Tampa, Fla. – Former Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Cortez Kennedy will have to wait another year for another opportunity next year to be selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Kennedy did not make the first reduction of the 15 finalists for induction, when the list was reduced down to 10.

Ex-Seahawk John Randle also did not make the final cut, getting eliminated as the selection committee reduced its list to the final five.

Heading to Canton are career sacks leader Bruce Smith, defensive back Rod Woodson Bills owner Ralph Wilson, the late Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas, former Minnesota and Tampa Bay guard Randall McDaniel and the late Bob Hayes, an elective wideout for Dallas and the 1964 Olympic 100 meters gold medalist.

Inductions will be held on Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio. The six-member class brings the total numbers of Hall of Fame members to 253.

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The Seahawks announced that Julian Peterson has been named as an injury replacement for Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks. The trip to Hawaii will be Peterson’s fifth overall pro bowl appearance, and third straight with Seattle.

The Seahawks’ second-year cornerback was named the league’s defensive player of the week.

“It is an honor all the time, especially going against a player like Brett Favre,” Wilson said after today’s practice. “But we still got another game to play. All the awards are great, but we still got another game to play.”

Jim Mora said today was the first day that his teammates had seen Wilson since Sunday, so they gave it to him pretty good at practice today.

“They are just coaching, and they are going to make comments to make sure that I

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With the Seahawks’ 13-3 upset of the New York Jets, Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren was nominated for coach of the week.

Other coaches nominated were New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin and Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher.

By virtue of his two-interception, one-sack day against the New York Jets, Seattle cornerback Josh Wilson has been nominated for defensive player of the week (an award that Lofa Tatupu said immediately after the game that Wilson should win.)

Here is Wilson’s competition, courtesy of the NFL:

Cincinnati’s LEON HALL made two tackles and three interceptions returning them for a combined 87 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown return in the Bengals’ 14-0 win against the Cleveland Browns.

Tennessee’s JASON JONES had 3.5 sacks, forced three fumbles and recorded five tackles in the Titans’

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Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Walter Jones made his eighth straight Pro-Bowl this season, and ninth overall as the NFL announced the Pro Bowl selections this afternoon.

Jones was the lone Seattle player selected to the team. With the selection Jones passes Cortez Kennedy with the most Pro Bowl Selections in Seahawks history.

Julian Peterson and Leonard Weaver were selected as alternates, and could go to Hawaii if other players at their position cannot play in the game because of injury.

Peterson had made the Pro Bowl his last two season with Seattle, and four overall,

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According to this post by PFT, the New England Patriots are on pace to set the NFL record for fewest penalties in season, which was set by last year’s Seahawks team, which had 59. So far, the Patriots have only 44 penalties that have been accepted by other teams.

The Seahawks are still pretty good; they have only 58 penalties with three games left to play. The Rams have 81.

I am writing my Sunday story on whether or not the Seahawks will get any selections to the Pro Bowl. Mike Holmgren said earlier this week that if anybody deserves it, he thinks Marcus Trufant and Walter Jones do. I spoke with both Lofa Tatupu and Julian Peterson, and both said they did not think they played up to their standards and that they weren’t deserving of the honor — though Julian said he would not turn it down if he was bestowed a spot in the game.

In this miserable season, do any Seahawks warrant Pro Bowl

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