How the Seahawks are spending Thanksgiving

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From pigskins to turkey, the Seahawks will be doing their best to sneak in a little Thanksgiving celebration despite the holiday falling in the middle of their work week. Seattle prepares for a key battle against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday following the holiday.

“There’s a little window in there, we’ll get the family together,” said head coach Pete Carroll.

“We’ll have a nice little 20-30 minutes. No, we’ll have a little more than that,” he laughed.

Thanksgiving will be extra special for cornerback Richard Sherman, who’ll be celebrating his first holiday with his son Rayden, born Feb. 5.

“Well, he has two teeth now, so we’re going to put a little turkey in him,” Sherman said. “I don’t think it’s right to not give him turkey. I don’t think he’s going to let us put it on our plate without giving him a little bit.”

For those without family, there are plenty of options. Several coaches will host players from their position groups, including offensive line coach Tom Cable.

Standout rookie running back Thomas Rawls has accepted an invitation from fellow running back Fred Jackson. But he’ll be missing some of his favorites from back home in Michigan.

“Most definitely my grandmother’s desserts, just the whole meal. Macaroni, fried turkey, and all of that good stuff,” Rawls said.

Fellow rookie Frank Clark says he’ll be thinking a lot about the “down home” cooking that was a family tradition on Thanksgiving.

“Man, in my house you could expect anything,” Clark said. “You could get pig feet, you might expect some chitlins, you know just the off-the-radar stuff. Then your typical turkey, you got your ham … macaroni and cheese. Man, it’s a good time on Thanksgiving.”

Most players say they would like to pig out, but they don’t go overboard because they have to stay sharp in preparation for Sunday’s game. Then there are the big guys like offensive lineman Mark Glowinski &#8212 at 6’4″ and 310 pounds, the rookie can really pack it in.

“I can eat anything and I’ll usually just stay the same weight,” he said. “At some point in my life, I know whenever the metabolism stops or whenever I stop working out, I’ll have to eat a normal diet.

But Thanksgiving is about far more than just food.

“It’ll be awesome,” Sherman said of this year’s celebration with his new son.

“You know it’s obviously one of the things you’re thankful for and you look back and think about what’s changed since last Thanksgiving,” he said. “And it’s going to be a ton of fun … whenever they let us out of here.”