Former Seattle Sports Host

Danny O'Neil

Danny O'Neil was formerly a Seahawks insider for Seattle Sports and SeattleSports.com. He's the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at Seattle Sports. Follow Danny: @dannyoneil

DANNY ONEIL | Jun 10, 2018
Earl Thomas can hold out, but the Seahawks can use the franchise tag

Earl Thomas was polite and he was firm in stating he would not be reporting for team activities without a contract extension. Now it’s time for the Seahawks to do the same thing, writes Danny O'Neil.
DANNY ONEIL | Jun 5, 2018
O’Neil: A farewell to Howard Schultz, the man who sold out the Sonics

It’s kind of fitting that Howard Schultz is stepping away after 40 years at the helm of Starbucks. That’s how long the Sonics lasted in Seattle due to Schultz selling them off to a group from Oklahoma.
DANNY ONEIL | May 23, 2018
O’Neil: Mariners are maybe most blessed team to have ever been cursed

The Mariners are losing key position players left and right to injuries, but they're 4-0 in extra-inning games and 28-19 overall despite scoring just eight runs more than they've allowed this year.
DANNY ONEIL | May 21, 2018
O’Neil: By taking time to shoutout Earl Thomas, Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner took a big step

Bobby Wagner would have reason to be petty with Earl Thomas after a public disagreement last season, but the Seahawks linebacker showed he is bigger than that by shouting out the missing All-Pro safety on Brock and Salk.
DANNY ONEIL | May 20, 2018
How to Help: A fan’s guide for when a Mariners OF may land in your lap

Mariners fans along foul territory in right field twice nearly cost the team over the weekend, so 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil has some words of advice for next time.
DANNY ONEIL | May 16, 2018
O’Neil: When it comes to getting caught, Robinson Cano is just like everyone else

If the past 10 years have taught us anything about the people who use banned substances in sports it’s that they will deny, deny, deny when caught and then sometimes sue.
DANNY ONEIL | May 15, 2018
O’Neil: Robinson Cano’s suspension is not a sign of moral failing

If you feel like Robinson Cano betrayed anyone other than himself with his drug policy violation, 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil explains why he finds that line of thinking off-base.
DANNY ONEIL | May 13, 2018
O’Neil: Mariners join Seahawks in struggling with instant replay

The Seahawks have a history of botching instant replay challenges. After the Mariners erred in that same category Saturday, Danny O'Neil wonders why more teams can't get it right.
DANNY ONEIL | May 7, 2018
O’Neil: Takeaways from Seahawks’ rookie minicamp

710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil says it was impossible to miss new Seahawks' CB Tre Flowers at rookie minicamp this past weekend.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 29, 2018
O’Neil: Seahawks’ draft confirms return to formula that won them a title

The Seahawks want a physical run game again, and after spending money on it last offseason, they showed in the draft they're ready to burn every resource until they have it.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 28, 2018
O’Neil: Even if emotion played a role, it will be easy to root for Seahawks’ twins Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin

Danny O'Neil worried he felt too strongly about Shaquem Griffin to have an objective view of him as a draft pick. But now that he joins twin brother Shaquill with the Seahawks, he's ready to root them on.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 27, 2018
Dallas uses No. 50 pick, which means Earl Thomas stays with Seahawks

The Cowboys used their second-round pick – No. 50 overall – to choose an offensive tackle. That’s great news for anyone hoping that safety Earl Thomas was staying with the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 26, 2018
O’Neil: If Seahawks pick Rashaad Penny works out, it will be rare 1st-round RB success

Rashaad Penny may be the running back the Seahawks wanted, but Danny O'Neil remains skeptical any running back made sense as a first-round pick for Seattle.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 25, 2018
O’Neil: Raise a glass to the demise of the most loathsome team in the league

I’m one of five people in Seattle who still loves the NBA, and over the past decade, I’ve come around to accept and even embrace the fact that the single most consistently enjoyable thing about the league isn’t rooting for my favorite team, the Warriors. It’s rooting against the Thunder.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 24, 2018
O’Neil: The Seahawks shouldn’t draft a RB in 1st round — nobody should

Economist and football writer Ben Baldwin has the numbers to back up why no running back should be a top-20 pick in the NFL Draft, and the Seahawks should take heed.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 22, 2018
O’Neil: Is Seahawks’ draft touch gone? Whole story needs to be told in 3 parts

It's not simple to answer whether the Seahawks lost their touch in the NFL Draft. Danny O'Neil explains the three phases Seattle has gone through since 2010 that tell the whole story.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 19, 2018
O’Neil: Seahawks could pay closer attention to players’ expiration dates

There's an argument to be made that after five years, some players -- not all -- may not be suited to be in head coach Pete Carroll's system with the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 17, 2018
Malik McDowell proved to be a costly, not bad, pick for Seahawks

Malik McDowell's tragic accident ultimately cost the Seahawks two different second-round picks and changed McDowell's career, if not his entire life. But it's a mistake to think the Seahawks should have seen it coming.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 16, 2018
O’Neil: Cowboys have space for Earl Thomas, but can they give Seahawks enough in a trade?

The first step in a possible Earl Thomas trade to the Cowboys was done Friday when they made salary cap room by cutting Dez Bryant. But do they have enough to trade to the Seahawks to get him?
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 10, 2018
Happy Felix Day? The 6 stages that come now with his starts for Mariners

Felix Hernandez is not the pitcher he once was, and with every turn he gets now in the Mariners' rotation comes six steps for fans. Danny O'Neil explains those steps.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Apr 8, 2018
O’Neil: No downside in Seahawks scouting QBs or Russell Wilson being curious why

The Seahawks scouting quarterback Josh Allen and Russell Wilson's camp making a call to find out why is harmless posturing, with the underlying reality being that each side needs more from the other.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 4, 2018
O’Neil: Seahawks fans should be alarmed by Rams’ big offseason

The Los Angeles Rams, who beat the Seahawks 42-7 in Seattle last season, have had an offseason that looks a lot like what Seattle did before it won its first Super Bowl. That's concerning.
DANNY ONEIL | Apr 2, 2018
O’Neil: Three things we learned from the Mariners’ opening series

Robinson Cano has had the quietest fast start in baseball, writes Danny O'Neil, part of the reason the Mariners won their opening series against the team with the most wins in the AL last year.
DANNY ONEIL | Mar 30, 2018
All-too-familiar feeling for Mariners saw new ending with Opening Night win

The Mariners, their King and a sold-out crowd had an opening-day victory that was a little spicier than it could have been, but still exhilarating.