The Seattle Seahawks had five representatives on the NFL’s All-Decade team, but no Kam Chancellor was a glaring omission.
There’s no debate the five current and former members of the Seattle Seahawks who were selected to the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 2010s deserved to be there.
Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman were pillars of the Legion of Boom, the most famous defense of the millennium. Bobby Wagner is a future Hall of Famer and one of the last remaining great middle linebackers in the game. Marshawn Lynch was a transcendent power running back, and coach Pete Carroll was one of the most successful coaches of the decade.
As always with lists like this, however, the list of Seahawks could have been even bigger.
While Russell Wilson is no doubt an elite quarterback, it’s hard to imagine a spot for him with Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers on the roster, and Drew Brees probably has a compelling case as No. 3 in line.
However, the real snub was the third member of the famous Legion of Boom, Kam Chancellor.
Chancellor was passed over in favor of Eric Weddle, Eric Berry and Tyrann Mathieu, and while those guys may have played in more games, Chancellor’s impact was great and his omission from this list is glaring.
Chancellor struck fear in opponents with his thunderous hits despite playing in an era that gradually gave more power to receivers. He should have been the Super Bowl MVP in Seattle’s 43-8 thrashing of the Denver Broncos to cap the 2013 season.
Weddle, Berry and Mathieu are all great, no doubt, but it feels like Chancellor is getting the shaft because of a career-ending injury that cut his time playing in the last decade short, an unfair disadvantage that does not take away from what he accomplished.
Hall of Fame tackle Walter Jones, among many others, voiced his displeasure with Chancellor’s omission on Twitter.
Chancellor, who retired in 2018, was a four-time Pro Bowler who recorded 12 interceptions, 44 passes defensed and nine forced fumbles over the course of eight seasons.
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