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1997 Seattle Seahawks
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 365 points (22.8/g), 9th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 362 points (22.6/g), 22nd.
Differential of 3 points (0.2/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 8.1-7.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Coached by Dennis Erickson (8-8-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Warren Moon* | 41 | 13 | 14 | 313 for 528, 3,678 yards, 25 td, 16 int, & 17 rushes for 40 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Chris Warren | 29 | 7 | 13 | 200 rushes for 847 yards, 4 td, & 45 catches for 257 yards and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 89th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Mack Strong | 26 | 3 | 9 | 4 rushes for 8 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 91 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Joey Galloway | 26 | 2 | 15 | 72 catches for 1,049 yards, 12 td, & 9 rushes for 72 yards and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Mike Pritchard | 28 | 6 | 15 | 64 catches for 843 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 14 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1991 |
| WR | James McKnight | 25 | 3 | 6 | 34 catches for 637 yards, 6 td | |
| TE | Carlester Crumpler | 26 | 3 | 12 | 31 catches for 361 yards, 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 202nd pick / 1994 |
| LT | Walter Jones | 23 | Rook | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 6th pick / 1997 |
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| LT | Grant Williams | 23 | 1 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Pete Kendall | 24 | 1 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 21st pick / 1996 |
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| C | Kevin Mawae | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994 |
| RG | Derrick Graham | 30 | 7 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 124th pick / 1990 |
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| RG | Frank Beede | 24 | 1 | 6 | ||
| RT | Howard Ballard | 34 | 9 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 283rd pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Grant Williams | 23 | 1 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Sinclair* | 29 | 5 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 155th pick / 1991 |
| LDT | Sam Adams | 24 | 3 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Dan Saleaumua | 33 | 10 | 9 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1987 |
| RDT | Cortez Kennedy | 29 | 7 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Phillip Daniels | 24 | 1 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 99th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Matt LaBounty | 28 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 327th pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Winston Moss | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Dean Wells | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 85th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Chad Brown | 27 | 4 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Shawn Springs | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Willie J. Williams | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1993 |
| SS | Bennie Blades | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| SS | Jay Bellamy | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Darryl Williams* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Todd Peterson | 27 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 28 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | New York Giants / 7th / 177th pick / 1993 |
| P | Rick Tuten | 32 | 8 | 0 | 48 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Ronnie Harris | 27 | 4 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Steve Broussard | 30 | 7 | 1 | 50 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 20th pick / 1990 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Adams | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 295 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/13/1973 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1994 |
| James Atkins | 27 | T | 13 | 3 | 306 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette | 1/28/1970 | 3 | |
| Howard Ballard | 34 | T | 10 | 10 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama A&M | 11/3/1963 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 283rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike Barber | 26 | LB | 8 | 2 | 246 | 6-0 | Clemson | 11/9/1971 | 2 | |
| Frank Beede | 24 | G-C | 16 | 6 | 296 | 6-4 | California,Panhandle State (OK) | 5/1/1973 | 1 | |
| Jay Bellamy | 25 | DB | 16 | 7 | 200 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 7/8/1972 | 3 | |
| Bennie Blades | 31 | DB | 10 | 9 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Brian Blades | 32 | WR | 11 | 3 | 189 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 7/24/1965 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 49th pick / 1988 |
| Greg Bloedorn | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Cornell | 11/15/1972 | Rook | |
| Steve Broussard | 30 | RB-WR | 16 | 1 | 201 | 5-7 | Washington State | 2/22/1967 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 20th pick / 1990 |
| Chad Brown | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 7/12/1970 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| Reggie D Brown | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 244 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 6/26/1973 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 91st pick / 1996 |
| Joe Cain | 32 | LB | 11 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Oregon Tech,Stanford | 6/11/1965 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1988 |
| Andre Coleman | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Kansas State | 9/19/1972 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1994 |
| Carlester Crumpler | 26 | TE | 15 | 12 | 260 | 6-6 | East Carolina | 9/5/1971 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 202nd pick / 1994 |
| Phillip Daniels | 24 | DE | 13 | 10 | 290 | 6-3 | Georgia | 3/4/1973 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 99th pick / 1996 |
