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Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Fantasy Impact: Not good. This is a big loss for the defense early in the season.
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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider is not ruling out the possibility of using DE Bruce Irvin at outside linebacker at times next season.
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said DE Bruce Irvin is getting comfortable with his new role as a starter in place of injured DE Chris Clemons (knee).
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Seattle Seahawks LB Bruce Irvin is ready for the first start of his NFL career in the Divisional Round playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 13. He set a franchise rookie record with eight sacks this season. He'll not only be called upon to continue pressuring the quarterback, but he'll need to help stop the run, too.
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Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin will assume the every-down role as the team's weakside defensive end in the base defense should DE Chris Clemons (knee) miss an extended period of time.
Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin set the franchise rookie sack record with his eighth sack last week.
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said he is not concerned that DE Bruce Irvin has not recorded a sack or a tackle in the first three preseason games because he has done well in practice. 'Bruce was the most productive guy in practice throughout the camp,' Carroll said. 'We keep score of that stuff, and he was the highest-ranked guy in terms of productivity. That's in sacks and tackles for losses and knocking balls loose and all that stuff.'
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Seattle Seahawks DL Bruce Irvin said he will record double-digit sacks in his rookie campaign, but added he doesn't want to pick a specific number in order to avoid jinxing himself.
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The Seattle Seahawks came away very impressed with DL Bruce Irvin in his first minicamp. 'He's just what we thought he was,' head coach Pete Carroll said. 'He's very, very fast. He's very instinctive. I think now that we've had him in the meeting rooms and watched him learn and pick stuff up and ask questions and ask good questions and then be able to apply the stuff on the field, he's going to be able to come in and help us immediately.'
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Updating a previous report, Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin signed a four-year deal worth $9.34 million, all of which is guaranteed. The deal includes a signing bonus over $5 million.
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Hot -- Moving Up in the Player Rankings.
Cold -- Moving Down in the Player Rankings.
Injury Concern.
Sleeper.