Seahawk Rocky Bernard hearing delayed on domestic violence charge

Rocky Bernard was granted a two-week continuance on the pretrial hearing for his domestic-violence arrest. His hearing will be June 16 at Seattle Municipal Court.

Bernard pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic-violence assault, which came from his arrest in April on a domestic-violence charge. Bernard, a defensive tackle with the Seahawks the past six seasons, appeared in Seattle Municipal Court on Monday morning. His attorney, Jon Scott Fox, requested the continuance, which was granted by the judge.

Fox explained today how the two weeks granted in the continuance will be used.

"Additional time to do some more investigation," Fox said. "An opportunity to have meaningful discussion with the prosecutors. That's how we plan to use the next two weeks."

Bernard appeared in court just about the time his Seattle teammates were taking the field for a voluntary practice at the team's headquarters in Kirkland.