The Seahawks practiced for a little over an hour today. Leroy Hill (Neck), Walter Jones (knee), Koren Robinson (knee) and Mike Wahle (shoulder) all sat out of practice.

Players who participated on a limited basis include Matt Hasselbeck (back), Red Bryant (ankle) and C.J. Wallace (hamstring).

With Hill possibly out for New England, D.D. Lewis worked with the first unit and could get his second start of the season.

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We wrote after the loss in Dallas that there was some questioning by the players' of the decision to not pressure Tony Romo earlier.

Today, we spoke with safety Deon Grant, who made the majority of the statements, and defensive coordinator John Marshall, presumably at whom the statements were aimed, and not surprisingly Grant has backed off the finger-pointing.

Grant said his comments were taken out of context. "When I say pressure, pressure means a guy in the quarterback's face," Grant said. "I don't talk about blitzes. Blitzes never came out of my mouth. It is pressure. Even if you are in the game on the front line, you have to make sure all the lanes is covered when that quarterback steps up in the hole you have a tackle or a D end looping around in the face. That is the key, you have to keep a guy in the quarterbacks' face. That is pressure. Pressure is not always blitzing. That's what some people think. Pittsburgh, that is the real definition of pressure. They got four turnovers and they barely blitzed. But they got pressure on the quarterback with them four guys they had and three guys they had rushing."

When asked if he was concerned about how his comments were portrayed in the media, he said yes: "I never mentioned John Marshall's name. Then I read the paper and see -- well, I didn't read the paper but I read the quotes -- and saw that that was what I was meaning about John. I didn't have a problem with what he called. Me and John have a great relationship. I tell the guys all the time: Forget what the call is, we have to go out here and execute individual plays."

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Whether the Seahawks back-channeled this through Hugh Millen or Hugh took it upon himself to quell the rampant Jim Mora-to-Washington rumors is not clear. But Hugh has basically said that there is 0 (ZERO) percent chance that his former roommate becomes the next Huskies coach -- and Hugh would know better than anyone whose last name is not Mora.

And really, if you are Mora, why would it even be a consideration? Think about it: Now that Seattle has gone 2-10 and could be on the way to 3-13, the only place for Mora to go is up. The same could be said for Washington, but at least there is something left in the cupboard with the Seahawks. The cupboards are bare at UW. In fact, there may not be any cupboards. They have to be put up with the remodel.

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With the team signing Na'Shan Goddard, it did not address the team's backup center need. Mike Holmgren said during his press conference that Manny Wrotto is the backup center for now. A follow-up question was not asked about whether Wrotto snapping to Hasselbeck was a concern.

Holmgren said the Plaxico Burress situation offers him the chance to address his players -- again -- about doing the right thing. One thing he said that is pretty sobering is that he said a few years ago the coaches had to start collecting guns from players during training camp. He said that even though athletes might be targets, they should have the sense to not put themselves in the situation where they might have to defend themselves.

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As Frank anticipated, the Seattle Seahawks put center Chris Spencer on the injured reserve, and signed offensive tackle Na'Shan Goddard. The signing of Goddard is curious because he's a tackle, so it appears Steve Vallos will remain the starter at center and Mansfield Wrotto will continue as the backup.

The Seahawks also added offensive guard Erik Robertson out of Cal to the practice squad.

Seattle-area reporters had a chance to talk with New England head coach Bill Belichick this morning. Known for sometimes grumpy nature and intense attention to detail, Belichick said he’s not always that way.

“(I’m) Pretty loose,” quipped Belichick, when asked if he’s remains the stiff head football coach when he leaves the team’s practice facility.

Belechick then went on to give some examples of his exploits away from the football field, including hanging around with aging rockers Bon Jovi, summer parties in Nantucket and palling around with Florida head coach Billy Donovan during the NCAA tournament.

You can read about the relaxed side of Belichick here.

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The Seahawks today signed Na'Shan Goddard, an offensive lineman who was on the New York Giants' practice squad.

Here is a very brief bio of Goddard, who also played for the New York Jets at one time.

Presumably, the Seahawks are going to announce they will place Chris Spencer on IR today, which Mike Holmgren intimated on Monday. Spencer's back has been acting up and it does not appear that it is going to improve any time soon. We'll get more information at Holmgren's noon press conference.