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 | Mar 10, 2016
A closer look at the Seahawks’ rationale for letting Bruce Irvin walk

Bruce Irvin's free-agent departure invites a closer look at the thinking behind the Seahawks' decision to not exercise the fifth-year option on his contract.
DANNY ONEIL | Mar 9, 2016
Bruce Irvin’s departure brings Seahawks’ challenge into focus

Sustaining success doesn't mean retaining every free agent like Bruce Irvin, who is leaving for a lucrative deal in Oakland. It will be more about the Seahawks' ability to mine the draft to replace the players that they inevitably won't be able to afford.
DANNY ONEIL | Mar 8, 2016
Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson exemplify opposite approaches to building a roster

With Peyton Manning retiring, it's worth contrasting his first four seasons to what Seattle's Russell Wilson has done to wonder which blueprint teams will seek to copy.
DANNY ONEIL | Mar 7, 2016
What to expect from the Seahawks as free agency begins

While it's impossible to know exactly what will happen with the 17 Seahawks who are set to become unrestricted free agents, we can predict the timing based on how free agency tends to play out in waves.
DANNY ONEIL | Mar 1, 2016
Seahawks UFA profile: Dwindling CB depth will impact Jeremy Lane

Continuing our look at the seven starters who are set to become unrestricted free agents with cornerback Jeremy Lane, who's the closest thing the Seahawks have to a player they need to re-sign.
DANNY ONEIL | Feb 24, 2016
Seahawks UFA profile: Russell Okung’s complicated situation

Continuing our look at each of the Seahawks starters who are set to become unrestricted free agents with left tackle Russell Okung, whose situation is anything but straightforward as he's coming off shoulder surgery and working as his own agent.
DANNY ONEIL | Feb 22, 2016
Response to Manning report shows beef is FOX Sports’ business plan

Beef as a business plan. That's the only way to explain how a report that was about an alleged incident involving Peyton Manning led to some personal attacks from two FOX Sports employees toward the story's author.
WYMAN AND BOB | Feb 22, 2016
Response to Manning report shows beef is FOX Sports’ business plan

Beef as a business plan. That's the only way to explain how a report that was about an alleged incident involving Peyton Manning led to some personal attacks from two FOX Sports employees toward the story's author.
WYMAN AND BOB | Feb 22, 2016
Response to Manning report shows beef is FOX Sports’ business plan

Beef as a business plan. That's the only way to explain how a report that was about an alleged incident involving Peyton Manning led to some personal attacks from two FOX Sports employees toward the story's author.
DANNY ONEIL | Feb 8, 2016
Condemnation of Cam Newton’s postgame behavior misses the point

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton could have been more gracious after losing Super Bowl 50, but it's overly simplistic to suggest that the way handled himself in his postgame press conference revealed anything about his character or explained the way he played.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 20, 2016
Third-worst in the NFL? No way the Seahawks’ O-line was that bad

The Seahawks' offensive line wasn't good this past season, but there's no way it was the third-worst in the league as it was rated by the website Pro Football Focus.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 19, 2016
Three Things from the Seahawks’ divisional-round loss to Carolina

Three things we learned and three things we're still trying to figure out after the Seahawks' loss to the Panthers 31-24 in the divisional round.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 18, 2016
Bruce Irvin says he would return if Seahawks’ proposal is within $3-5 million of top offer

Soon-to-be free agent Bruce Irvin hadn't even cleaned out his locker at Seahawks headquarters Monday before misinterpretations began about the kind of contract he'll be seeking.
UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 17, 2016
On the Road: Charlotte

A football season is a journey, and while Seattle finished two games short of the destination everyone dreamed of, that doesn't change the fact of just how incredible of a trip it was.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 17, 2016
Seahawks head into a challenging offseason after being bounced from playoffs by top-seeded Carolina

With less and less room available under the salary cap, the Seahawks face their toughest offseason of the Pete Carroll era as several key players are set to be free agents and others are still looking for raises.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 17, 2016
3 points left on the board loom large after Seahawks’ loss to Panthers

Seattle went for it on 4th-and-5 from the Carolina 18 in the first half on Sunday instead of attempting a field goal, which could have provided three very important points in what turned out to be a season-ending loss.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 17, 2016
Loss to Panthers proves Seahawks live and die with Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson was the reason Seattle wound up one touchdown short of an odds-defying, awe-inspiring playoff comeback. Of course, he was also a big part of the reason why the Seahawks were in that deficit to begin with.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 17, 2016
Seahawks’ comeback attempt, playoff run fall short in 31-24 loss to Panthers

There wasn't enough time for the Seahawks to erase a 31-point deficit, as Carolina's Thomas Davis recovered Seattle's onside kick to preserve the top-seeded Panthers' 31-24 win in the NFC divisional round.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 15, 2016
Danny O’Neil’s NFL postseason picks: The divisional round

All four road teams won in last week's wild-card round. Who will still have a shot after this weekend to become the fourth team since 1990 to win the Super Bowl after winning three road games in the conference playoffs?
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 13, 2016
Hawk Talk highlights: Seahawks’ disappearing late-game offense

Highlights from the latest edition of "Hawk Talk" with Danny O'Neil, including whether the reappearance of the Seahawks' offensive issues down the stretch last Sunday is cause for concern.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 13, 2016
Beast Mode’s last ride? How Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch got to this point

Before we begin searching where Marshawn Lynch goes from here in this Seahawks playoff run, Danny O'Neil takes a look at how Seattle and the star running back ended up in their current situation.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 13, 2016
Resilient Seahawks accomplish two franchise-firsts in win over Vikings

The Seahawks didn't just win a playoff game for the fourth successive season for the first time in franchise history, they also came back to win a game after being shut-out for the first three quarters.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 12, 2016
National take on Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks gets lost in recitation

Ever play a game of telephone, where the message gets changed as it's passed along from one person to the next? That's what happened this weekend with some comments from an NFL Network analyst about Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 12, 2016
Three Things from the Seahawks’ wild-card win over Minnesota

Three things we learned and three things we're still trying to figure out after the Seahawks' beat the Vikings 10-9 in the wild-card round.