According to espn.com, the Seahawks have the lowest personal foul totals in the NFL since 2001. Read the blurb on this here, posted by good ol' Mike Sando.

It seems Ruskell's decision-making about recruiting solid citizens on AND off the field has paid off, especially with Jerramy Shithead out of the picture. Hell, I'd be willing to place a substantial bet on the possibility that at least 41 of those fouls since 2001 were because of that lumbering jackass. He was a worthless acquisition, and apparently caused his neighbors in Bellevue just as much grief as he caused the team. 

But enough about that. The Seahawks are full of players who are actually decent human beings, having spoken to a few of them in various run-ins during my run with the Seattle Times. And the numbers, as they say, don't lie. 

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Lofa changed his original plea of not guilty to guilty in Monday's court appearance for his May 10 DUI arrest. He will pay fines of $1,255 and spend a day in jail.

He handled this incident to the best of his ability, and because he cooperated and accepted responsibility for what he did, I think it shows even more good character traits about the guy. He screwed up, held himself totally accountable and didn't make any excuses. Lofa's the kind of player any team should be damn proud to have. 

After this, I hope the media shifts their focus to what he does on the field, as opposed to one small mishap that took place during the offseason. Chances are they will, because it's not like he went into a strip club and started a riot. Cough.  

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Well, it happened. It was bound to, and it did.

A certain rival team of the Green Bay Packers - whose name starts with "V" and ends in "lame quarterback" - has allegedly made contact with Brett Favre just a week after his announcement of unconditional release from the team he'd called home for the past 17 seasons. 

Apparently initiated by Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, the contact has been deemed "inappropriate" by the Packers, who have since filed a complaint with the NFL on the grounds of tampering. 

And since ESPN caught wind of the story , the Vikings have suddenly sunk back into playing the fool and refusing to discuss the issue altogether.

Hmm. Let's think about this one for a second. Bevell is a personal friend of Favre's, and the Vikings are in somewhat dire need of a quarterback with some semblance of confidence and competence during gametime. Because, let's face it, Tavaris Jackson might be young, but he arguably has the most dominant and intimidating offensive line in football. Stats like the ones he threw up in '07 aren't the greatest; weak receiving corps aside. Two names automatically help Jackson out to the nth degree - Steve Hutchinson and Adrian Peterson. 

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It's finally official -

The Seahawks' training camp begins Thursday (July 25) at 9:15 a.m. at the Kirkland team headquarters.

Unfortunately, practices there aren't open for public viewing, but the team's annual public scrimmage will be held Aug. 2 at 11 a.m at none other than Qwest Field. Gates open at 9 a.m. that day, and tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 5-17.) Kids under 5 get in free. 

Personally, I'll be there as the doors open, and I can't wait to catch my first glimpse of Logan Payne, Red Bryant, John Carlson and Owen Schmitt all giving their first public performance on the team, ever.  

Is it September yet? God dammit. July 18? Really? I think I may hibernate if it wasn't for the beautiful days we're having up here lately.

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