RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks say they appreciate official Bill Leavy admitting he made two bad calls in their Super Bowl loss — and now they’re ready to move on.
Nine players remain from the team’s lone Super Bowl appearance in 2006, including quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. He was whistled for a low block on what appeared to be a legal tackle on an interception return in the fourth quarter of the loss to Pittsburgh.
The Steelers used the better field position from the penalty on Hasselbeck to score the clinching touchdown in Pittsburgh’s 21-10 victory.
“It’s a game. It’s not a perfect science,” Hasselbeck said Saturday, after Leavy again worked at the Seahawks’ training camp practice. “There’s a lot of human involvement there.
“I’ve played some games that I remember because I feel I did a good job, and I remember some other games where I have regrets. That goes for any sport, any player. I’m sure coaching is no different. And I’m sure officiating is the same way.”
Leavy and his crew have been at Seahawks camp the past several days as part of the NFL’s summer tour of officials informing teams of new rules and interpretations.
Leavy told Seattle-area media Friday night that he “kicked two calls in the fourth quarter, and I impacted the game.” He said he will “go to my grave wishing I’d been better.”
One too many for Colts lineman?
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police arrested Colts defensive lineman John Gill after finding him passed out in a ditch on the side of a road around 4 a.m. Sunday.
In the police report, Officer Ricardo Flores Jr. said he called out to Gill, who tried to stand up but couldn’t and kept falling over. Gill was arrested for public intoxication, but the charge was later dropped.
Footnotes.
Falcons wide receiver Michael Jenkins will miss four to six weeks with a right shoulder injury. The team did not say if Jenkins, who was hurt in a team scrimmage Friday night, will need surgery or whether his shoulder might be separated or dislocated.
• The Raiders signed free-agent quarterback Colt Brennan, who was released by the Redskins on Monday, and could have the former Hawaii star on the field for Thursday’s preseason opener at Dallas.
The Associated Press
