2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

FRANCHISE HISTORY 354games and only the third since the 1970 merger. Mirer ends the season with NFL rookiepassing records for attempts (486), completions (274), and yards (2,833), while helping toimprove Seattle’s win total by four games. 2/24 Nate Odomes, two-time Pro Bowl cornerbackof the Buffalo Bills signs as a free agent. 2/28 Odomes’ Buffalo teammate and fellowtwo-time Pro Bowler, tackle Howard Ballard signs as a free agent. 4/24 Texas A&MUniversity defensive tackle Sam Adams is the Seahawks first-round draft choice. Adams isthe eighth player picked on the first round. 7/19 Kingdome ceiling tiles fall from roof forcingclosure of the building until November 5. Seahawks play both preseason games andfirst three regular season games in the University of Washington’s 72,500 seat HuskyStadium. 8/13 Seahawks play first-ever outdoor game in Seattle defeating Tampa BayBuccaneers, 29-6, in Husky Stadium. 9/4 Seahawks capture season opener for first timesince 1988 with a 28-7 win at the Washington Redskins, as Chris Warren rushes for 100yards and two touchdowns. The win is the 100th in the career of Head Coach Tom Flores.9/11 Chris Warren scores two touchdowns for the second straight week as Seahawks go2-0 with a 38-9 win over the Raiders in Los Angeles. Rick Mirer tosses three touchdownpasses. 9/18 San Diego Chargers stop Seahawks two-game winning streak, 24-10, beforeSeahawks record crowd of 65,536 in Husky Stadium. 9/25 Chris Warren earns AFCOffensive Player of the Week honors in a 30-13 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers.Warren rushes for 125 yards and a touchdown, while the Seahawks defense intercepts fourpasses. 11/6 Cincinnati Bengals spoil Seahawks return to Kingdome with a 20-17 overtimewin. Doug Pelfrey kicks six field goals, including a 26-yarder 8:14 into overtime for the win.11/20 Mack Strong’s seven-yard touchdown run with 42 seconds left gives Seahawks a 22-21 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers, breaking a six-game losing streak. 11/27Seahawks defeat Kansas City 10-9 behind John Kasay’s 32-yard field goal with 1:42 left. Theback-to-back one-point wins are a franchise first. Chris Warren surpasses the 1,000-yardmark in the 12th game, the earliest in team history. Curt Warner inducted into Ring ofHonor. 12/11 Chris Warren rushes for a personal best 185 yards on 30 carries, including atouchdown in a 16-14 win at Houston. Warren, playing with cracked ribs, had 183 of hisyards in the first three quarters. 12/18 Chris Warren tops 100 yards for the seventh timewith 122, but the Los Angeles Raiders escape with a 17-16 Kingdome win. 12/24 ClevelandBrowns defeat the Seahawks 35-9 in Cleveland Stadium, closing out a 6-10 season. ChrisWarren finishes the season with a franchise record 1,545 rushing yards, a total that leadsthe AFC. 12/29 Tom Flores, Seahawks general manager/head coach from 1992-94, isrelieved of his duties. Flores, who joined the organization in 1989 as president/generalmanager, compiled a 14-34 regular season record. All 12 of Flores’ assistants were alsofired.1995 — 1/12 Dennis Erickson, head coach at the University of Miami, is named head coach.In six seasons at Miami, Erickson compiled a 63-9-0 record and won national championshipsin 1989 and 1991. A native of Everett, Washington, Erickson posted a 113-40-1record in 13 seasons as a college head coach at the University of Idaho, University ofWyoming, Washington State University, and Miami. Erickson brings six coaches with himfrom Miami, Gregg Smith (Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends), Greg McMackin (DefensiveCoordinator), Dave Arnold (Special Teams), Dana LeDuc (Strength and Conditioning), RichOlson (Quarterbacks), and Willy Robinson (Defensive Backs). In addition he retains BobBratkowski (Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers), Tommy Brasher (Defensive Line), TomCatlin (Quality Control), Dave Brown (Defensive Coach), Arnie Matsumoto (Staff Assistant),Howard Mudd (Offensive Line), and Clarence Shelmon (Running Backs) from the previousstaff. 1/28 Wide Receiver Steve Largent becomes the first Seahawks player to be electedinto the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Largent was elected in his first year of eligibility. Heplayed his entire NFL career with Seattle from 1976-89, and retired in possession of six NFLreceiving marks, including most receptions (819), yards (13,089), touchdowns (100), andconsecutive games with a reception (177). Largent’s presenter for induction is Seahawks’Vice President Gary Wright. 2/9 Mike Murphy, a nine-season NFL coaching veteran, isnamed linebackers coach. Murphy coached with the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals,prior to serving one year in the Pro Personnel Department of the Carolina Panthers. 4/22Seahawks select Ohio State University wide receiver Joey Galloway with the eighth pick inthe first round of the NFL draft. Galloway is the second wide receiver chosen overall andthe first ever picked by the Seahawks on the first round of the draft. 7/29 Steve Largent isformally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 8/12 Seahawks officially retireLargent’s #80 jersey. 9/3 Seahawks lose NFL debut of Head Coach Dennis Erickson, 34-10,to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Kingdome. Jacob Green was inducted into the Ring ofHonor. 9/17 Erickson gains first career win, 24-21, over the Cincinnati Bengals in the