Your 2017 Seattle Seahawks Jersey Buying Guide
7/9/2017 - Hey y'all! I know many of you have been waiting for my annual report on which Seahawks jersey(s) Expand
7/9/2017 - Hey y'all! I know many of you have been waiting for my annual report on which Seahawks jersey(s) you should buy (and which ones would provoke regret like a midnight trip to White Castle). First, an barely tangentially related rant!Just about a year ago, I got a new full time job. Benefits! Health Insurance! (Relative) Job Security! The main function of the gig is essentially to teach people how to not be jerks to LGBTQ people (with a frequent deeper focus on trans and gender non-conforming people). It's important work, and I love doing it. The problem? Between that job and teaching part-time (gotta stack that paper!), I've had far too little free time I could devote to blogging.So what roused me from my creative slumber? A comment someone left on this blog. No, I didn't publish it. No, I won't publish it. This comment justified both the fact that I moderate the responses people send in AND the work that I do trying to educate people about trans folks.Charmingly, the comment started Collapse
Why the 49ers are doomed
6/16/2017 - Can Kyle Shanahan save the 49ers? I watched the 2013 Seahawks-49ers NFCCG alone, on a terrible Expand
6/16/2017 - Can Kyle Shanahan save the 49ers? I watched the 2013 Seahawks-49ers NFCCG alone, on a terrible stream, in a crappy apartment. Every couple of minutes the screen would disintegrate into a collage of colorful blocks that could fit in at a De Stijl museum. I watched in abject dread as Colin Kaepernick marched the 49ers down the field. When Frank Gore broke off a 17-yard completion on 4th and 2, I thought the game was over. A few plays later, I watched Kaep launch the ball towards the end zone... and my screen collapses into enormous pixels. I hear Warren Moon's scream and don't know if it is in joy or in grief. As the picture slowly returns, I realize that the Seattle had intercepted the ball. The trajectories of the two teams diverged ever since. SF went 8-8, 5-11, and 2-14 and is on their fourth head coach in four seasons. The Seahawks went back to the Super Bowl, and has won at least 10 games and a playoff game every season since. Will this season see San Francisco rise back to Collapse
Century Links 6/16: Seahawks Rookies Show Up in Offseason Practices
6/16/2017 - Read! Seahawks Rookie Class “A Really Complete Group” | Seattle Seahawks“I think these guys from Expand
6/16/2017 - Read! Seahawks Rookie Class “A Really Complete Group” | Seattle Seahawks“I think these guys from top to bottom are going to contribute to factor in on this team." - Pete Carroll, on the Seahawks' 2017 rookie class.
Pete Carroll Shares Injury Updates As Seahawks Wrap Up Offseason Program | Seattle SeahawksSeattle head coach Pete Carroll provides injury updates on cornerback DeShawn Shead, receiver Tanner McEvoy and more as the team's three-day minicamp comes to a close.
Seahawks Remember Former Punter Rick Tuten | Seattle SeahawksThe Seahawks remember former Pro Bowl punter Rick Tuten, who passed away earlier this week.
Pete Carroll thinks Seahawks got offseason right after penalties for practice violations | ProFootballTalkAfter losing three OTA practices and a draft pick for a second violation of league offseason practice rules, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll believes that they've finally figured out where the lines are for offseason work.
Clearing out the Seahawks Collapse
Richard Sherman’s response to the media, clickbait, and accusations against Russell Wilson’s place in the locker room
6/15/2017 - Maybe it’s just me and my internet history, cookies and what have you, but when I Google “Seth Expand
6/15/2017 - Maybe it’s just me and my internet history, cookies and what have you, but when I Google “Seth Wickersham,” the top three hits relay back to his May 25 story on Richard Sherman and his supposed contentiousness with some people in the Seahawks organization. Wickersham’s piece for ESPN the Magazine blew up that day and included many responses, from players, reporters, and fans. It got “clicked” millions of times probably, but Sherman and many of his teammates were quick to call it “nonsense” and a made-up story.
Their feelings haven’t changed.
