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Marcus Trufant to raise the 12th Man Flag for the Seahawks on TNF

Marcus Trufant to raise the 12th Man Flag for the Seahawks on TNF

The Seattle Seahawks have easily the best pregame tradition in the National Football League by having a notable Seattle icon raise the 12th Man Flag before action starts. On Sunday in Week 5, the Seahawks had one of their best players in franchise history in Walter Jones have the honors. On Thursday night, the Seahawks may be wearing the uniforms of the 1990’s, but it’s clear they are still feeling nostalgic for the 2000’s.

Longtime Seahawk cornerback Marcus Trufant will have the honors of raising the flag on Thursday.

Originally the No. 11 pick in the 2002 NFL draft for the Seahawks, Trufant quickly became a mainstay in the Seattle secondary. Playing for his hometown team, the Washington State alum would spend 11 of his 12 seasons in the league with the Seahawks.

Overall, Trufant recorded 646 tackles and 21 interceptions, with a career-best of seven in the 2007 campaign. It can certainly be argued Trufant was a key, yet unheralded, piece in helping to establish the Legion of Boom since he enjoyed three years under Pete Carroll from 2010-12. But perhaps his greatest accomplishment was being a starter on the beloved 2005 team, helping guide the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.

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Seahawks throw shade at Jeff Garcia by sharing Marcus Trufant pick

That was one of 83 career interceptions Garcia threw.

Every day on Twitter there’s a main character and 99% of the time that’s not a good thing. Yesterday it was former 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia, who shared an idiotic and sexist rant on Instagram about brilliant ESPN NFL analyst and Seahawks fan Mina Kimes. Garcia took a familiar line for critics of Kimes and other women in sports – that because she hasn’t actually played the game itself she’s unqualified to talk about it.

Predictably, Garcia got dunked on the rest of the day – including by some prominent accounts. The Seahawks didn’t come right out and trash Garcia, but they threw some subtle shade by sharing this highlight of him throwing an interception to former Seattle cornerback Marcus Trufant.

That was one of 83 career interceptions thrown by Garcia, who went 58-58 as a starter.

Trufant totaled 21 picks for the Seahawks, who he played 136 games for between 2003-2012. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007 and has never made an ass of himself on social media.

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Giants select Marcus Trufant in Bleacher Report’s 2003 NFL re-draft

In Bleacher Report’s 2003 NFL re-draft, the New York Giants select CB Marcus Trufant instead of DT William Joseph.

In 2003, the New York Giants had the 25th pick in NFL Draft and their choice ended up being one of the most disappointing of the 21st Century so far.

William Joseph, a defensive tackle out of Miami, started just 17 of 55 games with the Giants racking up just 88 tackles and seven sacks. The draft class was considered a success even without hitting on Joseph.

Second-round pick Osi Umenyiora would go on to record 85 sacks for the Giants, David Diehl, taken in Round 5 would become one of the best linemen in the league over the next decade and sixth-round pick David Tyree would go on to make perhaps the most famous play in Giants’ history.

The Giants could have really hit big if they had passed on Joseph and chose cornerback Marcus Trufant of Washington State, who Brad Gagnon has falling to the Giants in this 2003 re-draft from Bleacher Report.

What actually happened: Drafted DT William Joseph

Where he was actually picked: 11th overall by the Seahawks

It’s been a tough re-draft for the Giants, who already lost Umenyiora and Diehl before hitting the clock. At least they get a do-over on Joseph, who started just 17 games in his career and wasn’t a factor when the team made its Super Bowl run in 2007.

It works out well that the best player available here would have helped a secondary that was still somewhat of a liability.

Marcus Trufant was an instant starter at cornerback in Seattle. He intercepted five passes as a sophomore and made the Pro Bowl with seven picks the year the Giants won their first of two Super Bowls this century. He likely would have been the No. 1 corner in New York from at least 2005 to 2008.

Even with the Plaxico Burress incident, maybe Trufant could have helped keep the Giants in line to win another title in 2008.

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