Executive Position Occupants Chairman Paul Allen President Peter McLoughlin Executive Vice President and General Manager John Schneider Director of People Resources Chuck Arnold Treasurer Karen Spencer Vice President of Football Management Matt Thomas Vice President of Business Operations and Analytics Jeff Dunn Community Mike Flood, Vice President of Events Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel Ed Goines Senior Vice President of Human Resources Management Cindy Kelley Vice President of Player Contract Management Mo Kelly Senior Vice President of External Communications and Broadcasting Dave Pearson Vice President of Commercial Sponsorships and Partnerships Amy Sprangers Technology Affairs Vice President Chip Suttles Director of Player Affairs Scott Fitterer, Trent Kirchner Coaching Staff Position Incumbents Head Coach and Executive Vice President Pete Carroll Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach Tom Cable Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell Quarterbacks Coach Carl Smith Assistant Quarterbacks Coach /Offensive quality control coach Dave Canales Running backs coach Sherman Smith Wide receivers coach Kippy Brown Assistant wide receivers coach Nate Carroll tight end coach Pat McPherson Offensive line assistant Pat Ruel, Brennan Carroll Offensive assistant coach Will Harriger Defensive coordinator Kris Richard Assistant head coach Coach and Defensive Assistant Rocky Seto Defensive Line Coach Travis Jones Defensive Line Assistant Dwaine Board Linebackers Coach Micheal Barrow Linebackers Assistant Lofa Tatupu Cornerbacks Assistant Chris Cash Safeties Assistant Andre Curtis Defensive Controls Coach John Glenn Special Teams Coordinator Brian Schneider Special teams assistant coach Nick Sorensen, Chad Morton, strength and conditioning coach, Chris Carlisle, strength and conditioning assistant coach, Mondray Gee, Jamie Yancher Note 1: The above is the list of main members of the 2015 Seahawks management team and coaching staff.
Note 2: Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has the final say on team personnel changes. When the Seahawks were founded in 1976, the team logo used a color scheme based on traditional tribal art in the northwest United States, with a royal blue base and a forest green eagle head. The main color of the home uniform is royal blue with white, blue and green stripes on the sleeves, while the gloves and helmet are white; the away uniform is white with blue and green sleeve stripes. For the first four seasons, the Seahawks wore black sneakers before switching to white in 1980.
In 1983, the Seahawks made the first modification to their uniforms: the sleeve stripes were covered with the Seahawks emblem, the player numbers were moved from the sleeves to the shoulders, and the helmet visor was changed from gray to blue. The socks also become blue at the top and white at the bottom. Starting in 1989, the Seahawks no longer used jerseys produced by Sand-Knit. At the same time, in some games that season, the Seahawks wore retro jerseys designed between 1976 and 1982.
On March 1, 2002, when the Seahawks moved into the new stadium CenturyLink Field, the NFL League's new equipment supplier Reebok brought a significantly redesigned new team logo and uniforms. The Seahawks were the only two teams to redesign their uniforms that season (the other being the Buffalo Bills). The Seahawks' team colors have changed to lighter "Seahawk Blue", darker "Seahawk Navy" and lime green. Fans also voted to change the helmet color used by the team from silver to Seahawks blue. The team logo design has also been slightly modified to make the eagle head look more aggressive.
On April 3, 2012, Nike took over the position of the official jersey supplier of the NFL from Reebok, and launched a new jersey and team logo design for the Seahawks for the 2012 season, adding a new The color scheme is Wolf Grey, and the team colors change to navy blue, bright green and wolf gray. There are 12 feather-like decorations around the neck of the new uniform, and there are 12 feather stripes on both sides of the shorts, symbolizing Seahawks fans as the "12th man" of the team. The Seahawks had three sets of uniforms in 2012: the traditional navy blue, the away white jersey and the third set of gray jerseys. At the same time, the Seahawks blue in the team logo was replaced by wolf gray. In the second week of the 2012 season, the Seahawks' new home navy blue jersey was used for the first time in the game against the Cowboys. After the game, the home jersey worn by Marshawn Lynch was scheduled to be entered into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Seahawks fans call themselves the team's "12th man" (American football teams can only have 11 players on the field at the same time). On December 15, 1984, then-Seahawks general manager Mike McCormack decided to permanently retire the team's No. 12 as a compliment to Seahawks fans for cheering. Flags emblazoned with “12” can be seen at Seahawks home games. When the Seahawks still played in their old home stadium, the Kingdome, the cheers of Seahawks fans were so well-known in the league that the NFL had to issue special regulations to restrict it in 1985, but the high decibels of Seahawks fans remained the same.