During his post-practice news conference on Wednesday, Sherman called his relationship with Russell Wilson “fantastic.” He laid into the media with what he described as a desire to make up controversy for the reward of clicks, and noted that it’s hard for good journalists to get work because of it.
On the story way back when that argued some players in the locker room didn’t think Wilson was “black enough,” Sherman said “Of course not” and that Collapse
Michael Bennett calls Russell Wilson “the perfect leader”
6/15/2017 - The Seahawks story of the month has revolved around a reignited rumor that Russell Wilson has lost Expand
6/15/2017 - The Seahawks story of the month has revolved around a reignited rumor that Russell Wilson has lost support in the locker room and that much of the consternation revolved around Richard Sherman. Defensive end Michael Bennett was quick to respond to the ESPN article about “the feud” on twitter, and he followed that up on Wednesday in a press conference where he again defended his quarterback as one of the best in the game.
Bennett also noted that no player is more important than the quarterback, and if your star player is not a QB, then your team probably isn’t going to win the Super Bowl.
Bless you Michael Bennett pic.twitter.com/QOozJgr6uV— Sam HawkBadger (@hwkbgr) June 15, 2017 Collapse
Little Things, Week 12: No offense, Tampa Bay. None taken.
6/14/2017 - Five points isn’t going to do it when you allow seven on the first drive The Seattle Seahawks Expand
6/14/2017 - Five points isn’t going to do it when you allow seven on the first drive The Seattle Seahawks scored five points Week 12 in Raymond James Stadium. It was not enough to win. They gave up seven points on their first defensive possession. It was enough to lose.
Some big plays happened. The touchdown featured at the end of this post. The second-quarter safety on which the Seahawks scored 40 percent of their output. The fourth-quarter Jimmy Graham fumble in Bucs territory, a giveaway that probably cost points. Russell Wilson’s late interception at the goal line.
And this ball that needed to be in a 18” by 18” window not a quarter-second sooner, or later.
execution matters
Seattle kept Tampa Bay scoreless for the next 47:55. Too bad it didn’t matter.
Since the first drive ended up being the most important one of the game, I’ve chosen three key plays from it. Each play contains a move or a matchup or a decision that made it successful from the Buccaneers’ point of view Collapse
The LOB identity, as defined by you
6/14/2017 - Who is its face? When you think LOB, which face pops into your mind first?
The answers might not Expand
6/14/2017 - Who is its face? When you think LOB, which face pops into your mind first?
The answers might not be entirely legion, but they are one boom after another.
Candidate: Earl Thomas
Only one man does this. One man in the entire universe.
and it’s Earl Fucking Thomas
Candidate: Richard Sherman
Here’s to more Dancin’ Sherm in 2017.
Candidate: Kam Chancellor
Never gets old.
that still happened
Candidate: Brandon Browner
mommas don’t let your babies grow up to be packers
Candidate: All of them at once
Like on the Madden ‘15 cover.
badasses
Candidate: More than one dude
Of course, to think of one above the other might be the kind of heresy you decry in your spare heresy-decrying time.
You can even think of the whole team, all at once. Ricardo Lockette wants to remind you it also stands for “Love Our Brothers.”
heartstrings
But don’t let the powerful image sway your vote. Collapse
Russell Wilson is a Jaguar. Who do you want instead?
6/13/2017 - You can have almost any active quarterback in his place The premise today is straightforward Expand
6/13/2017 - You can have almost any active quarterback in his place The premise today is straightforward enough. You have to give Russell Wilson back to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who did NOT pass on him in 2012 and smartly drafted him with the 70th pick instead of that punter guy. But for your troubles and trauma, you can have almost any other quarterback in the league to replace him in 2017.
Things to consider:
Ability
Salary cap hit
Age
Durability
Fit within the Pete Carroll system (deep ball, mobility, personality)
Fit within the locker room (pure speculation because you don’t know squat)
Things to also consider:
Whether or not you can stand to look at his face every week
Whatever other twisted factors come to your twisted mind
Rule that might help you make up your mind: You have exclusive negotiating rights with the QB of your choice for the duration of the season.
