SEATTLE — There is an unusual and notable lack of noise surrounding the Seattle Seahawks.
The loud personalities of the past are gone. There are no contract disputes. The general buzz around the franchise is at a murmur. There are no outlandish Super Bowl expectations, but there remains a belief Seattle is a good team that should be in the NFC playoff conversation.
After years when Seattle was among the loudest teams in the NFL, it’s a stark change.
“We had so many names that people were paying attention to that were doing so many different things that it’s just kind of different now. … I think a little bit of that, too, is I think the league is sleeping on our team,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said.
“They kind of did it last year, but we had lost so many players there was no expectation. This year kind of has that same vibe, but we know what we’ve got in our locker room and know how good our team can be.”