Inside sources have told PFW that beleaguered Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell, who is in the final year of his contract, has been told that he will not be re-signed after this season. With Ruskell now reportedly splitting the scene at season’s end, the door appears to have opened for Mike Holmgren to return to the Seahawks as the head of football operations.

For more on the future of Holmgren and three other heavy hitters — Mike Shanahan, Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden — currently biding their time, read PFW’s lead in-depth “Way We Hear It” item that will be posted early Monday morning.