2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

ASSISTANT COACHES 46where he served as offensive line coach andrun game coordinator (1996-00).He was a three-year starter for California atcenter (1967-69) where he earned a degree in1970 University of CaliforniaFreshman Offensive Line1971 University of San FranciscoOffensive Line1972-76 St. Ignatius High SchoolAssistant Coach1977 Piedmont High SchoolHead Coach1978 University of CaliforniaLinebackers/Tight Ends1979-80 Utah State UniversityOffensive Line1981 Utah State UniversityLinebackers1982 Utah State UniversityOffensive Line/LinebackersJim Lind originally joined the Seahawkson January 14, 1999. He enters his ninth yearwith the Seahawks and seventh coachingtight ends.One of three coaches still with MikeHolmgren since 1999, Lind works with newlysignedMarcus Pollard, who has played in 177career games and caught 321 passes for4,007 yards with 38 touchdowns. Also in theranks are Will Heller, Ben Joppru and LeonardStephens.Originally joined the team as its linebackerscoach. With the untimely passing ofdefensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur in 1999prior to training camp, Lind coordinated theSeahawks’ defensive unit.That defense recorded an NFL-leading 30interceptions while holding opponents to justLAVERONI’S COACHING CAREERcriminology. He also holds a teaching credentialfrom the master’s program of the Universityof San Francisco. He and his wife, Patty,have one son, Anthony. Born July 20, 1948.1983-89 University of CaliforniaOffensive Line1990 San Jose StateLinebackers/Special Teams1991-94 San Jose StateOffensive Line1995 San Jose SabercatsOffensive/Defensive Line1996-00 Rutgers UniversityOffensive Line/Run GameCoord.2001 Vanderbilt UniversityOffensive Line2002-03 Seattle SeahawksAssistant Offensive Line2004- Seattle SeahawksOffensive LineSeahawks Experience: 9th YearNFL Experience: 16th Year19 passing touchdowns.Lind enters his 16th year as an NFL coachhaving spent four seasons as the Green BayPackers linebackers coach under Holmgren.The Packers’ 1996 defense, with help fromLind, set the NFC record for fewest touchdownsallowed in a 16-game schedule.His 1998 linebacking corps helped thePackers’ defense finish fourth in the NFL, limitingopponents to just 281.7 yards a gamewhile plugging holes for a bare 90.1 opponentrushing average.He broke into the NFL as a defensive assistant/qualitycontrol coach in 1992 underHolmgren. This was the second time Lindcrossed paths with Holmgren, previouslycoaching together at Brigham Young Universitywhile Lind was a graduate assistant in