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Seahawks Notebook: Ruskell confirms it's time for Stevens to move on
Team had no plans to re-sign TE even before latest arrest
By CLARE FARNSWORTH
RENTON -- Seahawks president Tim Ruskell made official Tuesday what has been apparent since before the NFL free-agent period began March 2:
The club had no intention of re-signing Jerramy Stevens, the talented but troubled tight end who was the Seahawks' first-round draft choice in 2002.
"I would say it's probably time for a change of scenery, and move on from that situation," Ruskell said after a ceremony on the shores of Lake Washington to christen what will be the team's new headquarters, the Virginia Mason Athletic Center.
The club's stance was not decided by Stevens' latest run-in with the law. But his arrest in Arizona last week for driving under the influence and possession of marijuana definitely strengthened the team's resolve that severing ties with Stevens was the prudent move.
The signing of veteran free agent Marcus Pollard the same day Stevens was arrested gives the Seahawks four tight ends. Will Heller was re-signed to join Ben Joppru and Leonard Stephens.
None of these players possess Stevens' combination of size, speed, soft hands and athletic ability. But they don't have his history of off-field problems, either.
"I was disappointed, and I feel badly for him and his family," coach Mike Holmgren said. "I've come under the gun in years past about not taking a harder line with some of our players.
"But people don't really know what goes on behind the scenes."
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