Here is my story on Warren Moon that will appear in tomorrow's News Tribune:

KIRKLAND – Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon, who also serves as the Seattle Seahawks’ color announcer on radio, apologized on Thursday for his latest scrape with the law.
Moon, who pled guilty to negligent driving on Tuesday after being arrested for DUI for the second time in eight months, confirmed that he will back this season with partner Steve Raible, but also understands that he is getting no other chances.
“The writing is on the wall that that is pretty much the way it is going to be,” Moon said after meeting with reporters following the morning practice. “It’s kind of like three strikes and you’re out. But I’m not going to just base it all on just my job. It’s something that I don’t want to go through again personally.
“I really look at myself as being a person that has high integrity and high character and I've worked a lot of years to get to that. To have these type of errors in judgment is something that's not part of my character. It's something I’m deeply sorry about. I'm sorry that I've put myself, my family and also the Seahawks organization in this type of position.”

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This was a short, hour-long practice in shells and helmets, where the players essentially ran through all their different plays. There was no hitting and really very little to observe.

Josh Wilson was back returning kickoffs alongside Nate Burleson and Ben Obomanu. It was the first time Burleson has really returned kicks in a while. After limited participation in the morning, Lofa Tatupu was back at practice this afternoon.

The kickers each got a few kicks in in front of the team and both nailed their kicks, easy as pie.

Still no word on Red Bryant's knee injury.

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A lot has changed for Marcus Trufant since he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 11 pick overall in the first round of the 2003 draft.

He’s financially secure, signing a six-year, $50.2 million contract in March

And he’s a married man now, exchanging vows with wife Jessica in March. The couple expects a child, a daughter, in November. Trufant already has a 2 ½ -year-old daughter, Karmyn.

“I feel like I’m turning into my dad in front of my own eyes,” joked Trufant after practice on Wednesday. “I’ve got a family, and I’ve got kids and all that kind of stuff.

“Right now it’s not all about self. I’ve got to think about my family and I’ve got to think about taking care of things. ... So it’s a change of priorities, but it’s a good feeling.”

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All along, we thought that center Chris Spencer was sidelined this entire preseason because of offseason shoulder surgery. It turns that, Mike Holmgren informed us today, that Spencer's injury is actually a sore back. Despite surgery on both shoulders and his thumb, Spencer apparently wrenched his back before camp even began and has been unable to go. Holmgren said he hopes to have him back by next week, but he was being cautious because the timeline keeps getting pushed back.

Sorry for the delay in posting folks, long practice followed by a lot of wait time for interviews followed by KJR followed by Warren Moon meeting with us. I will give details of Moon's meeting later, but suffice it to say that he was very chagrined and contrite about his latest legal problems and apologized to the organization and his family for what he put them through. He is coming back at the Seahawks' color announcer, but he said he has been told that one more strike against him and he is gone. He said he voluntarily entered a drug/alcohol assessment program to determine if he had a problem, and while he said he doesn't think he does he said it is necessary to go through just to make sure. That played a part in his DUI charge being reduced to negligent driving.

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I apologize for the late start. A guided tour around the NFC West this morning.

Seattle Seahawks

Dave Boling catches up with rookie running back Justin Forsett. Although the rookie, seventh-round pick is the smallest back at camp at 5-8, 200 pounds, he still packs a punch. Forsett bench pressed 225 pounds 26 times and maxed at 385 pounds.

“People don’t believe how much I weigh,” Forsett said. “I’m not the prototypical scatback; I like contact, and that’s why I like blocking, too. I love being in the weight room.”

Frank Hughes talks with Seahawks coordinator Gil Haskell, who says the offense has some catching up to do. Seattle’s defense returns all 11 starters and has played well so far in camp, while the team’s offense has put some new pieces in place and still needs to build some cohesiveness.

Scott Johnson of the Everett Herald weighs in with linebacker D.D. Lewis, who is happy to be back in Seattle after playing two years for the Denver Broncos.

Gregg Bell of the Associated Press has a story on offensive lineman Samuel Gutekunst. A native of Karlsruhe, Germany, Gutekunst is the Seahawks’ representative as part of the league’s 5-year-old international development practice squad program.

Who is the better cornerback, Marcus Trufant or Kelly Jennings? ESPN’s Mike Sando debates that topic with a reader here.

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