the Seahawks' new headquarters, scheduled to open in the summer of 2008, Ruskell verified Seattle's lack of interest in retaining the tight end, an unrestricted free agent who spent his first five seasons with the Seahawks.

That interest disappeared last week when Stevens was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana in Scottsdale, Ariz.

NFL - National Felons League Strikes Again!

Well, the NFL is in full swing! No - I don't mean the National Football League - I mean the National Felons League!

Let's see who the boneheads are today!

1. Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter was accused of punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after police said the players exchanged trash talk at a casino blackjack table.
   
   Porter was issued a summons on a misdemeanor battery charge after the Sunday altercation that began inside the Palms hotel-casino, Las Vegas police Officer Martin Wright said.
   
   "They went outside. In the valet area, one struck the other, causing a small laceration above the eye," Wright said Monday, calling the injury minor.
   
   Porter could face up to a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine, Wright said, but no court date was immediately available.
2. Police are investigating a woman's claims she was raped at the home of former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney.
   
   Kerney, who recently signed with the Seattle Seahawks, was not a suspect in the assault, which reportedly took place early Sunday.
   
   The 29-year-old woman told police she and some friends were at a bar in Atlanta's trendy Buckhead area and accepted a ride home from three men, Atlanta's WSB-TV reported Monday. Once back at Kerney's home, the men were invited inside for drinks.
   
   The woman reportedly told police she fell asleep on a sofa and woke up in a bedroom to find one of the men raping her. The woman said she told the man to stop but he put his thumb on her throat and continued to sexually assault her.
   
   The woman escaped by telling the man she would get a friend to join them. Instead, she ran to the bathroom with a friend, and the man fled with his friends.
   
3. Jacksonville Jaguars safety Gerald Sensabaugh was arrested early Monday morning and charged with speeding and carrying a firearm without a permit.
   
   Sensabaugh, 23, was pulled over at 12:06 a.m. after an officer spotted his 2006 BMW driving 86 mph in a 55 mph zone, police Sgt. David Moore said.
   
   When asked if he had any weapons in the car, Sensabaugh told the officer he had a pistol, but did not have a permit to carry it. The officer found a loaded 9mm pistol in the console along with another fully loaded clip
   

Stay tuned for next weeks COPS for more "National Felons League"

Seahawks TE Jerramy Stevens Faces DUI Charge

Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens was accused of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana after police stopped his car in downtown Scottsdale early Tuesday.

A Scottsdale patrol officer noticed the car traveling erratically and made the stop about 2:15 a.m.

As Stevens got out of the vehicle, the report said, Stevens "dropped his cell phone and wallet on the ground, bent down to pick them up, then stutter-stepped to walk" toward the officer.

A second officer arrived and began a field sobriety test, but after Stevens "almost fell down" during the "walk-and-turn", test, the player declined to participate in any further testing.

Police said they found a "leafy green substance" believed to be marijuana in Stevens' pocket.

Stevens refused a breathalyzer test and declined to give a blood sample until police obtained a warrant about 5 a.m., the report said. Stevens was booked and posted bail and an initial court appearance was set for April 2. The blood test results haven't yet been released.

Fantasy Football Impact: This is not Stevens first run-in with the law, and probably won't be his last.