2017 Seattle Seahawks season

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2017 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner
CenturyLink Field
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
7
  • QB
    Earl Thomas
AP All-Pros
3
(2nd team)
Uniform

The 2017 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their eighth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks tried to improve their 10–5–1 record from 2016. However, it did not happen because of injuries to key defensive players and poor offensive performances. After the Atlanta Falcons' Week 17 win over the Carolina Panthers, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2011. They also failed to achieve a 10-win season for the first time since that same season. This was Russell Wilson's first season not making the playoffs.

During the season, Russell Wilson broke Eli Manning's NFL record for most 4th quarter touchdowns in a single season with 18; the previous record was 15. Wilson also led the NFL in touchdown passes with 34.

This was also the final season of the original Legion of Boom playing together, as well as the 21st and last full season under the ownership of Paul Allen, who died during the 2018 season.

Roster changes

Free agents

Unrestricted

Position Player 2017 team Notes
K
Steven Hauschka
Buffalo Bills Signed with the Bills on March 10[2]
WR Devin Hester Retired Retired
DT John Jenkins Chicago Bears Signed with the Bears on March 17[3]
S Jeron Johnson Jacksonville Jaguars Signed with the Jaguars on August 6[4]
S Kelcie McCray
DT Tony McDaniel New Orleans Saints Signed with the Saints on June 15[5]
DE Damontre Moore Dallas Cowboys Signed with the Cowboys on March 12[6]
FB Marcel Reece Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on July 29,[7] released on September 2[8]
OT
Bradley Sowell Chicago Bears Signed with the Bears on May 2[9]
CB Neiko Thorpe Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 14[10]
FB Will Tukuafu
TE Brandon Williams Indianapolis Colts Signed with the Colts on March 20[11]
TE Luke Willson Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 17[12]

Restricted

Position Player 2017 Team Notes
LB Brock Coyle San Francisco 49ers Signed with the 49ers on March 10[13]
OT
Garry Gilliam San Francisco 49ers Signed with the 49ers on April 18[14]
LB Mike Morgan Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on July 31[15]
CB Mohammed Seisay
CB DeShawn Shead Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on March 17[16]
S Steven Terrell Kansas City Chiefs Signed with the Chiefs on July 6[17]

Exclusive-Rights

Position Player 2017 Team Notes
DE Tavaris Barnes Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed with the Buccaneers on May 31[18]
FB Brandon Cottom Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on May 4[19]
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste Jacksonville Jaguars Signed with the Jaguars on July 25[20]
RB Terrence Magee Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[21]
LB Dewey McDonald Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on March 28[22]
RB Troymaine Pope Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[21]
TE Ronnie Shields
WR Tyler Slavin
TE Joe Sommers

Signings

Position Player 2016 Team Notes
CB Perrish Cox Tennessee Titans Signed January 18[23]
K Blair Walsh Minnesota Vikings Signed February 9[24]
OG
Luke Joeckel Jacksonville Jaguars Signed March 9[25]
RB Eddie Lacy Green Bay Packers Signed March 14[26]
OG Oday Aboushi Houston Texans Signed March 17[27]
LB Arthur Brown New York Jets Signed March 17[28]
S Bradley McDougald Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed March 22[29]
K John Lunsford Free Agent Signed March 22[29]
LB Michael Wilhoite San Francisco 49ers Signed March 23[30]
LB Terence Garvin
Washington Redskins
Signed March 24[22]
DE Dion Jordan Miami Dolphins Signed April 11[31]
LB Kache Palacio Seattle Seahawks Signed April 18[21]
QB Jake Heaps Free Agent Signed May 1[32]
DE David Bass Tennessee Titans Signed May 8[33]
RB Mike Davis San Francisco 49ers Signed May 8[34]
TE Bryce Williams Los Angeles Rams Signed May 10[35]
CB Marcus Cromartie San Francisco 49ers Signed May 31[36]
QB Austin Davis Denver Broncos Signed June 5[37]
DE Marcus Smith Philadelphia Eagles Signed July 29[7]
DT Rodney Coe Jacksonville Jaguars Signed July 30[38]
WR Jamel Johnson Green Bay Packers Signed August 3[39]
DT Greg Milhouse New York Giants Signed August 9[40]
DE Christian French Free Agent Signed August 10[41]
WR Rodney Smith Seattle Seahawks Signed August 13[42]
CB Tramaine Brock San Francisco 49ers Signed August 16[43]
OT Tyrus Thompson Carolina Panthers Signed August 21[44]
DE Dwight Freeney Atlanta Falcons Signed October 24[45]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2016 season.

Trades

Player/compensation received Player/compensation sent Team Notes
5th round pick (
2018 draft
)
2018 draft
)
Oakland Raiders Trade finalized on April 26[46]
D. J. Alexander Kevin Pierre-Louis Kansas City Chiefs Trade finalized on July 28[47]
2018 draft
)
5th round pick (
2018 draft
)
Philadelphia Eagles Trade finalized on August 21[48]
Justin Coleman 7th round pick (
2018 draft
)
New England Patriots Trade finalized on September 1[49]
2018 draft
)
2018 draft
)
New York Jets Trade finalized on September 1[50]
7th round pick (
2018 draft
)
Tramaine Brock Minnesota Vikings Trade finalized on September 2[51]
5th round pick (
2018 draft
)
Cassius Marsh New England Patriots Trade finalized on September 2[51]
Isaiah Battle 7th round pick (
2018 draft
)
Kansas City Chiefs Trade finalized on September 2[51]
2018 draft
)
3rd round pick (
2019 draft
)
Houston Texans Trade finalized on October 31[52]

