Along with an overbearing feeling of sadness also came a sense of regret for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll when he learned Thursday of the death of former USC and NFL running back Joe McKnight.
McKnight, who was shot to death in an altercation in Terrytown, La., a suburb of New Orleans, played at USC from 2007-09, first arriving at the school as one of the most-heralded recruits of the Carroll era.
McKnight played this fall in the Canadian Football League but with the season over had recently called Carroll — a call that the Seahawks coach said Friday will haunt him.