The Seahawks moved into CenturyLink Field in 2002, and the high-decibel tradition of the Kings Dome era has been passed down by Seahawks fans. Since 2002, teams visiting the Seahawks' home court have been called for an average of 2.36 early-action fouls per game. ).
Decibels are a better measure of the Seahawks’ home cheer. In 2013, the Seahawks twice set the Guinness record for the highest decibel stadium in the world: during the home game against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2 of the season, the sound decibels at the Seahawks' home court were as high as 136.6 decibels; and on Monday night in Week 13 During the game against the New Orleans Saints, the "12th Man" even set the record to 137.6 decibels! However, this record was rewritten by the Kansas City Chiefs' home fans in Week 4 of the 2014 season with a new high of 142.2 decibels.
Since October 12, 2003, before the kickoff of every home game, the Seahawks will raise the flag representing the "12th Man" in the south stand of the stadium.
However, although Seahawks fans call themselves "12th Man", the Seahawks are not the official owners of the title "12th Man" - it belongs to Texas A&M University, which has been in the United States since the 1920s. He has been using this title for his sports teams since the 1990s and applied for trademark ownership in September 1990. In 2006, Texas A&M University filed a lawsuit claiming that the Seahawks had infringed upon the ownership rights of "12th Man." The two parties eventually reached an out-of-court settlement in March of that year. The Seahawks could pay annually to use the title, but the scope was limited to the Pacific Northwest. seven states, and cannot sell any team merchandise with the words "12th Man" printed on it. Starting from the 2015 season, in order to create a unique culture for the team, the Seahawks will gradually transition from the "12th man" used by the team to "12s" and will abandon its use after the contract with Texas A&M University expires in 2016. The title of "12th man". The official mascots of the Seahawks are Blitz and Boom, both of which are inspired by the Seahawks. The latter has been used since the 2014 season.
Since 2003, during the entrance ceremony of Seahawks home games, an eagle will be released to fly out of the tunnel before the players. Since 2007, the Seahawks have used a dusky buzzard named Taima. The Legion of Boom (commonly referred to by the abbreviation L.O.B) is what NFL fans have called the Seahawks defensive second line since 2012. This defensive second line leads the NFL in many statistics and is the most direct factor in the Seahawks becoming the league's top defensive team. The regular members of the Howling Legion since its establishment have been cornerback Richard Sherman, freeback Earl Thomas and strongback Kam Chancellor. "Howling Legion" has been registered as a team trademark by the Seahawks.
Origin of the title
The name "Howling Legion" was inspired by Kam Chancellor. Before the 2012 season, Chancellor participated in an interview column on ESPN Seattle Radio. He mentioned that his playing style is to bring the roar (Brings the boom), because he started in the first season in 2011 with a ferocious attack. Known for grappling and hitting. As a result, Seahawks fans quickly spread the word "Legion of Boom" on Twitter and other social media. This title also quickly appeared in ESPN's game commentary and articles on the NFL's official website during the 2012 season.
Members
The original members of the Howling Legion include Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor and cornerback Brandon Browner. The first four of them started in the NFL at the same time in 2011. Game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8 of the season. Browner joined the New England Patriots after the Seahawks won the Super Bowl. His replacement, Byron Maxwell, joined the Philadelphia Eagles after the 2014 season. The Seahawks had to break with the practice of independently developing cornerbacks and signed Cary Williams as the 2015 A new member of the Roaring Legion this season, but he was waived halfway through the season.
#25 Richard Sherman: Selected by the Seahawks with the 154th pick in the 5th round of the 2011 draft. He came from Stanford University and made his first start in the 8th week of the 2011 season, replacing the injured Marcus Trufant. Since then, he has become a starter. His trash talk and arrogant personality have made him the most eye-catching player of the Howling Legion. His "wild talk" in an interview with a FOX Sports reporter after the 2014 National League Finals instantly became a topic of discussion across the United States. , President Obama also imitated this classic interview when he visited the White House after the Seahawks won the championship. However, Sherman proved his ability as a top cornerback with 24 interceptions in his four-year career (tied for second in NFL history in terms of interceptions in the first four years), and in 2014 he received a four-year, $56 million offer. USD contract extension (it was once the highest salary for a cornerback in NFL history, but it was soon broken by Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson).