It’ll be interesting to see how many discount the advanced age of Tom Brady and Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger, and how Collapse
Eddie Lacy passes second weight check, collects another $55,000
6/12/2017 - Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy keeps on losing the pounds and gaining the dollars.
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6/12/2017 - Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy keeps on losing the pounds and gaining the dollars.
Lacy has seven weight targets to hit throughout the season, starting from May and ending in December. He needed to be no heavier than 255 for the first weight check, and he tipped the scales at 253. This month, Lacy needed to be under 250 to earn himself another $55,000, and according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, he’s passed it.
Seahawks RB Eddie Lacy passed his weigh-in today, per source. Should collect his $55K for being 250 lb or below.— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) June 12, 2017
We don’t know the specific weight for Lacy, but who really cares? The man is on a weight-loss winning streak! That’s $110,000 out of a possible $385,000 he’s already won. He will not have a weigh-in on July, but he will have to remain at 250 or under in August, then 245 for the entire regular season.
Lacy recently posted this little clip of himself doing his P90X workout.
Successful first wk, haven't missed a Collapse
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Seahawks Announce Training Camp Dates
6/26/2017 - Tickets for the practices will go on sale Thursday, June 29 at 10 a.m.
Tony McDaniel signs with Saints, Troymaine Pope joins Colts after Christine Michael is placed on IR
6/16/2017 - There were a couple of ex-Seahawks transactions made on Thursday, with one of them coming as a Expand
6/16/2017 - There were a couple of ex-Seahawks transactions made on Thursday, with one of them coming as a direct result of another former Seahawk being placed on injured reserve.
The first move to report is veteran defensive tackle Tony McDaniel going to the New Orleans Saints. McDaniel was part of the Seahawks defensive interior rotation in 2013 and 2014, then was released in the 2015 offseason. After a single season in Tampa with the Buccaneers, McDaniel reunited with Seattle in 2016, playing in 14 games and starting 11 of them. The 32-year-old became a free agent this offseason, and with the Seahawks investing on its d-line through the draft, McDaniel really was never going to be retained. It’s a good depth pick-up for the Saints, especially with Nick Fairley’s career in jeopardy due to a recent heart condition diagnosis.
Meanwhile, Troymaine Pope has found a new home in Indianapolis, who evidently just love former Seahawks running backs. Pope was waived by the Seahawks at the end of May to Collapse
Entire Seahawks 2017 draft class is now signed
6/16/2017 - Not that this was anything to worry about, but your 2017 Seattle Seahawks draft class is now Expand
6/16/2017 - Not that this was anything to worry about, but your 2017 Seattle Seahawks draft class is now completely under contract.
Last Friday, second-rounder Ethan Pocic inked his standard rookie deal, leaving third-rounders Delano Hill and Shaquill Griffin as the only unsigned draft picks on the team. That is no longer the case as of Thursday, as both men agreed to their respective contracts. Specific financial details were not disclosed, but Spotrac.com projects that Griffin’s contract will be valued at $3,364,919, while Hill’s is $3,282,206.
Without further ado, these are the total contract values for every Seahawks draft pick, along with their 2017 cap hit. Everyone has four-year deals, in case you’re wondering.
Malik McDowell: $6,955,441 (2017 cap hit: $1,264,625)Ethan Pocic: $4,409,031 (2017 cap hit: $801,642)Nazair Jones: $3,177,188 (2017 cap hit: $641,572)Amara Darboh: $3,177,188 (2017 cap hit: $641,572)Shaquill Griffin: $3,364,919 (2017 cap hit: $654,653) - ProjectedDelano Hill: Collapse
Los Angeles Rams trade 2014 #2 overall pick Greg Robinson to Detroit Lions
6/15/2017 - The Los Angeles Rams have traded 2014 #2 overall pick Greg Robinson to the Detroit Lions, in Expand
6/15/2017 - The Los Angeles Rams have traded 2014 #2 overall pick Greg Robinson to the Detroit Lions, in exchange for a 2018 6th round pick. Detroit needed offensive tackle depth after starting LT Taylor Decker underwent shoulder surgery, which will put him out of commission for anywhere between 4-6 months.
