Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is considering

RENTON http://www.houstontexansteamonline.com/kahale-warring-jersey , Wash. (AP) —retirement after an offseason during which the 30-year-old veteran has undergone multiple surgeries, general manager John Schneider said Friday night.Schneider said the Seahawks are trying to respect what Baldwin wants to do and that it’s not clear what his final decision will be. But Schneider and coach Pete Carroll confirmed an earlier ESPN report that Baldwin is considering not playing again.“Considering it, yeah. But there is a process to go through with that,” Schneider said.Baldwin underwent surgeries on his shoulder and groin this offseason. Carroll said Baldwin also had a procedure on his knee but didn’t describe it as a surgery. Baldwin played through multiple injuries last year that started in training camp and followed him the entire season.“He has been an extraordinary part of this program since we’ve been here and he has given us everything he has had. A great competitor, the player and all of that,” Carroll said. “And we believe in him so much and trust in him so much that wherever this goes we’re going to support him forever. He’s been a great contributor in so many ways, and not just on the team but in the community and everything else he does. He’s been awesome. We’ll see what happens and he’s working through it and we’re going to follow Doug on this one.”Baldwin was an undrafted free agent who became a star in Seattle. He had 50 receptions for 618 yards and five touchdowns last season although he was hampered by injuries. He missed a large chunk of training camp due to a knee injury http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/bobby-okereke-jersey , two games in September with a separate knee injury and he played through both groin and hip issues.Baldwin has been at the team’s facility rehabbing from his latest surgery — a sports hernia procedure earlier this month — but Schneider acknowledged the difficulty in trying to recover after the amount of repair that was needed.“We know Doug is going to have a hard time. There is a process we need to go through with Doug,” he said.Baldwin is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who has twice topped 1,000 yards receiving. He led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches in 2015 and a year later had a career-high 94 catches. Baldwin has started 76 of the past 77 games for the Seahawks dating to 2014 and has been the most trusted pass catcher for Russell Wilson during their time together.Baldwin acknowledged late last season that the injuries had him contemplating his future.“You go through the process of feeling immortal when you’re younger. I think we all go through that process,” Baldwin said in late December. “And then kind of contemplating where you take this and then things start to change and priorities outside of football change and life changes and you start to think about things in a bigger picture when football is such a small sliver on your lifetime.” INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Reich made it perfectly clear to everyone he would be aggressive when the Indianapolis Colts hired him in February.On Sunday, his boldness proved costly.Instead of punting on fourth-and-4 from his own 43-yard line and settling for a tie, Reich called for a short, seemingly safe pass from Andrew Luck to Chester Rogers. But Luck’s pass bounced short http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey , the Texans got a 24-yard completion on the next play and Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Houston Texans a 37-34 overtime victory.Nobody in the Colts’ locker room was second-guessing the decision, though.“I loved it,” Luck said. “We had a discussion before the play and I agreed, so it had my stamp of approval. We did not execute well enough. I did not get the ball to Chester to make the play and I’m sick about it. After all the mistakes we made, we still had a chance to make the play and we didn’t get it done.”The Colts (1-3) certainly had chances all afternoon.After a mostly dismal first half, Luck couldn’t convert on a 2-point conversion attempt with 7:41 left in regulation, on the Hail Mary attempt on the final play of regulation or on a third-down play that forced Indy to settle for a go-ahead field with 6 minutes left in overtime.The defense couldn’t prevent the Texans from setting up a 40-yard field goal with 2:58 left in regulation http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/gardner-minshew-ii-jersey , a 59-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds of regulation, a 29-yard field goal to tie the score at 34 with 1:50 left in overtime or, of course, the winning kick as time expired.Yes, Reich would have changed one thing if he had to do it over again — he wouldn’t have asked Luck to line up and attempt to draw the Texans (1-3) offside before calling a timeout. He would have gone for it right away.But the failed fourth-down call wasn’t the only problem Sunday.Houston’s first score came on Jadeveon Clowney’s fumble recovery in the end zone when center Ryan Kelly appeared to think Luck was under center rather than in the shotgun, and Fairbairn actually missed the first attempt at the winning kick — but right after Reich called timeout.The Texans (1-3) took advantage of it. But Reich gained the respect of players on both sides for his unconventional move.“I respect their decision to go for the win, not a tie http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/darrell-henderson-jersey ,” Texans defensive end J.J. Watt said. “You play to win, you don’t play to tie.”Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri concurred.After becoming the league’s career leader on a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in the first half and giving Indy a 34-31 lead with a 44-yarder in overtime for No. 567, he wanted one more shot to win the milestone game. He never got another chance after the incompletion, spoiling the celebration.“I love the call,” Vinatieri said. “I love the fourth-down call to go for the win, I really do — I love it. We just have to make the play. The teams that win games make those plays.”This season, the Colts have not made those plays.They lost to Cincinnati in the season opener when Pro Bowl tight end Jack Doyle fumbled as the Colts were driving for a go-ahead score with less than 2 minutes left. They lost last week at Super Bowl champion Philadelphia when Luck was sacked on fourth-and-goal in the final 2 minutes. On Sunday http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/irv-smith-jr.-jersey , with their top receiver T.Y. Hilton on the sideline with an injured hamstring, Reich made the call and came up short when the defense allowed Houston to move into scoring position on its fourth consecutive series.But the confidence Reich showed in both his offense and by defense by going for it just might produce some long-term wins.“We are not going to be shy, we aren’t going to be afraid to go for it,” Kelly said. “I think it just goes to show you he has the trust in the playmakers on this team, and no matter who is in there they need to do their job. I got to give it to him.”