#31 Kam Chancellor: Selected by the Seahawks with the 133rd pick in the 5th round of the 2010 draft. He came from Virginia Tech and became a starter in 2011. Chancellor, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 232 pounds, is the tallest and heaviest strong guard in the league. He is famous for his fierce tackling and impact. In the 2014 playoffs, he was the deserved MVP of the Seahawks defensive team (against the 49ers and Broncos). Contributed one interception in every game and almost zero interceptions for star tight end Jimmy Graham).
#29 Earl Thomas: Selected by the Seahawks with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2010 draft. He came from the University of Texas and secured the starting position in 2011. Thomas, who is 5 feet 10 inches tall, is the shortest member of the Howling Legion. The media described him as "being able to appear anywhere on the court, marking from any incredible angle, and being able to read offensive tactics in the most subtle ways." Although he was a freeback, Thomas had 78 solo tackles and 5 interceptions in the 2013 season, ranking third in the voting for the NFL's Best Defensive Player in the 2013 season. In the 2014 offseason, Thomas signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the Seahawks, becoming the highest-paid safety in NFL history.
Cary Williams: Selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 229th overall pick in the 7th round of the 2008 draft. He is from Washington University and has played for three teams: the Tennessee Titans, the Baltimore Ravens and the Philadelphia Eagles. The first player who was not independently trained by the Seahawks since the Roaring Legion was basically formed. However, after joining the Seahawks in the 2015 season, his performance never met expectations and he was waived by the Seahawks early after the 11th week of the season.
Byron Maxwell: Selected by the Seahawks with the 173rd overall pick in the 6th round of the 2011 draft. He comes from Clemson University and is 6 feet 1 inch tall.
Maxwell spent the first two and a half seasons of his career primarily as a special teams player and occasionally as a third cornerback. However, in the second half of the 2013 season, after Browner and third cornerback Walter Thurmond left the field due to injuries and suspensions, Maxwell Pushed into the starting position, he was officially promoted to the starting position in the 2014 season with his outstanding performance.
Brandon Browner: Signed by the Seahawks in 2011, after playing in the Canadian Football League for three years. The 6-foot-4, 221-pound Browner has the same footwork and size as any wide receiver, and the success he and Sherman (6-foot-3) have had on the field has also led to the "Hai" of choosing taller cornerbacks. "Eagle Mode" has taken the league by storm.
Achievements
In the 2011 season, Thomas, Chancellor and Browner were selected to the Pro Bowl, and Thomas was also selected to the league's best team (All-Pro). Browner's six interceptions were tied for fourth in the league.
In the 2012 season, Sherman and Thomas were selected as All-Pro. Sherman's eight interceptions ranked second in the league. The Seahawks became the team that allowed the fewest points to their opponents and allowed the second fewest passing touchdowns in the league.
The 2013 season was the masterpiece of the Screaming Legion. They allowed the fewest passing yards to their opponents in the regular season, the second fewest passing touchdowns in the league (16 times), and tied for the number of rushing touchdowns. fewest (4), making the Seahawks the best overall defense in the league. Sherman and Thomas were selected to the All-Pro first team, Chancellor was selected to the All-Pro second team, and all three players were selected to the Pro Bowl that year (because the Seahawks participated in the Super Bowl, they did not actually participate). In the 48th Super Bowl, they faced Peyton Manning, who had just set the NFL single-season record for passing yards and touchdowns, and the Broncos offense (5 players) who scored 606 points in the regular season, setting a new NFL record. Players have scored more than 10 touchdowns in the season, and 4 players have received more than 10 touchdowns). The Howling Legion created two interceptions and two fumbles, allowing the Mustangs to score only 8 points, with a 35-point difference (43-8). It almost set a new record for the largest margin in Super Bowl history.
On June 6, 2014, Sherman defeated Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the fan vote and became the cover star of EA's new generation football game Madden NFL 15. Later, At his strong request, EA allowed all members of the Howling Legion to appear on the homepage of the game interface.
In the 2014 season, the Howling Legion once again made the Seahawks the team that allowed the fewest points (15.9 points), the fewest yards lost (267.1 yards), and the fewest passing yards allowed (185.6 yards) in the league. , but there has been a certain decline in the ability to create turnovers, and only 20 ball possession transitions were made in the whole season. Sherman and Thomas were once again selected to the All-Pro first team, and Chancellor was selected to the second team.