2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

Seattle’s first 300-yard passing game since 1990. 11/10 Seattle completes three wins in
three home games by defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 42-23. 11/17 Seattle misses a last
play field goal in 17-16 loss at the Detroit Lions. Lamar Smith rushes for a career high 148
yards in his first career start. Seahawks also lose quarterback John Friesz for remainder of
the season with a broken leg. 12/8 Seahawks snap three-game losing streak with 26-18 win
over visiting Buffalo Bills. Chris Warren rushes for 116 yards, his franchise record 24th
career 100-yard game. 12/22 Seahawks close season with 28-21 win at Oakland. Seattle
forces seven turnovers and wins with backup quarterbacks Stan Gelbaugh and Gino
Torretta playing for John Friesz (broken leg) and Rick Mirer (quadriceps). Torretta passes 32
yards to Joey Galloway for his first career touchdown. Lamar Smith rushes for two touchdowns.
1997 — 2/14 Seahawks make first strike in free agency signing Steelers Pro Bowl linebacker
Chad Brown. Brown’s signing is followed two days later with that of Pittsburgh teammate
cornerback Willie Williams. 2/18 Quarterback Rick Mirer is traded to the Chicago Bears for
a first-round draft choice. Seattle now has the 11th and 12th picks overall in the April 19-20
NFL Draft. 3/5 Seahawks announce a return of their training camp to Eastern Washington
University in Cheney, Washington. Seattle trained at Eastern from 1976-85, before training
year-around at their Kirkland Headquarters. 3/6 Detroit Lions safety Bennie Blades is
signed as a free agent reuniting him with his brother, Brian. 3/7 Former University of
Washington quarterback Warren Moon signs as a free agent after 13 seasons with the
Houston Oilers (1984-93) and Minnesota Vikings (1994-96). Moon ranks fourth in league
history in attempts (6,000), completions (3,514), and yards (43,787), and is tied for seventh
in touchdowns (254). 3/28 Seattle trades their first-round pick obtained from the Bears, to
Atlanta for the Falcons first-round pick, the third overall. Seattle also sends second and
fourth rounders to Atlanta and the Falcons flip-flop their third round choices. 4/19 After
selecting Ohio State cornerback Shawn Springs with the third overall choice, Seattle sends
the 12th overall choice and a third-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the sixth
overall choice. That pick is used on Florida State University tackle Walter Jones. It is the first
time in their history that the Seahawks have utilized two first-round draft choices. 4/25
Washington State Legislature passes Seahawks Stadium Funding Plan, Referendum 48.
The bill sets a statewide vote for June 17. 6/17 Washington state voters approve
Referendum 48 by a 51.1 percent to 48.9 percent margin (820,354 yes, 783,584 no), including
a 56.4 percent margin (275,358 yes, 213,092 no) in King County. 6/23 Metropolitan King
County Council votes 9-3 to approve a new football stadium for the Seahawks. 6/30 Bob
Whitsitt, President of Football Northwest, signs paperwork to purchase Seahawks from
Ken Behring. 7/15 Seahawks open training camp at Eastern Washington University in
Cheney, returning after an 11-year absence. 8/19 Football Northwest is approved as the
Seahawks owners by the member clubs of the NFL. 8/31 Seattle loses season opener to
New York Jets, 41-3, in the Kingdome and quarterback John Friesz for nine weeks with a
broken right thumb. 9/14 Seahawks hold Indianapolis Colts to a franchise low 118 yards for
their first win, 31-3, in Indianapolis. The 28-point margin of victory is the largest for Seattle
on the road. 10/5 Seattle embarks on three-game winning streak by beating the Tennessee
Oilers, 16-13, in Kingdome. Steve Broussard scores on 77 and 43 yard runs within three
second half carries overcoming a 10-0 deficit. Broussard rushes for 138 yards on just 6 carries.
10/26 Warren Moon throws a team record-equalling five touchdown passes, including
three to Joey Galloway, in a 45-34 win over the Oakland Raiders. His 409 yards is third in
team history for a single game and is an NFL high for 1997. 11/9 Moon connects with
Galloway on a game-winning 40-yard touchdown pass at San Diego with 2:20 left. The 37-
31 win is marred by a season-ending broken ankle suffered by six-time Pro Bowl defensive
tackle Cortez Kennedy. 11/28 Seahawks open their first retail store, the Seahawks EndZone
Store, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square area, two blocks from the Kingdome. 12/14 Quarterback
Jon Kitna makes his first career start and guides Seattle to a 22-21 win at Oakland, overcoming
a 21-3 halftime deficit. Kitna throws for 283 yards and one score in becoming the
sixth first-time quarterback starter in team history to win his debut. Todd Peterson’s 49-yard
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