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Walter Jones to raise the 12th Man Flag for Week 5 game vs Giants

Walter Jones to raise the 12th Man Flag for Week 5 game vs Giants

One of the best players in the history of professional football has the honors of raising the 12th Man Flag on Sunday. The best pregame tradition in the NFL will be carried out by Seattle Seahawks legend, and first ballot Hall of Famer, Walter Jones.

Originally the No. 6 overall pick from the 1997 NFL draft, Jones more than lived up to his lofty selection. During his 13 years in the league, all with the Seahawks, Jones made a name for himself as a nigh-impenetrable wall along Seattle’s offensive line.

Jones played in 180 games and started every single one of them. He dropped back to defend 5,703 pass attempts and only surrendered 23 sacks. Additionally, he was flagged for holding only nine times. He named to the first team All-Pro four times, second team All-Pro twice, nine Pro Bowls, and a member of the All-Decade team of the 2000’s.

It is fitting Jones is raising the flag against the New York Giants. During the 2005 season, of which the Seahawks advanced to their first Super Bowl appearance, Seattle hosted the Giants. On that day, the world was introduced to the roar of the 12th Man, as they forced New York into committing 11 false start penalties. A stark contrast to the elite talent of Jones on the other sideline.

There are only a few jerseys hanging retired from the rafters of Lumen Field (for now) and among them is Jones’ No. 71, and rightfully so.

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Top 50 players in Seattle Seahawks history by Approximate Value

The Seahawks franchise recently turned 50 years old.

The Seattle Seahawks franchise recently turned 50 years old. On June 4, 1974 the NFL awarded an expansion team to the city of Seattle, and the rest is history. To celebrate the organization’s 50th birthday, today let’s rank the best players to ever put on a Seahawks uniform.

Here are the 50 best players in franchise history, according to their Approximate Value by Pro Football Reference. *Center Justin Britt and left tackle Duane Brown tied Michael Bennett at 44 AV.

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Every Seattle Seahawks player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Here’s the full list of every player who’s suited up for Seattle that is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

On Thursday night a new group of legends was selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Members included a couple of players who were Seahawks briefly at the end of their careers, Devin Hester and Dwight Freeney.

Here’s the full updated list of every player who’s suited up for Seattle that is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Walter Jones agrees: Seahawks should make throwbacks permanent

Seattle’s GOAT – former left tackle Walter Jones – agrees.

On Sunday the Seattle Seahawks will be wearing their gorgeous throwback uniforms as they host the Cleveland Browns at Lumen Field. We also got confirmation last night that they’ll be wearing them again for their Week 13 Thursday night game against the Dallas Cowboys.

While the team’s current uniforms are better than average, we have a distinct feeling that once fans see the Seahawks in their apple green and royal blues they won’t want them to ever wear any other combination. Most people seem to agree. Yesterday future Hall of Famer J.J. Watt shared a message on Twitter imploring the Seahawks to make the throwbacks their permanent uniforms. The man who is arguably Seattle’s greatest player in franchise history – former left tackle Walter Jones – doubled down on the sentiment.

Make it so.

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One of the greatest players in Seahawks history is a guest on Good Morning Football today. 

One of the greatest players in Seahawks history is a guest on Good Morning Football today.

Watch Seattle’s legendary Hall of Fame left tackle Walter Jones talk about pushing trucks in the offseason to train as well as Geno Smith as the 2023 Seahawks offense.

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FanDuel asks if Russell Wilson is greatest Seahawks player ever, fans answer

FanDuel asked if Wilson is the greatest in franchise history and Seahawks fans stormed the replies in force.

If the Seahawks were to have a Mount Rushmore of their greatest players of all time, fans would universally agree on at least two members. That would be wide receiver Steve Largent and left tackle Walter Jones, who are both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After those two, the consensus completely falls apart for the other franchise GOAT spots, though.

Seattle only has one former league MVP, running back Shaun Alexander. However, he’s not even the most popular Seahawks running back of all time. That would be Marshawn Lynch, who was the beating heart of the team when it was at its absolute best from 2012-2015.

Some great defenders have also come through over the years, including a few Defensive Player of the Year winners in Kenny Easley and Cortez Kennedy. There’s also several potential future Hall of Famers that played for the Legion of Boom, including Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas and Bobby Wagner.

The Seahawks have also had a couple of very good/great quarterbacks in Matt Hasselbeck and Russell Wilson, both deserving of recognition but not in the same league as Largent or Jones.

Over the weekend, FanDuel asked if Wilson is the greatest in franchise history and Seahawks fans stormed the replies in force. Judging by the replies, Wilson is never going to go down as the greatest in Seattle history.

Here’s what they’re saying.

WATCH: Joe Thomas reflects on the moment Walter Jones knocked on his door

Joe Thomas got the famous knock. Watch here as the Browns legend reflects on seeing Walter Jones at his front door.

The cat has been out of the bag for days now: Joe Thomas is heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He got the famous knock, as former Seattle Seahawk stalwart Walter Jones relayed the good news to Thomas in his family. And now as time has passed over the past few days, Thomas has been able to sit back and give some reflection on the moment.

His kids tell him who is at the door, yelling “You made it dad, you made it!” What a special moment for Thomas and his family to treasure forever.

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Seahawks players, legends celebrate team’s third straight win on Twitter

As you might expect, the players are fired up after what Pete Carroll clearly considered a validating dub.

The Seahawks are much better than anybody thought they were coming into this season. After eight games their record is 5-3, courtesy of a three-game winning streak that’s answered a lot of questions about this team’s immediate future and long-term prospects. As you might expect, the players are fired up after what Pete Carroll clearly considered a validating dub.

Here’s how current and former players have reacted to the impressive win over the Giants on Twitter.

Seahawks great Cliff Avril shares shoutout for Boye Mafe

Here’s Cliff Avril’s shoutout for the newest member of the defensive line.

Some Seahawks legends have been making themselves available to the team’s draft picks over the last couple days. Seattle’s GOAT left tackle Walter Jones has taken the time to talk with Charles Cross and both Shaun Alexander and Rashaad Penny have welcomed Kenneth Walker III to the squad.

One of the Seahawks’ best pass rushers of all time is welcoming the team’s second-round draft pick, Minnesota EDGE Boye Mafe. Here’s Cliff Avril’s shoutout for the newest member of the defensive line.

The most interesting pro comp we’ve seen for Mafe comes from Doug Farrar at Touchdown Wire, who gave him some very-high praise by likening him to Seahawks legend Michael Bennett.

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Seahawks legend Walter Jones has spoken with first-round pick Charles Cross

Fortunately, he seems to have found the perfect mentor in the greatest Seahawk of all time.

Seattle Seahawks fans are going to like hearing this. The first player taken by the team at No. 9 overall was Mississippi State OT Charles Cross to help Seattle’s ailing offensive line.

Given his lofty draft position, there will understandably be a lot of pressure on Cross to be a reliable anchor years to come. Fortunately, he seems to have found the perfect mentor in the greatest Seahawk of all time: Hall of Fame left tackle Walter Jones.

Originally the No. 6 overall pick in the 1997 draft, Jones played 13 years in the NFL on his way to Canton. Jones started all 180 games he played and only surrendered 23 sacks on 5,500 passing downs. Even more impressive were the nine total holding calls he had during his career.

Having one of the greatest offensive linemen to ever play the sport in your corner is quite the way to learn the game for a young rookie.

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