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

UNCATEGORIZED | Nov 1, 2015
On the Road: Dallas

Everything is actually bigger in Texas. At least the video screen is, the one that's hanging over the field at the AT&T Stadium.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 1, 2015
Seahawks escape with 13-12 win over Cowboys, get back to .500 heading into bye

Steven Hauschka kicked the go-ahead field goal with 70 seconds left, Seattle's defense held Dallas without a touchdown then hung on during the Cowboys' final possession and the Seahawks got back to .500 at the midpoint of the season with a 13-12 win.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 1, 2015
Russell Okung out for Seahawks, Dez Bryant to play for Dallas

Russell Okung will miss Sunday's game because of a sprained ankle while the Cowboys get Dez Bryant back for the first time since the season-opener.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 30, 2015
Can Dallas be the turning point for Seahawks’ O-line? It was before

"We've gone through some growing pains, and hopefully we can get out of it," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said of the offensive line, a group that may be on the verge of turning things around.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Oct 29, 2015
Person of Interest: Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy

Greg Hardy's sack totals from 2012 and 2013 tell you why the Cowboys were willing to take a chance on him. The headlines he's made in his fist two games back after missing more than a season due to an alleged suspension show why he's so vilified.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 27, 2015
Hawk Talk highlights: Assessing Tom Cable, Kris Richard

Highlights from the latest edition of "Hawk Talk", including Danny O'Neil's assessments of the jobs that Seahawks assistants Kris Richard and Tom Cable have done.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 22, 2015
Was the Seahawks’ win over San Francisco enough to restore faith in their season?

"We choose to believe," quarterback Russell Wilson said about the message that Seattle took from last week's loss to Carolina. Do you believe that the Seahawks' 20-3 win over San Francisco marked their revival from a 2-4 start?
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Oct 22, 2015
Seahawks have no trouble holding lead this time in 20-3 win over 49ers

Marshawn Lynch topped 100 yards for the first time this season, Michael Bennett recorded 3.5 of Seattle's six sacks and the Seahawks cruised to a 20-3 win over the 49ers after blowing fourth-quarter leads in consecutive games.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 22, 2015
Bobby Wagner, Frank Clark return for Seahawks vs. 49ers

As expected linebacker Bobby Wagner and defensive lineman Frank Clark are active for the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 22, 2015
Danny O’Neil’s Week-7 NFL picks: Declining middle class good news for Seahawks

The Seahawks are 2-4 for the first time since 2011, but the good news is that as bad as they've been, the rest of the league hasn't been much better.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 22, 2015
Forget about rivalry, Seahawks and 49ers are fighting for survival

What was once a battle for supremacy in the NFC West, the latest meeting between the Seahawks and 49ers comes with each team trying to salvage its season after a 2-4 start.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 21, 2015
Person of Interest: 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick

Aside from Robert Griffin III, there isn't a player in the NFL who has fallen further over the last two seasons than Colin Kaepernick, whose career took a turn for the worse at the end of the NFC Championship Game against the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 19, 2015
Three things from the Seahawks’ loss to Carolina

Three things we learned and three things we're still trying to figure out after the Seahawks fell to 2-4 with a 27-23 loss to Carolina.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 18, 2015
Another inexplicable collapse for Seahawks D in loss to Panthers

Everyone is looking for an explanation for what has happened to Seattle's defense in the final period this season after it blew a multi-possession fourth-quarter lead for the second time in eight days.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 18, 2015
Marshawn Lynch is back, Bobby Wagner is out for the Seahawks

The Seahawks will have running back Marshawn Lynch back for Sunday's game against Carolina, but will be missing Bobby Wagner who is inactive because of a strained pectoral muscle.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 16, 2015
Once again, Seahawks will meet Panthers while at a crossroads

The Seahawks have beat Carolina four times in the past three seasons, but Sunday's game is perhaps Seattle's most important yet against the Panthers.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 15, 2015
Danny O’Neil’s Week-6 NFL Picks: Seahawks try again to defeat an unbeaten team

Of the six unbeaten NFL teams, the Seahawks have already played two of them with a third -- the Carolina Panthers -- coming to town on Sunday. Can Seattle finally knock one of them off?
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Oct 15, 2015
Attorney: Concussion may have been why Seahawks’ Derrick Coleman fled crash scene

The Seahawks have suspended fullback Derrick Coleman indefinitely pending further information about his arrest Wednesday night on an allegation of vehicular assault.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 14, 2015
Hawk Talk highlights: Jimmy Graham’s involvement isn’t solely on Darrell Bevell

Highlights from the latest edition of Hawk Talk, which included Danny O'Neil's thoughts on how cornerback Cary Williams has played this season and whether offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is completely responsible for not getting tight end Jimmy Graham the ball.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 12, 2015
Three things from the Seahawks’ loss to Cincinnati

Three things we learned and three things we're still trying to figure out after the Seahawks fell to 2-3 with a 27-24 overtime loss to Cincinnati.
UNCATEGORIZED | Oct 11, 2015
On the Road: Cincinnati

It was only as I approached Cincinnati that I came down the hill and saw the downtown that I realized my preconceptions might be wrong.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 11, 2015
Seahawks’ defense assumes blame for late collapse vs. Bengals

The fact that the Seahawks' defense gave up 17 consecutive points in the final period of Sunday's loss to the Bengals was inexplicable as it was concerning.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 11, 2015
Seahawks blow another late lead, lose 27-24 in overtime to Bengals

The Seahawks scored 24 consecutive points and led by 17 points in the fourth quarter, but another late collapse by their defense and an inability to convert on third down led to a 27-24 overtime loss to the unbeaten Bengals.
DANNY ONEIL | Oct 11, 2015
Fred Jackson active for Seahawks vs. Bengals, Alvin Bailey out

Tailback Fred Jackson is active for the Seahawks in Cincinnati, while tackle Alvin Bailey is out.