Matt Hasselbeck, defensive end Cory Redding, wide receiver Deion Branch, linebacker D.D. Lewis, tackle Ray Willis and center Chris Spencer return to practice. All sat out the morning session at team headquarters in suburban Renton.

Wide receiver Nate Burleson, running backs Julius Jones and T.j. Duckett, defensive end Lawrence Jackson and kicker Olindo Mare sat out both practices. A team spokesman said they were simply resting.

Seattle WR Deion Branch (knee) - is considered day to day as he is resting and missing practice time.

Seahawks WR Deion Branch missed a second consecutive day of practice on Thursday because of a sore knee.

A team spokesman said Branch was hurt from practicing on it Friday through Tuesday. His status is day to day.

Deion Branch missed practice Thursday for the second straight day.

Michael Lombardi of the National Football Post suggests that if he were the Seahawks GM he would look to bolster the team's RB situation by reuniting Thomas Jones with younger brother Julius Jones in Seattle. It's been well-documented that Thomas Jones is unhappy with his contract situation in New York. Lombardi proposes the Seahawks using WR Deion Branch as trade bait to get Thomas Jones from the Jets. Lombardi points out the Jets need a WR with Laveranues Coles now with Cincinnati, and suggests that the Seahawks could afford to part with Branch now that the team's receiving corps appears to have more depth with T.j. Houshmandzadeh and rookie Deon Butler in the fold. Lombardi also believes the Seahawks duo of Julius Jones and T.j. Duckett will not get it done in 2009. He says Julius Jones is too injury prone and Duckett doesn't have enough quickness to be effective in Greg Knapp's zone blocking system. While I respect Lombardi's opinion on league matters because of his experience with the NFL, I disagree with his assessment here. I don't believe Hawks GM Tim Ruskell is willing to give up on Branch yet, particularly after the way Branch played at the end of last season.

Tacoma News: Regarding Seahawks WR Deion Branch, who was acquired
from the Patriots for a first-round pick, Holmgren said he did not
really envision Branch being a No. 1 in the same vein as a Randy Moss or Terrell Owens even though they gave up the high draft pick
for him. Beyond Branch's smaller stature, he said that in his
offense, the ball is spread around more and so Branch would not be
the type of guy who gets 90-100 receptions. Injuries have
obviously limited him so the jury is still out on whether he can
become the player they wanted him to be. He said the not obvious
but hard thing about injuries is that a player who has never been
injured before, and suddenly is injured regularly, doesn't really
know how to deal with it. That is some of what Branch is going
through.

4for4 reports: Seahawks WR Deion Branch (heel) is probable for
week 12.

4for4 reports: Seahawks WR Deion Branch (heel) was limited
at practice Wednesday and
Thursday. Still, barring a setback, he should be able to
start again this
weekend.

Tacoma News: Seahawks WR Deion Branch said he felt pretty good. He
said the timing was a little off coming back but his legs feel
fine. He said he was very emotional during pregame introductions
because it has been such a long time since he played.

Seattle Times: Finally, Matt Hasselbeck and Deion Branch are
facing a challenge the Seahawks are thrilled to be dealing with:
rust. Seattle's 3-time Pro Bowl passer and former Super Bowl MVP
WR worked with the 1st-team offense for the entire practice
Friday. So each is ready to start for the first time in 6 weeks
Sunday against 1st-place Arizona. They're back for what HC
Holmgren says is a must-win game to save Seattle's season. The 4-
time defending division champions are 2-7 and trail the Cardinals
by 4 games in the NFC West with seven games remaining. "We can
label it. It's about time we label one," Holmgren said, laughing.
"I've always said that, until mathematically you can't do it
anymore, you have hope. So, we're getting to that point right now.
This is a must-win game."