“Since we drafted Greg, he has been committed to our organization, his teammates and community outreach,” Rams General Manager Les Snead said in a team press release. “We appreciate his dedication and the effort he’s put forth over the past three seasons. We wish him the best as he embarks on this new chapter.”
Robinson hasn’t panned out as Rams fans had hoped, and 2016 was the tipping point. He showed up at training camp overweight, graded extremely poorly as a left tackle, and was briefly benched late in the season by Jeff Fisher. This is why the Rams signed Andrew Whitworth in free agency. Robinson was supposedly going to move to guard, then plans turned to him giving it a shot at right Collapse
Century Links 6/15: Lockett Running Routes Again
6/15/2017 - Read! Tyler Lockett running routes again for Seattle Seahawks; Dion Jordan has another surgery | Expand
6/15/2017 - Read! Tyler Lockett running routes again for Seattle Seahawks; Dion Jordan has another surgery | The News TribuneLockett runs routes quickly, catches passes smoothly from Russell Wilson on the first day of Seahawks minicamp, 5 1/2 months after the wide receiver and Pro Bowl kick returner broke the tibia and fibula in his right leg. Jordan had another knee surgery last month, delaying and perhaps jeopardizing his chance to earn a second life in the NFL as a pass rusher with Seattle.
Clayton: Seahawks, Kam Chancellor face hurdles in getting extension doneWith Kam Chancellor a free agent after the 2017 season, the Seahawks either have to extend him or risk starting the end of the Legion of Boom, writes John Clayton.
Seahawks free agent Mike Morgan to tryout at Saints' minicampSeattle Seahawks free agent Michael Morgan tries out with the New Orleans Saints.
Did the Seahawks not want competition for Russell Wilson from Colin Kaepernick? Michael Bennett hints maybe so | The Seattle Collapse
Former Seattle Seahawks punter Rick Tuten dies at 52
6/14/2017 - Just three weeks after the death of the legendary Cortez Kennedy, ex-Seahawks punter Rick Tuten Expand
6/14/2017 - Just three weeks after the death of the legendary Cortez Kennedy, ex-Seahawks punter Rick Tuten has also passed away. Ocala.com in Florida confirmed with friends and family on Tuesday that the 52-year-old died unexpectedly in Costa Rica earlier in the week. Further details are currently unknown.
Known as “Bootin’ Tuten,” Rick’s NFL start came in 1989, when he played his rookie season with the Eagles before a one-year stint in Buffalo. In 1991, after going through two punters, the Seattle Seahawks picked up Tuten for the final ten games of the season, and he turned that into a successful seven-year run with the franchise, culminating in a spot on Seattle’s 35th Anniversary Team.
Due to the Seahawks offense ranging from mediocre to historically lousy for much of the 1990s, Tuten’s services were called upon quite frequently, and he was more than up to the task. He punted a whopping 108 times in 1992, leading the league in total punt yardage in ‘92 and ‘93. Tuten earned Pro Bowl honors Collapse
Century Links 6/14: Day 1 of Minicamp
6/14/2017 - Read! Pete Carroll Shares Injury Updates After Day 1 of Seahawks Minicamp | Seattle Expand
6/14/2017 - Read! Pete Carroll Shares Injury Updates After Day 1 of Seahawks Minicamp | Seattle SeahawksSeahawks head coach Pete Carroll provided several injuries updates on key personnel following the first practice of the team's mandatory minicamp.
Safeway Announces Contest To Win A Spot At Russell Wilson Passing Academy | Seattle SeahawksThe Russell Wilson Passing Academy takes place in Seattle and Anchorage, Alaska this summer, and Safeway is holding a contest to send 20 kids to each camp for free.
Seattle Seahawks' Earl Thomas thought career was overSeahawks safety Earl Thomas, who suffered a fractured tibia in Week 13, thought his career was over initially after the injury.
Dion Jordan had another knee surgery after joining Seahawks | ProFootballTalkDefensive end Dion Jordan's attempt to make the most of a second chance with the Seattle Seahawks has hit a roadblock in the form of yet another knee surgery.
