2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

124 VICKERSON/WASHINGTON
with 46 tackles, 10.5 stops for loss and 4.5
sacks. Started two games as a freshman in 2001
and six contests the following year. Majored in
Criminal Justice at Michigan State.
PERSONAL: Attended Martin Luther King
High School in Detroit, Mich., and earned Prep
VICKERSON’S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
All-America accolades as a senior when he
helped the school to a 10-1 record and its first
Public School League title in 10 years.Worked
alongside children with disabilities while in college.
Married to Maurica and has two sons,
Dallas and Christopher.
Tackles: 7 vs. New York Jets (11/23/08) Sacks: 1.0 at Detroit (11/27/08)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. New York Jets (11/23/08)
HOW ACQUIRED: Came to Seattle on April
24, 2010 in a draft-day trade with the Jets. The
Seahawks sent their fifth-round choice (139
overall) to New York in exchange for
Washington and their seventh-round pick (236
overall).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Orginally drafted by the New York Jets in the
fourth round (117th overall) of the 2006 NFL
draft. Played for New York from 2006-09.
• In 2009, rushed for 331 yards on 71 carries in
seven games before his season ended on
October 25 due to a leg injury.
• Named to the Pro Bowl in 2008 as a kick
returner after he ranked first in the NFL for
most combined yards (2,332), which also set a
Jets single-season record.
• Registered four career kickoff returns for
touchdowns, including three in one season
(2007). Both are New York Jet records.
• Set a career high with 274 all-purpose yards
vs. Kansas City (10/26/08).
• Recorded a career-high 198 yards on kickoff
returns at San Diego (9/22/08).
• Rushed for a career-long 61-yard touchdown
at Tennessee (11/23/08).
• Started eight games at running back as a
rookie in 2006, leading the Jets in rushing with
650 yards, the fourth highest total by a Jets
rookie in franchise history, and most since Clark
Gaines had 724 yards in 1976.
Position . . . . . . . .Running Back
Height . . .5-8 Weight . . .203
College . . . . . . . . .Florida State
NFL Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . .5th
Seahawks Seasons . . . . . . . .1st
Born . . . . . . . . .August 29, 1982
Hometown . .Jacksonville, Florida
COLLEGE: Left school ranked 10th in career
rushing with 2,041 yards. Became the only
player in the Bobby Bowden era to score a
touchdown five different ways (run, reception,
punt return, kickoff return, and fumble return).
Earned All-ACC second-team honors and was
named the Seminoles’ offensive MVP by the
coaching staff. Earned Gator Bowl Most
Valuable Player honors in 2004 with 12 rushes
for 195 yards in the Seminoles’ victory over
West Virginia. Played in 10 of 12 games, while
earning 10 starting assignments. Led the ACC in
rushing yards per game with an average of 95.1
and finished second in the ACC with 112.5 total
offensive yards per game.
PERSONAL: Attended Andrew Jackson High
School. Named 2002 Mr. Florida in football after
rushing for 2,437 yards and 28 touchdowns,
returning three punts and one kickoff for a
touchdown, and posting 88 tackles and three
interceptions on defense. Earned Florida Times-
Union Player of the Year honors and was rated
the number three prospect overall in the state
of Florida by the Orlando Sentinel. Visited St.
Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, in
2006, along with 24 members of the Jets’ rookie
class, to tour the facilities and spend time
with patients in the pediatric and burn victim
units. Majored in Social Sciences at FSU. Has
two sons; Leon, Jr. and Noel Simon.