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Seattle Seahawks announce 2010s All-Decade Team

The Seattle Seahawks have announced their 2010s All-Decade Team with the most impactful players at each of the key positions.

Right on the heels of the NFL’s All-Decade Team, the Seattle Seahawks have announced a squad of their own. Seahawks.com reporter John Bowl put together a list of the most impactful players over the last 10 years by position. So without further ado, here is a look at the Seahawks’ 2010s All-Decade Team.

Quarterback:Ā Russell Wilson

Running back/Fullback: Marshawn Lynch, Chris Carson and Michael Robinson

Wide receiver: Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett, Golden Tate and Jermaine Kearse

Tight End: Zach Miller and Jimmy Graham

Offensive Line: Tackle Duane Brown, tackle Russell Okung, center Max Unger, guard J.R. Sweezy and guard D.J. Fluker

Defensive Line: Defensive end Michael Bennett, defensive end Cliff Avril, defensive end Frank Clark, defensive end Red Bryant, defensive end Chris Clemons, defensive tackle Jarran Reed, defensive tackle Brandon Mebane and defensive tackle Tony McDaniel

Linebacker: Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright and Bruce Irvin

Cornerback: Richard Sherman, Shaquill Griffin and Brandon Browner

Safety: Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor

Specialists: Punter Jon Ryan, kicker Stephen Hauschka, long snapper Clint Gresham kick returner/punt returner Leon Washington

Special Teams: Linebacker Heath Farwell, wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, defensive back DeShawn Shead, cornerback Neiko Thorpe, linebacker Mike Morgan and safety Chris Maragos.

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Kam Chancellor a glaring snub from NFL’s All-Decade team for 2010s

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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5 Seahawks selected to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2010’s

Marshawn Lynch, Bobby Wagner, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman and Pete Carroll were all selected to the All-Decade team of the 2010’s.

The NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that 52 players and two coaches have been selected to the 2010’s All-Decade team – and five of them were members of the Seattle Seahawks.

Two key pieces of the Legion of Boom, safety Earl Thomas and cornerback Richard Sherman, made the defensive squad alongside linebacker Bobby Wagner. They were joined by running back Marshawn Lynch on offense, as well as coach Pete Carroll, who was the second coach alongside New England’s Bill Belichick.

Notably absent is Russell Wilson, who was passed over in favor of Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady at the quarterback position, as well as safety Kam Chancellor, the third key member of the LOB who lost out to Eric Berry and Eric Weddle for the chance to be alongside Thomas once again.

Wagner, Thomas, Sherman, Lynch and Carroll are all no doubt deserving of this honor, having been members of the teams that went to back-to-back Super Bowls in the early part of the decade.

Now, as the clock turns to a new decade, the Seahawks will hope that many of their current young stars will make their mark in the 2020’s.

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NFL Draft: Seattle’s best pick in each round since 2000

The Seattle Seahawks have had a lot of success in the NFL draft, particularly in the early part of the last decade.

The 2020 NFL draft is still expected to occur in about three weeks, and the Seattle Seahawks are gathering as much information as they can about prospective prospects in the challenging COVID-19 times.

The Seahawks are known for finding late round gems, particularly in the Pete Carroll/John Schneider era, and one or two diamonds in the rough would go a long way toward making the 2020 roster even more competitive as they strive for another deep playoff run.

The Seahawks have had their fare share of success all the way through the draft, along with plenty of duds, but there’s no doubt their best run of success – at least in the past 20 years – came just before the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, when they were able to build the infamous Legion of Boom almost exclusively via the draft.

Here’s a look at the team’s best picks by round in the past two decades, along with a handful of honorable mentions.

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CB Quinton Dunbar wanted to come to Seattle when forcing a trade

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar said that the Emerald City was his intended destination when forcing a trade from Washington.

The Seattle Seahawks recently snagged cornerback Quinton Dunbar from the Washington Redskins via trade, and Dunbar seems fairly enthusiastic about the turn of events.

ā€œI was kind of surprised at first, but itā€™s a great situation for me, so Iā€™m glad to be here,ā€ Dunbar told 710 ESPN Seattleā€™s Danny and Gallant show. ā€œI feel like Iā€™m right with those guys in my mentality and I just want to come in and play ball and help the team any way I can.ā€

Dunbar followed the famed Legion of Boom secondary when he was in college and has watched an abundance of film on them to improve himself as a player.

ā€œMan, I know everything about them. I grew up, I was still in college watching those guys,ā€ Dunbar said. ā€œI wasnā€™t a DB at the time, but the Legion of Boom, watching Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman, who, when I made that transition, I watched a lot of film on Richard Sherman and things of that nature. I know theyā€™ve got great history there and Iā€™m just looking forward to being part of that secondary and helping out all I can.ā€

Dunbar requested a trade out of Washington for a fresh start, and the Seahawks were the beneficiary as the team only had to deal the Redskins a fifth-round pick to acquire his services.

ā€œBefore the trade was (finished) I had opportunities with a couple of teams but I wanted to go to Seattle,ā€ Dunbar said. ā€œAt the end of the day, I feel like itā€™s a perfect situation for me to go play for a team that competes for championships every year. Iā€™m just looking forward to that and everything will take care of itself. I just wanted a new beginning, and Iā€™m just going to go out there and help Seattle whichever way I can.ā€

Seattleā€™s secondary could certainly use some help, and Seahawks fans should hope that Dunbar can be a big factor in improving it.

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Panthers K Graham Gano shares memorable kick vs. Seahawks

In addition to seven regular season meetings, the two teams met in the playoffs twice, making some memorable moments along the way.

The Panthers and Seahawks have been as close to division rivals as non-division teams get in the NFL over the last decade. In addition to seven regular season meetings, the two teams met in the playoffs twice, making some memorable moments along the way.

Carolina kicker Graham Gano shared one of them on Twitter last night. Here’s the clip he posted of former Seattle safety Kam Chancellor leaping over the line of scrimmage in an attempt to block Gano’s kick.

What’s really remarkable is Chancellor did it twice in a row. On the first one, the Panthers were flagged for a false start. Chancellor was flagged on the second attempt for roughing the kicker. Gano made the third kick, but most people are only going to remember Chancellor’s remarkable athleticism.

Seattle went on to win 31-17.

Injuries cut Chancellor’s career short and he’s now retired. Gano has missed the entire 2019 season due to a broken leg.

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