Don’t expect Randy Moss to join the list of big-ticket receivers sought by the Seahawks. The expectation is Moss will be waived by Minnesota. All 32 teams would then be free to place a claim on Moss, indicating they are willing to acquire his contract and pay the remainder of his salary, which equates to more than $16 million. Indications are the Seahawks won’t be among the teams pursuing Moss. — Seattle Times

Mike Williams didn’t have a choreographed routine to punctuate his first touchdown as a Seahawk. No makeshift game of charades, either, after his 2-yard catch in the second quarter. “I just wanted to celebrate with my team,” he said. “I didn’t have a dance or anything like that, I just wanted to celebrate with my team.” After being on his own the past two seasons when he wasn’t in the NFL, Williams isn’t just fitting in with the Seahawks, he’s standing out. Williams caught 11 passes Sunday for 87 yards and scored the Seahawks’ only touchdown. Seattle didn’t have a single receiver catch 10 or more passes in any game the past two seasons. Williams has done it each of the past two games. — Seattle Times

When the Seattle Seahawks’ team bus departed the team hotel to head to Soldier Field at 8:30 Sunday morning, the players’ body clock registered a slumbering 6:30 a.m. The two-hour time difference from the West Coast has been identified as a major reason Seattle has struggled on the road, especially for noon starts in the Central Time zone. That’s one reason Seahawks coach Pete Carroll opted to have his team fly into Chicago on Friday, instead of Saturday. — Chicago Tribune

By all indications from Wednesday’s practice, Marshawn Lynch will be hip-deep in the game plan for a team searching for any sort of spark in its rushing offense. It has been five years since Seattle had a 1,000-yard rusher, and nine regular-season games since a running back scored a rushing touchdown. Lynch, 24, was a first-round pick from California in 2007, the No. 12 overall choice who has a nickname for the punishing style he runs with: beast mode. “It’s just a state of mind that I follow,” Lynch said, “that basically I won’t be denied and I’m just relentless.”  While Lynch wasn’t designated the starter right away, coach Pete Carroll made it clear that this is a back capable of carrying the load for a team. “He plays with great intensity,” Carroll said. “He’s got make-you-miss ability, and he’s also physical and runs tough.” — Seattle Times

Marshawn Lynch, 24, becomes the latest attempt to improve a running game that has steadily eroded since the Super Bowl season. Seattle released Julius Jones after acquiring Lynch, a departure that was not surprising since Jones took a pay cut before the season and was inactive for Sunday’s game despite being healthy. Seattle is one of four teams in the NFL that hasn’t had a player rush for more than 1,000 yards any of the past four seasons. Lynch was in Buffalo on Tuesday morning when the trade was finalized. The Seahawks do not have a game this week, and the Seahawks were hoping to have him at headquarters on Wednesday when the team practices for the final time before taking a long weekend. – Seattle Times

When Seahawks coach Pete Carroll met the media Monday afternoon at the team’s headquarters, he had a strong message that could not be misinterpreted: Matt Hasselbeck is his quarterback. And there’s really not any debate on whether it’s time to give backup Charlie Whitehurst a shot at the job. “Matt’s our guy … we’re counting on him,” Carroll said. “We know Matt gives us the best chance to win. He’s doing everything he can; he’s busting his tail and he’s doing a good job. We’re fortunate to have Charlie waiting in the wings, but it’s not his time yet.” — Tacoma News Tribune

Golden Tate got comfortable and then he got benched. Rookie mistake. It won’t happen again, he promised. “For me it was kind of a lesson learned,” said Tate, who was inactive last week during Seattle’s 31-6 victory against San Francisco. “Don’t ever relax.” Admittedly Tate got a little complacent and believed he had a spot secure in the playing rotation because the Seahawks selected him 60th overall in the second round of the draft in April. – Seattle Times

Rookie WR Golden Tate was one of eight Seattle players inactive on Sunday. It wasn’t the result of any transgression, just a numbers evaluation as WR Ben Obomanu has a larger role in Seattle’s special teams’ coverage. “I’m really hoping that we’re able to do that in the weeks ahead,” Carroll said of Tate. “He’s got a lot of good stuff for us. He’s still growing and learning.” — Seattle Times

Speculation that T.J. Houshmandzadeh could be traded has been percolating around the league for weeks, but finally bubbled to the surface on Thursday. Seattle likely won’t cut Houshmandzadeh because they still would be on the hook for his $7 million salary, already guaranteed for this season. “If I leave here that means I’m not wanted,” he said. “Everybody wants to feel wanted. It’s doesn’t matter, but it’s like, ‘Wow.’ But that’s just how it goes. I’ve never been in a situation like this. I’ve never been a guy that wasn’t wanted. I was always wanted. So we’ll see.”  — Tacoma News Tribune

The Seattle Seahawks like their emerging wide receivers and have made it know that veteran T.J. Houshmandzadeh, a top free-agent signing by their prior regime in 2009, is available, league sources said Thursday. The market for Houshmandzadeh is very limited, according to the sources, for the same reason the Seahawks are looking to move him — his salary. Houshmandzadeh is guaranteed to earn more than $7 million this season and is coming off an unproductive year. Executives with teams that are in the market for receivers say they have no interest in taking on Houshmandzadeh’s contract. — NFL Network

The Seattle Seahawks made a move with Leroy Hill that potentially clears the way for the troubled linebacker to stay with the team for the remainder of this season. Or they may have greased the skids for his departure. First reported by ESPN, Hill restructured his contract with the team, taking a significant cut in this year’s base salary from $6 million to $2.125 million, and voiding the remaining four years of his deal. The sixth-year pro will be an unrestricted free agent again at the end of the season, just a year after locking up a six-year, $36 million deal after the team franchised him. Hill, who last year received a $2 million signing bonus and $5 million base salary, will not receive the final four years and $20 million in potential earnings from the original contract. — Tacoma News Tribune

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll again talked about how well reserve quarterback Charlie Whitehurst played Saturday. While Carroll did not say it directly, Whitehurst’s play certainly validates the offseason move by Carroll and general manager John Schneider to secure him, a transaction that was widely criticized around the league. “We’re all real pleased that it looks good,” Carroll said. “And I’m really pleased for Charlie, too. He sat for four years in a spot where he couldn’t get anywhere close to playing time, and it’s great to see him having this opportunity. And he’s seizing the opportunity by working hard. And hopefully he’ll just continue to play real steady football the next, couple games.” So will Whitehurst get playing time with the first unit Saturday against Green Bay? “We’ll see,” Carroll said. “It depends on how we are up front (offensive line) when we get to game time, but Charlie’s going to play in a lot of games.” – Tacoma News Tribune

Lawyer Milloy, 36, said he was driven to come back for his 15th NFL season by one thing – he didn’t want to go through another experience like last year, relegated to a part-time role and playing special teams for the first time in his NFL career. After starting 15 games while leading the Atlanta Falcons to the playoffs in 2008, Milloy finished 2009 with a career-low 27 tackles for Seattle. “Last year, to put it bluntly, I didn’t like it,” Milloy said. “I didn’t like the role that I was put in. It was really mapped out to me clearly, but I really didn’t hear it. And given that, I don’t know if I would have signed on the paper if I knew my role was going to be completely like it was last year, because I wasn’t ready individually. I wasn’t ready to give up a chance to be in a leadership role, to be on the field leading a team.” — Tacoma News Tribune