| Tyree Davis | 27 | WR | 13 | 1 | 175 | 5-9 | Central Arkansas | 9/23/1970 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1993 |
| Antonio Edwards | 27 | DE | 1 | 0 | 271 | 6-3 | Valdosta State | 3/10/1970 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 204th pick / 1993 |
| Christian Fauria | 26 | TE | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado | 9/22/1971 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| John Friesz | 30 | QB | 2 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | Idaho | 5/19/1967 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 138th pick / 1990 |
| Joey Galloway | 26 | WR | 15 | 15 | 197 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 11/20/1971 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| Derrick Graham | 30 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 310 | 6-4 | Appalachian State | 3/18/1967 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 124th pick / 1990 |
| Darryl Hardy | 29 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/22/1968 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 270th pick / 1992 |
| Ronnie Harris | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Oregon | 6/4/1970 | 4 | |
| Martin Harrison | 30 | DE-LB | 8 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Washington | 9/20/1967 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 276th pick / 1990 |
| Tim Hauck | 31 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Montana,Pacific (OR) | 12/20/1966 | 7 | |
| Daryl Hobbs | 29 | WR | 10 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/23/1968 | 4 | |
| Walter Jones | 23 | T | 12 | 12 | 315 | 6-5 | Florida State | 1/19/1974 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 6th pick / 1997 |
| Pete Kendall | 24 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 279 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/9/1973 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 21st pick / 1996 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 29 | DT | 8 | 8 | 305 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/23/1968 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1990 |
| Jon Kitna | 25 | QB | 3 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | Rook | |
| Matt LaBounty | 28 | DE-DT | 15 | 6 | 271 | 6-4 | Oregon | 1/3/1969 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 327th pick / 1992 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 28 | DB | 13 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 4/7/1969 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 80th pick / 1992 |
| James Logan | 25 | LB | 14 | 1 | 222 | 6-2 | Memphis | 12/6/1972 | 2 | |
| Kevin Mawae | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/23/1971 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994 |
| Deems May | 28 | TE | 16 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 3/6/1969 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 174th pick / 1992 |
| James McKnight | 25 | WR | 12 | 6 | 198 | 6-1 | Liberty | 6/17/1972 | 3 | |
| Warren Moon* | 41 | QB | 15 | 14 | 218 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/18/1956 | 13 | |
| Winston Moss | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1965 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987 |
| Riddick Parker | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 11/20/1972 | Rook | |
| Todd Peterson | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Georgia,Navy | 2/4/1970 | 3 | New York Giants / 7th / 177th pick / 1993 |
| Mike Pritchard | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/26/1969 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1991 |
| C.J. Richardson | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 209 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 6/10/1972 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 211th pick / 1995 |
| Kyle Richardson | 24 | P | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas State | 3/2/1973 | Rook | |
| Reggie Rusk | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 10/19/1972 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 221st pick / 1996 |
| Dan Saleaumua | 33 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 9 | 305 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 11/11/1964 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1987 |
| Dexter Seigler | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/11/1972 | 1 | |
| Michael Sinclair* | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 267 | 6-4 | Eastern New Mexico | 1/31/1968 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 155th pick / 1991 |
| Lamar Smith | 27 | RB | 12 | 2 | 230 | 5-11 | Houston | 11/29/1970 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994 |
| Shawn Springs | 22 | DB | 10 | 10 | 204 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/11/1975 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1997 |
| Rohn Stark | 38 | P | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Florida State | 5/4/1959 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| Eric Stokes | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/18/1973 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 142nd pick / 1997 |
| Mack Strong | 26 | FB | 16 | 9 | 245 | 6-0 | Georgia | 9/11/1971 | 3 | |
| Fred Thomas | 24 | DB | 16 | 3 | 184 | 5-9 | Mississippi,Miss. Valley State,Tennessee-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| Rick Tuten | 32 | P | 11 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Florida State,Miami (FL) | 1/5/1965 | 8 | |
| Eric Unverzagt | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 241 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/18/1972 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 131st pick / 1996 |
| Chris Warren | 29 | RB | 15 | 13 | 228 | 6-2 | Ferrum,Virginia | 1/24/1968 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 89th pick / 1990 |
| Dean Wells | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 7/20/1970 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 85th pick / 1993 |
| Darryl Williams* | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/8/1970 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1992 |
| Grant Williams | 23 | T | 16 | 8 | 320 | 6-7 | Louisiana Tech | 5/10/1974 | 1 | |
| Willie J. Williams | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 5-9 | Western Carolina | 12/26/1970 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 235.8 | 6-1.4 | 4.0 |