A year ago, the Seattle Seahawks were trying to overcome the hangover of winning the first Super Bowl in franchise history.
This offseason they have to battle the hangover of losing a Super Bowl in epic fashion.
However, strong safety Kam Chancellor said that he believes the members of the team are working harder than ever this offseason as they attempt to become the first team to appear in three straight Super Bowls since the 1990-93 Buffalo Bills.
“I told a lot of people it feels like this offseason everybody is working their hardest,” Chancellor said after the team’s first OTA on Tuesday. “I’ve seen guys out here busting their tails. The whole offseason has just been going fast tempo. Guys are lifting like crazy. It’s just like the mindset is just sharper. It’s just sharpened even more. We know we’re more focused, more driven and just ready for the first game of the year.”
Head coach Pete Carroll agreed with Chancellor’s assessment.
“I feel it too,"he said. “I felt it right since the first days that the guys came back. ... We’ve had great work and their attitude has been on it and it’s all we can ask for.”
Despite the MCL tear he suffered in practice the Friday before the Super Bowl, Chancellor is in the best offseason shape of his career. The knee injury did not require surgery and he fully participated in Tuesday’s workouts. Surgeries over the last several offseasons and lingering injuries had limited Chancellor over the past few years.
