2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

120 TRUFANT
HOW ACQUIRED: Local product chosen with
the 11th overall pick in the first round of the
2003 NFL Draft, becoming the first defensive
player taken in the first round by the Seahawks
since DE Lamar King (1999) and only the third
cornerback drafted in the first round by the
Seahawks in team history. The fifth-highest cornerback
taken by Seattle and highest since
Shawn Springs was chosen third in 1997.
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• 2010 marks his eighth season with the
Seahawks, only Matt Hasselbeck has a longer
tenure (10th season).
• Has started 103 of 104 career games. Started
the first 94 games of his career before coming
off the bench in nickle situations at Dallas
(11/1/09) following a back injury.
• Missed six games in 2009 after starting season
on PUP with a back injury. Prior, had
missed only two games in six NFL seasons,
missing his first career game in the 2005 season
finale vs. Green Bay (1/1/06).
Position . . . . . . . . . . .Cornerback
Height . .5-11 Weight . . .197
College . . . . . .Washington State
NFL Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 th
Seahawks Seasons . . . . . . . . .8 th
Born . . . . . . .December 25, 1980
Hometown . .Tacoma, Washington
Pronunciation . . . . . . . . . .TRUE-font
• Tied for 7th in franchise history with 19-
career interceptions.
• Earned first NFL Pro Bowl Honors in 2007
after starting all 16 games, registering 85 tackles
(78 solo), career-high seven interceptions
(2nd NFC, T3rd NFL), 16 passes defensed and
first-career touchdown.
• Tied a franchise record with career-high
three interceptions vs. Arizona (12/9/07) including
one 84 yards for first career touchdown.
• In the 2007 NFC Wild Card Game vs.
Washington (1/5/08) returned interception 78
yards for a score and set club playoff records
for most interception yards for a career (78) and
game (78), longest interception return (78) and
most interception touchdowns (1) for a career
and game (Babineaux returned interception 57
yards for a touchdown later in the game). Also
recorded six tackles (three solo), an interception
and three passes defensed.
• Set a career high with nine tackles three
Marcus helped present a check to the Enumclaw School District which was used to install a
new synthetic field turf at the Enumclaw Expo Center.