Draft

2017 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 None [A]
2 35 Malik McDowell DT Michigan State
58 Ethan Pocic C LSU
3 90 Shaquill Griffin CB Central Florida
95 Lano Hill S Michigan [A]
102 * Nazair Jones DT North Carolina
106 * Amara Darboh WR Michigan
4 111 Tedric Thompson S Colorado [A] [B]
5 None [C]
6 187 Mike Tyson S Cincinnati [A]
210 Justin Senior OT Mississippi State
7 226 David Moore WR East Central [D]
249 Chris Carson RB Oklahoma State [A]
*
Compensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d e The Seahawks traded their original first-round selection (No. 26 overall) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for the Falcons' first-, third- and seventh-round selections – Nos. 31, 95 and 249 overall, respectively. The Seahawks later traded the No. 31 selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' second- and fourth-round selections – Nos. 34 and 111 overall, respectively. The Seahawks then traded the No. 34 selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the Jaguars' second- and sixth-round selections – Nos. 35 and 187 overall, respectively.
  2. 2016 seventh-round selection to the New England Patriots
    in exchange for the Patriots' 2016 fifth- and seventh-round selections.
  3. ^ The Seahawks forfeited their fifth-round selection as the punishment for violating the NFL's collective bargaining agreement regarding off-season workout policies that occurred during the 2016 off-season.
  4. ^ The Seahawks acquired an additional seventh-round selection (No. 226 overall) in a trade that sent wide receiver Kevin Norwood to the Carolina Panthers.

Undrafted free agents

All

2017 NFL Draft concluded on April 29,[53]
unless noted otherwise.

2017 Seattle Seahawks Undrafted Free Agents
Player Position College Notes
FB Algernon Brown BYU waived July 29[54]
OT Darrell Brown Louisiana Tech signed August 7,[55] waived September 2[56]
LB Rodney Butler New Mexico State signed August 16,[43] waived September 2[56]
TE Steve Donatell Western Kentucky signed June 8,[57] waived September 1[58]
WR Cyril Grayson LSU fifth-year senior and did not play football, signed April 10,[59] waived September 2[56]
QB Skyler Howard West Virginia waived May 15[60]
DT Jeremy Liggins Ole Miss waived September 2[56]
WR Speedy Noil Texas A&M signed May 15,[60] waived May 31[36]
LB Otha Peters
Louisiana-Lafayette
waived September 2[56]
WR Darreus Rogers USC waived September 2[56]
OG
Jordan Roos Purdue
SS Jordan Simone Arizona State signed May 31,[36] waived August 7,[55] signed August 9,[40] waived/injured August 16[43]
TE Tyrone Swoopes Texas waived September 2[56]
LB Nick Usher UTEP waived July 29[54]

Staff

2017 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach/executive vice president of football operations – Pete Carroll
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable
  • Assistant head coach/linebackers – Micheal Barrow

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2017 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 75
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  • 56
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  • 32
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 21
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 74
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  • 59
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 48
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  • 92
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  • 38
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 94 Malik McDowell DT (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 41
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  • 70
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  • 22
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  • 25
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Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 16 inactive, 9 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 at Los Angeles Chargers W 48–17 1–0
StubHub Center
Recap
2 August 18 Minnesota Vikings W 20–13 2–0
CenturyLink Field
Recap
3 August 25 Kansas City Chiefs W 26–13 3–0 CenturyLink Field Recap
4 August 31 at Oakland Raiders W 17–13 4–0
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC South.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 at Green Bay Packers L 9–17 0–1 Lambeau Field Recap
2 September 17 San Francisco 49ers W 12–9 1–1
CenturyLink Field
Recap
3 September 24 at Tennessee Titans L 27–33 1–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
4 October 1 Indianapolis Colts W 46–18 2–2 CenturyLink Field Recap
5 October 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 16–10 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
6 Bye
7 October 22 at New York Giants W 24–7 4–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
8 October 29 Houston Texans W 41–38 5–2 CenturyLink Field Recap
9 November 5 Washington Redskins L 14–17 5–3 CenturyLink Field Recap
10 November 9 at Arizona Cardinals W 22–16 6–3
University of Phoenix Stadium
Recap
11 November 20 Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 6–4 CenturyLink Field Recap
12 November 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–13 7–4 Levi's Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–10 8–4 CenturyLink Field Recap
14 December 10 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 24–30 8–5
EverBank Field
Recap
15 December 17 Los Angeles Rams L 7–42 8–6 CenturyLink Field Recap
16 December 24 at Dallas Cowboys W 21–12 9–6 AT&T Stadium Recap
17 December 31 Arizona Cardinals L 24–26 9–7 CenturyLink Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Green Bay Packers

Game information

Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Game information

Week 3: at Tennessee Titans

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 71327
Titans 0 9 21333

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Four: Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 2 13 3018
Seahawks 3 7 221446

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

This would be the final game in Seattle for defensive end Cliff Avril, who would suffer a neck injury and be released after a failed physical in the offseason.

Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 3316
Rams 0 10 0010

at

Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 7: at New York Giants

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 71424
Giants 0 7 007

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 8: vs. Houston Texans

Week Eight: Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 14 7 31438
Seahawks 14 7 61441

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Nine: Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 7 3717
Seahawks 2 0 01214

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 68,927
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 8 0722
Cardinals 0 7 3616

at

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

In what would be his last game in Seattle, Richard Sherman ruptured his Achilles tendon, effectively ending his season and the Legion of Boom era. Kam Chancellor would also play his final game as he suffered a neck injury and would later announce his retirement in the offseason.

Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 14 10 7334
Seahawks 7 10 6831

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 71024
49ers 0 3 3713

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Thirteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 3 0710
Seahawks 10 0 7724

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,075
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 101424
Jaguars 3 0 21630

at

EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information