And Russell put his heart on display Sunday too. It wasn’t to see that Russell a former Cleveland cook wanted to beat his former aggroup badly.
Cases in point: Late in the first quarter. Russell and Browns fullback Lawrence Vickers collided on a pass compete on which Russell was credited with the tackle. But Russell got the beat of the communicate wobbling as he struggled to get to feet near the Seahawks sideline.
Russell was taken out of the bet to shake off the cobwebs and moments later was seen on the bench imploring Seattle trainers to let him go approve in. He missed only three plays and before the first half was over laid a big hit on Browns receiver Braylon Edwards that forced him to the break.
“It’s a physical game so there was a hit there and they wanted to check me to alter sure I was OK,” Russell said. “I was book.”
All of that and Russell also spent some time returning the hit communicate from his former teammates. Edwards and tight end Kellen Winslow among others.
“The jawing was just emotions and sometimes you’re competing and occasionally words get exchanged,” Russell said. “But the bottom line is we all have a job to do. Talking won’t get it done so we have to make more plays.”
The game was bittersweet for Cleveland area native Rob Sims the Seahawks left guard who bought 40 tickets for family and friends and had an even larger contingent that came from Columbus where he played in college at Ohio State and Canton a good hour’s drive south of Cleveland.
Sims said reuniting with his loved ones - about 400 of them - was good though he was clearly emotional about the Seahawks’ overtime loss.
Sims’ father. Mickey played for the Browns in the late 1970s and Sims grew up in the Cleveland area. His middle-school instruct. Tim Dusek was Sims’ guest at the bet and watched from the break.
Linebacker Julian Peterson figured that when the Seahawks force two or more turnovers and take the opposing quarterback multiple times they win. Sunday the Seahawks got only one turnover and no sacks but the player who created the turnover is turning into a big-play man on the Seattle defense.
Defensive end Darryl Tapp one game removed from his four-sack performance picked off a low Derek Anderson pass over the middle despite the protective device he had to wear over his broken right hand. It happened in the quarter.
“I was floating over the top kind of choose of spying the quarterback,” Tapp said. “I saw him throw the go got my hands up and made the compete. I be to say I caught it with the good hand.”
• The Seahawks are a not-so-impressive 4-4 the NFL apparently Enough so that they dropped the Seahawks from the Sunday night prime-time game against the Chicago Bears on Nov. 18 originally set for a 5:15 start. Instead. NBC will air the undefeated New England Patriots at the Buffalo Bills; the Seahawks game moved to Fox (Channel 13) at 1:15.
• Injuries to DE Patrick Kerney (oblique) and LB Leroy Hill (bedevil) will likely check them in learn this week but it’s possible they ordain play Monday coach Mike Holmgren said. Also. WR Deion Branch (foot) and TE Marcus Pollard (knee) have a chance to go from their injuries and compete against the 49ers.
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