710Sports.com’s 10 most-read stories of 2017

10. O’Neil: Seahawks’ selection of Ethan Pocic is another sign they don’t value continuity along their O-line

There’s no problem with the player the Seahawks chose at the end of the second round. It’s the position that Ethan Pocic plays that’s the red flag. Read the story. 9. Clayton: Seahawks’ winners and losers from the first two weeks of free agency

No one expected the Seahawks to be this active in free agency. A team that believes in building through the draft, the Seahawks have eaten up close to $17 million of cap room by signing seven players to one-year deals. Read the story. 8. Jim Moore’s Seahawks takeaways: No need to be concerned about defense

Jim Moore asks, why the quibbling over the first-team defense allowing a score on the first drive for the third consecutive game? Who cares? It’s the preseason. Read the story. 7. Pete Carroll: Jarran Reed’s ejection, scuffle with Frank Clark was a ‘teachable moment’ for Seahawks

Pete Carroll didn’t like how rookie Jarran Reed lost his cool when he allegedly threw a punch that got him ejected from Seattle’s win over San Francsico. Carroll didn’t seem to mind, though, how Frank Clark responded right afterward. Read the story. 6. Luke Willson, Stephen Hauschka among 14 Seahawks set to become unrestricted free agents

“I’m kind of going into an unknown period,” Luke Willson said as the Seahawks cleaned out their lockers after Sunday's loss. Read the story. 5. Doug Baldwin on Trump’s comments: ‘I believe this will be a unifying moment for the sports world’

Doug Baldwin released an official statement responding to a series of disparaging remarks about NFL player protests made by President Donald Trump. Read the story. 4. Michael Bennett tweets of ‘boycott’ against Seattle Times

Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett tweeted that he will “boycott” The Seattle Times for the rest of his career and will encourage his teammates not to speak to the Seattle paper of record as well. Read the story. 3. Gee: After his greatest game, an apology to Seahawks’ Russell Wilson

"That was the greatest game I’ve ever seen you play as a quarterback," Gee Scott wrote in a letter to Russell Wilson after Seattle's win over Houston. "You were special from start to finish." Read the story. 2. Gee Scott: Marshawn Lynch visited Seahawks headquarters, wants to return to NFL

Marshawn Lynch visited Seahawks headquarters  and wanted to come out of retirement, 710 ESPN Seattle’s Gee Scott confirmed. It was unlikely then that any return would be for Seattle. Read the story. 1. Seahawks' new secret weapon: Coach Earl Thomas

There was no more important visit than the return of Earl Thomas – even if he was on crutches - during the Seattle-Detroit game in January. Read the story.
710Sports.com’s 10 most-read stories of 2017