2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

FRONT OFFICE 28(1999-2000) as a defensive graduate assistantat Arizona State University. A two-year startinglinebacker at ASU, where he began hiscareer as a walk-on in 1990, Phair also playedtwo seasons at Mesa Community College andgarnered first-team all-conference in 1989.Phair graduated from ASU with a Bachelor’sDegree in sociology in 1994 and his Master’sDegree in education, curriculum, and instructionin 2000. Mike and his wife, Jennifer havethree children, Parker, Coleman, and Maisy.ERIC STOKESAREA SCOUT (MIDWEST)Eric Stokes begins hisfourth season in the collegescouting departmenthaving servedthree years (2002-04) asan assistant in theSeahawks pro personneldepartment. Collegescouting is an areaStokes is familiar withhaving broke into the front office ranks as amidlands scout in 2000. While serving in thepro personnel department, Stokes wasresponsible for the weekly advance ofupcoming opponents as well as assisting inthe evaluation and writing of player reportson potential talent in NFL Europe, theCanadian Football League and the ArenaFootball League. Stokes played three seasonsas a safety in the NFL, but his career wasshortened due to injury. Stokes attended theUniversity of Nebraska and was selected inthe fifth round (121st overall) by Seattle in the1997 NFL Draft and spent two season with theSeahawks before being selected by theCleveland Browns in the 1999 expansiondraft. Eric and his wife, Tisa, have threedaughters Erisa (1/7/01), Payton (1/20/04), andMadison (1/15/06).KIRK PARRISHCOLLEGE SCOUTINGCOORDINATORKirk Parrish begins hisninth year with theSeahawks organization.He is responsible formaintaining the day-todayoperations of theCollege Scouting Department,including updatingall college prospectinformation (draftboards/computer database), managing universityrelations, and serving as the liaisonbetween the front office and on-the-roadscouting staff. He also assists with the evaluationof draft-eligible players in the PacificNorthwest. Prior to joining the Seahawks,Parrish was the administrative assistant/footballoperations at Texas A&M University from1997-99. Parrish coached tight ends and quarterbacksat the University of San Diego from1995-96. Prior to USD, he was a graduateassistant at Washington State University from1992-94, where he earned a Ph.D. in educationaladministration in 2003, and a Master’sDegree in athletic administration in 1993.Parrish earned his BA in education fromCentral Washington University where he wasa quarterback for the Wildcat football program.His father, Jerry Parrish, is a memberof the Seahawks’ High School CoachesCouncil and Washington State FootballCoaches Hall of Fame. His wife, Carol, is theDirector of Marketing for the University ofWashington Athletic Department. They havea daughter, Jill, and reside in Bothell, Wash.SAM RAMSDENHEAD ATHLETIC TRAINERRamsden begins hisfourth season as thefranchise’s head athletictrainer having originallyjoined the SeattleSeahawks as an associateathletic trainer inFebruary of 1999.Although his primaryarea of expertise formuch of his 15 seasonsin the NFL has been centered on physicalrehabilitation and conditioning of professionalfootball players, Ramsden is now chargedwith coordinating the healthcare provided forSeahawks players and staff. Before Seattle,he served six seasons with the Green BayPackers as an assistant athletic trainer andwas a member of the Super Bowl XXXI championshipteam. Ramsden was recently electedto the Professional Football Athletic TrainersSociety’s executive board and is recognizedfor his contributions to the PFATSSponsorship Committee. As a student athletictrainer at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, Ramsden worked with several intercollegiatesports teams before joining thePackers’ staff. He received a Bachelor'sDegree in physical education with an emphasisin athletic training form the La Crosseschool in 1992. A La Crescent, Minnesotanative, he, his wife, Lisa and newly born son,Henry, live near Snoqualmie, Washington, inthe foothills of the Cascade Mountains.