NFC West

Seattle Seahawks Starter Announces Surprise Retirement

By Mitchell Forde The Seattle Seahawks just got a new item added to their offseason to-do list: find a new center. Austin Blythe, who started all 17 games for the Seahawks at center during the 2022 season, abruptly announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Blythe spent seven seasons in the NFL, four of them with the Los Angeles Rams, after being drafted in the seventh round out of Iowa in 2016. Blythe's retirement announcement featured a lengthy caption, which he used to thank his teammates, coaches and family. "The last 7 years have been nothing short of amazin…