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Seahawks bench Woolen for opening drive over rule violation

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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks benched former Pro Bowl cornerback Riq Woolen for the opening drive of their loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.

"That was just a team rule thing," coach Mike Macdonald said. "We made it right and that's what we decided to do, what was best for the team, and we'll move forward."

Approached in the locker room postgame after Macdonald's news conference, Woolen said he would answer questions only from a specific media member, and the lone reporter he spoke with did not ask him about the benching.