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As Steve Middleton just reported, Chester Pitts is now a Seahawk (he also beat me to the punch on posting the news -- I guess we know who'd win in a speed-writing contest).  To make room on the roster for Pitts and recent draft signee Golden Tate, the team released defensive end Robert Henderson and linebacker Anthony Heygood.  Henderson was in a four-way battle with Red Bryant, Lawrence Jacskon, and fourth-rounder E.J. Wilson to man the 5-tech position, so his release was likely due to numbers as much as play on the field.

Heygood's release, however, is a bit of a surprise considering the praise he garnered throughout the team's minicamps.  Back in June, LB coach Ken Norton, Jr. had the following to say about him:

Anthony Heygood is young, fast, very athletic, and he's emulating everything that Curry does.  Sometimes when you see Heygood play, you think it's Curry.

It's hard to tell what happened between Heygood's public lauding in mid-June and his release today.  I can only hope that this means the team feels the seven linebackers remaining on the roster (Aaron Curry, Lofa Tatupu, David Hawthorne, Will Herring, Leroy Hill, Matt McCoy, and Joe Pawelek) are superior talents.

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written by joe dobrowski, July 29, 2010
dude, I dont think they released Tate, where did you get that?
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written by joe dobrowski, July 29, 2010
that really wouldn't make sense
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written by Matthew Heuett, July 29, 2010
They didn't, nor does the article say that. Heygood and Henderson were released to open up two spots for Pitts and Tate.

But to avoid confusion, I've made a slight edit to the relevant sentence.
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written by joe dobrowski, July 29, 2010
nevermind dude, I misread. I'm a dumass
tis all good
written by Doug Hanson, July 29, 2010
This is really Big.
This is a HUGE line improvement over last year, it might not be the best, but it will be a good line that will allow the offense to function, and if OKung is pretty good, then many good things will happen. As has been pointed out over the last few days, everything revolves aroung the O-Line, and with it's improvement, so shall the team improve in every department, due to the reasons we have just laid out from BillT's extra long post, (which basically said the same thing I said last year) smilies/cheesy.gif

So, This is GREAT. mmmmm koooolaid!
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written by tomandrachelle, July 29, 2010
yes I agree with all of you this is HUGE! finally we have competition at the interior line spots. which means that who ever isn't the starter is depth. which is some thing we have needed over the last few years but was never able to get. (Yes this is a first for me. I am being critical of Timmy Ruskell) Now if we can make a trade for Marshawn Lynch. or a beast of a Three tech, and a DE. All though I have to say that next years draft is looking to be a great draft for our current needs. Heavy on QB's and D line.
re: Heygood's release
written by Crazed 12th Man, July 29, 2010
"Anthony Heygood is young, fast, very athletic, and he's emulating everything that Curry does. Sometimes when you see Heygood play, you think it's Curry."

Maybe Ken was just kidding.
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written by DUMBASS, July 29, 2010
dumass! Haha, laughed out loud at that one.
Heygood
written by BHL, July 29, 2010
What is the chance he makes PS? And who is #34 on my game 8 season ticket? Pete's sending clues again. Nice pix on Season Tickets`
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written by bleedshawkblue, July 30, 2010
Depth is where it's at, and competition. I guess the knee was alright. Anyone else notice he can play Tackle or Guard? Pork Chop without the injuries?

I also suspect Coach Norton was building him up to compete, maybe increase any trade value or his chances of catching on somewhere else. I have often wondered why more NFL teams don't bring in a lot of extra players in the offseason to prevent wear and tear on the frontline guys and evaluate extra depth for the inevitable midseason injury replacement signings.
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