KIRKLAND – One day after chest pains sent him to a local hospital, Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren was resting comfortably at home while his team held a minicamp.
The Seahawks carried on without their head coach on Tuesday, running through a typical two-hour session with offensive coordinator Gil Haskell in charge.
“It was a little different, but not too much,” quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said. “The assistant coaching staff does a really good job of organizing and getting guys going. Some coaches were a little more vocal than normal, kind of picked up the slack that way. But we’re just happy that Mike’s doing OK and being smart.”
Holmgren complained of mild chest discomfort late Monday afternoon, but a series of medical tests at a local hospital showed no reason for concern. Doctors told him to take a couple days off, meaning the coach will probably miss today’s practice as well. He’s expected to re-join the team Thursday.
Holmgren, who will turn 57 next week, has no history of heart problems. Hasselbeck joked that the team feels responsible for stressing out their coach over the years.
“If anything, we feel bad,” the quarterback said. “We’re going to try to do better for him.”
Haskell, a 22-year NFL veteran, has never been a head coach at any level. But his duties as offensive coordinator include setting up practice schedules, so Tuesday was not much different than a typical day for him.
The only Seattle assistant with any head coaching experience at the NFL level is defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes.
Robinson back in court: Former Seahawks receiver Koren Robinson was called back into court Tuesday morning so that Judge Albert Raines could get more facts on his case.
Raines had not been informed of Robinson’s history of substance abuse until reading media reports in the days following the defendant’s DUI case last week. Raines summoned Robinson and his lawyer back to the Kirkland Municipal Court to warn them about the dangers of keeping information under wraps.
Robinson’s lawyer was hoping to keep his client’s history of counseling sealed from the public, claiming that it could threaten Robinson’s future in the NFL. Raines set up a July 14 hearing to decide whether the files will be made public.
Robinson already has a July 18 court date for the May 6 DUI charge.
Gilbertson visits: While former University of Washington coach Keith Gilbertson was back on the sidelines Tuesday, there’s no reason for the rumor mill to start churning.
The Snohomish native was only visiting. He stopped by the Seahawks practice to observe, which is a typical custom throughout the coaching fraternity.
Gilbertson is still out of a job after parting ways with the Huskies last fall.
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