2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

RUSSELL 1402006: Started all 12 games played and posted51 tackles (32 solo), one interception and oneforced fumble before being placed on injuredreserve (elbow) on December 11. Had a seasonhigheight tackles (four solo) in season openervs. New Orleans (9/10) and a forced fumble.Had seven tackles (six solo) the following weekat Cincinnati (9/17). Recorded five solo stops atSan Diego (11/5) and tallied 15th career interceptionvs. Cincinnati (11/26). Posted six stops(three solo) vs. Kansas City (12/3) in his lastgame before injury.PRO: Signed by Seattle as an unrestricted freeagent from Cleveland on March 9, 2007.Originally signed by Minnesota as an undraftedrookie free agent on April 27, 2001. Waived byMinnesota on September 2, 2001 and signed toits practice squad two days later. Made the 53-man roster in 2002. Signed by Cleveland as arestricted free agent on April 8, 2005. 2001:Spent the season on Minnesota’s practicesquad. 2002: Played in all 16 games, includingtwo starts and totaled 16 tackles (12 solo) oneinterception. Also added 15 special teams tackles.Made NFL debut at Chicago (9/8) on specialteams. Saw extensive time in second half atstrong safety and recorded three tackles at theN.Y. Jets (10/20). Made first NFL start at strongsafety vs. Chicago (10/27) and posted firstcareer interception and added one tackle.Started at Tampa Bay (11/3) and recorded a season-highsix tackles. 2003: Started all 16games and finished with 95 tackles. Started theseason with an interception in each of the firstsix games and finished the year tied for the NFLlead with nine interceptions. Also had onerecovered fumble and one sack. Also had 15special teams tackles. In the season opener atGreen Bay (9/7), intercepted a Brett Favre pass,posted five tackles and added a career-high fourspecial teams tackles. Ended the Bears finaldrive with an interception off Chris Chandler vs.Chicago (9/14). Had a season-high 10 tacklesand recorded an interception at Detroit (9/21).Added an interception off Jeff Garcia vs. SanSafety 6-2 210San Diego State6th NFL Season1st Seahawks SeasonUnrestricted FA (Cleveland) 20072006 Games/Starts: 12/12Career Games/Starts: 76/62February 5, 1978West Covina, CaliforniaFrancisco (9/28). Notched his fifth consecutivegame with an interception and added six tacklesat Atlanta (10/5). Recorded his sixth consecutivegame with an interception and posted fivetackles vs. Denver (10/19). Made first careersack at Oakland (11/16). Matched a season-high10 tackles (nine solo) and one interception at St.Louis (11/30). Posted a career-high two interceptionsvs. Kansas City (12/20) and tied a Vikings'record with three takeaways in one game byposting his first career fumble recovery. 2004:Started all 16 regular season games and twopostseason contests for the Vikings. Rankedthird on the club with a career-high 111 tackles(74 solo), one interception, one forced fumbleand one recovered fumble. Opened the seasonat free safety vs. Dallas (9/12), posting seventackles and one forced fumble. Recovered afumble at Philadelphia (9/20), along with seventackles. Added seven tackles at Houston (10/10).Notched season-high nine tackles vs. the N.Y.Giants (10/31). Tied for team-high with eighttackles at Green Bay (11/14). Matched seasonhighnine tackles vs. Jacksonville (11/28). Ran afake punt for four yards at Chicago (12/5) andrecorded three solo tackles. Snared first interceptionof the season vs. Seattle (12/12) andadded nine tackles. Had nine tackles at Detroit(12/19). Started his first career postseasongame and intercepted a Brett Favre pass, alongwith three tackles in the Vikings’ 31-17 NFC WildCard Playoff victory at Green Bay (1/9/05).Started in the NFC Divisional Playoff loss atPhiladelphia (1/16/05) and recorded seven tacklesand one forced fumble. Totaled 10 tackles,one interception and one forced fumble. 2005:Started all 16 games for the fourth straight yearand had 78 tackles (35 solo) and three interceptions.Had nine stops (three solo) in Brownsdebut vs. Cincinnati (9/11). Totaled six tackles(three solo) at Baltimore (10/16) and a seasonhigh10 stops (four solo) the next week vs.Detroit (10/23). Posted six stops (three solo) atMinnesota (11/27). Had first interception of theseason vs. Jacksonville (12/4) along with four