Earl Thomas “Flying Around” In Comeback From Leg Injury; Kam Chancellor “Made Collapse
Century Links 4/13: More Seahawks in NFL's Top 100
6/13/2017 - Read! Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson And Earl Thomas Unveiled On NFL Network’s Top 100 Players Of Expand
6/13/2017 - Read! Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson And Earl Thomas Unveiled On NFL Network’s Top 100 Players Of 2017 | Seattle SeahawksThree more Seahawks cracked the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2017 list Monday, giving Seattle eight players in the top 100.
Five Things To Watch At This Week’s Seahawks Minicamp | Seattle SeahawksFive things to watch when the Seahawks take the field for this week's veteran minicamp.
Seahawks Announce Route For Summer 12 Tour | Seattle SeahawksThe Seahawks announced the dates and routes for this summer's 12 Tour presented by Safeway.
Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner ‘not at all’ surprised by Earl Thomas’ progress | Seahawks WireSeattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner says he's not at all surprised on Earl Thomas' return during the team's OTAs last week.
5 things to watch as Seahawks begin mini-camp Tuesday: Jimmy Graham, backup QB and more | The Seattle Times Five things to watch as the Seahawks hold their mandatory mini-camp Tuesday-Thursday.
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Sam’s Film Room: Why Eddie Lacy is a good fit for the Seahawks run game
6/12/2017 - Video analysis of his 71 carries from his 2016 season.
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6/12/2017 - Video analysis of his 71 carries from his 2016 season.
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The Seattle Seahawks signed Eddie Lacy to a one-year deal worth up to $4.25 million in March, four years after he went one pick ahead of their selection in the 2013 draft. For this video, I tracked all of his carries from 2016 to determine the Green Bay Packers’ scheme and to figure out his role in Seattle’s offense.
From my research, Packers and Seahawks actually share many similarities. Both teams run a high portion of zone running plays which make up roughly two thirds of their called runs. Green Bay’s main running play is outside zone, but when Lacy was on the field they ran almost equal inside zone to outside zone. Seattle, on the other hand, ran a higher portion of inside zone this season. Additionally, both teams primarily run out Shotgun and Singleback.
Based on scheme, I think Lacy is a good fit. He is a powerful back and runs Collapse
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Seahawks Think They Got It Right With Offseason Program
6/16/2017 - "I think we had our most compliant OTA season. I'm really proud of that, finally," Carroll said. Expand
6/16/2017 - "I think we had our most compliant OTA season. I'm really proud of that, finally," Carroll said. "Old dog, new tricks. It was hard." Collapse
The Uniform Poll: Part 1
6/16/2017 - Which current color combination is the best? Webster’s defines “uniform” as “half-rhymes with Expand
6/16/2017 - Which current color combination is the best? Webster’s defines “uniform” as “half-rhymes with unicorn.” That explains a lot, because the perfect one is mythic and elusive.
Which present Seattle Seahawks uniform is your favorite? Is it... the wolf grey?
so wolfy
The home blue?
navy is the wright choice
The Color Rush?
hike! like! psych!
The winning XLVIII combo?
celebrate good times, come on
Or a different hybrid? Blue-gray and white-gray leap to mind as the only ones used in the current jersey era.
flopper
very slimming don’t you think
Follow your heart.
Your rationale can be anything: superstition, association, plain old appearance, or “I clicked the wrong one by accident.” Just know your vote matters a great deal; the winner will advance to meet the other eras’ jerseys in a poll showdown over the weekend. Collapse
Sherman: There Was No Request For Trade From Seahawks
6/15/2017 - Richard Sherman said Wednesday he never asked for a trade from the Seattle Seahawks, but Expand
6/15/2017 - Richard Sherman said Wednesday he never asked for a trade from the Seattle Seahawks, but understood why the only team he's ever played for was listening to offers for his services. Collapse
Colin Kaepernick: when, not where does he sign?
6/15/2017 - He will get a job, eventually... right? It’s getting too hard to predict where Colin Kaepernick Expand
6/15/2017 - He will get a job, eventually... right? It’s getting too hard to predict where Colin Kaepernick will land. So we’ll try our thousands of hands at when he lands.
