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AP reports Seattle Seahawks starting DT Chad Eaton will miss the team's regular-season opener. The eight-year veteran from Washington State had minor surgery on his right knee Sunday and is on crutches at the Seahawks' training camp this week. The Seahawks will open their regular season on Sept. 7 against the New Orleans Saints at Seahawks Stadium. HC Mike Holmgren said Wednesday that Eaton's latest surgery means he will be sidelined from four-to-six weeks. That means 14-year veteran DT John Randle, who was going to play only on passing downs this season, will start at defensive tackle with new Seahawks player DT Norman Hand.

This is great- I don't mean ill will towards anyone, but we need all the help we can get with the defense needing time to jell.