Because the man will get paid to play football. It’s just a matter of when, not if. (It is a matter of when, not if, right?)
You know when. Not you, individually. The larger you. Crowds are right. They work. Their wisdom works. All the time.
Put that success rate to work!
It’s more than just Kaep’s image and peaceful anthem protest that are complicating the present situation. We don’t know how much he’s asking for in negotiations. We don’t know if he wants starter money, backup money, or if he wants to wait until the right situation comes along. We don’t even truly know in how good of shape he is at this point. We don’t know which teams have written him off without talking to him and which teams would recalibrate their offers out of desperation when the injury asshole strikes again.
Together, though, maybe our Collapse
Seattle’s Bennett Continues To Support Kaepernick’s Efforts
6/15/2017 - Outspoken Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has been a supporter of Colin Kaepernick Expand
6/15/2017 - Outspoken Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has been a supporter of Colin Kaepernick this offseason in his attempt to land a job in the NFL. Collapse
Why Russell Wilson is better than any other QB, part III: The up-and-comers and vets
6/14/2017 - In continuing from Part I: The Dregs, and Part II: The Middle, today I examine the Expand
6/14/2017 - In continuing from Part I: The Dregs, and Part II: The Middle, today I examine the above-average-to-great quarterbacks in comparison to Seahawks QB Russell Wilson.
All of these quarterbacks would be fine choices to have as your player under center. Some of them have shorter shelf lives left than others, however. Still, whether we put them in a vacuum for 2017 or ask who would be the better player to start your franchise off with today, Wilson still comes out as the better option over each of them.
And here’s why:
Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans
I have to admit that two years after they were drafted 1-2, I’m surprised that both Winston and Mariota are thriving. Usually at least 50% of a 1-2 QB duo is a bust, but both have already shown enough proficiency that it would be unlikely that anything other than serious injury would derail them now. Certainly some GMs may prefer the 23-year-old, cheaper (for now), talented options over Russ — but it could Collapse
At minicamp, Pete Carroll says Dion Jordan had offseason knee surgery after signing with Seahawks
6/14/2017 - The front office gambled on a stricken former blue chip prospect, but health continues to impede Expand
6/14/2017 - The front office gambled on a stricken former blue chip prospect, but health continues to impede Jordan’s opportunity to fit in with the new team Seattle Seahawks free agent acquisition Dion Jordan, the former third overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in the 2013 NFL Draft, wasn’t highly anticipated as an addition to the Seattle defensive line rotation because of a history of poor playing performance, disciplinary problems (league banned substances protocol), weight and injury concerns. However, the Seahawks got Jordan for a risk-free near-minimum non-guaranteed deal—and with some basis for speculation the new organization plus a coach-described potential switch from the edge to the interior could revitalize Jordan’s spiraling professional career, I was at least curious to find out how Jordan progressed through the summer workouts.
Instead Jordan didn’t practice at all during organized team activities, and remains out during this week’s mandatory minicamp.
Pete Carroll Tuesday Collapse
All Seattle Seahawks 2017 preseason games will be nationally televised
6/12/2017 - Good news for Seahawks fans who do not live in the Seattle-area, or otherwise do not live in a Expand
6/12/2017 - Good news for Seahawks fans who do not live in the Seattle-area, or otherwise do not live in a secondary market which regularly carries the team’s preseason or regular season games. The NFL Network released its sixteen-game live preseason schedule, and they will carry three Seahawks games.
There will be full coverage of Seattle’s preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, followed by a home game vs. Minnesota, then the “Marshawn Lynch meets his old team” angle for the Raiders road game in the final slate of exhibition contests. Seattle’s third preseason game, versus the Kansas City Chiefs, will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
With the exception of the Chiefs game, Seattle’s preseason telecasts will be shown locally on Q13 FOX. Curt Menefee and Brock Huard will provide commentary. You can find your local Seahawks preseason affiliate here.
Here’s the full Seahawks preseason schedule:
Sunday, August 13th: at Los Angeles Chargers (5:00 PM PT, NFL Network)Friday, August 18th: vs. Collapse
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