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2017 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerPaul Allen
General managerJohn Schneider
Head coachPete Carroll
Home fieldCenturyLink Field
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
3
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
WR Devin Hester Retired Retired
DT John Jenkins Chicago Bears Signed with the Bears on March 17
S Jeron Johnson Jacksonville Jaguars Signed with the Jaguars on August 6
S Kelcie McCray
DT Tony McDaniel New Orleans Saints Signed with the Saints on June 15
DE Damontre Moore Dallas Cowboys Signed with the Cowboys on March 12
FB Marcel Reece Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on July 29, released on September 2
OT Bradley Sowell Chicago Bears Signed with the Bears on May 2
CB Neiko Thorpe Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 14
FB Will Tukuafu
TE Brandon Williams Indianapolis Colts Signed with the Colts on March 20
TE Luke Willson Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 17

Restricted

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

Exclusive-Rights

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

Signings

Position Player 2016 Team Notes
CB Perrish Cox Tennessee Titans Signed January 18
K Blair Walsh Minnesota Vikings Signed February 9
OG Luke Joeckel Jacksonville Jaguars Signed March 9
RB Eddie Lacy Green Bay Packers Signed March 14
OG Oday Aboushi Houston Texans Signed March 17
LB Arthur Brown New York Jets Signed March 17
S Bradley McDougald Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed March 22
K John Lunsford Free Agent Signed March 22
LB Michael Wilhoite San Francisco 49ers Signed March 23
LB Terence Garvin Washington Redskins Signed March 24
DE Dion Jordan Miami Dolphins Signed April 11
LB Kache Palacio Seattle Seahawks Signed April 18
QB Jake Heaps Free Agent Signed May 1
DE David Bass Tennessee Titans Signed May 8
RB Mike Davis San Francisco 49ers Signed May 8
TE Bryce Williams Los Angeles Rams Signed May 10
CB Marcus Cromartie San Francisco 49ers Signed May 31
QB Austin Davis Denver Broncos Signed June 5
DE Marcus Smith Philadelphia Eagles Signed July 29
DT Rodney Coe Jacksonville Jaguars Signed July 30
WR Jamel Johnson Green Bay Packers Signed August 3
DT Greg Milhouse New York Giants Signed August 9
DE Christian French Free Agent Signed August 10
WR Rodney Smith Seattle Seahawks Signed August 13
CB Tramaine Brock San Francisco 49ers Signed August 16
OT Tyrus Thompson Carolina Panthers Signed August 21
DE Dwight Freeney Atlanta Falcons Signed October 24
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) Marshawn Lynch
6th round pick (2018 draft)
Oakland Raiders Trade finalized on April 26
D. J. Alexander Kevin Pierre-Louis Kansas City Chiefs Trade finalized on July 28
Matt Tobin
7th round pick (2018 draft)
5th round pick (2018 draft) Philadelphia Eagles Trade finalized on August 21
Justin Coleman 7th round pick (2018 draft) New England Patriots Trade finalized on September 1
Sheldon Richardson
7th round pick (2018 draft)
Jermaine Kearse
2nd round pick (2018 draft)
7th round pick (2018 draft)
New York Jets Trade finalized on September 1
7th round pick (2018 draft) Tramaine Brock Minnesota Vikings Trade finalized on September 2
5th round pick (2018 draft)
7th round pick (2018 draft)
Cassius Marsh New England Patriots Trade finalized on September 2
Isaiah Battle 7th round pick (2018 draft) Kansas City Chiefs Trade finalized on September 2
Duane Brown
5th round pick (2018 draft)
3rd round pick (2018 draft)
2nd round pick (2019 draft)
Houston Texans Trade finalized on October 31

Draft

2017 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 None
2 35 Malik McDowell DT Michigan State
58 Ethan Pocic C LSU
3 90 Shaquill Griffin CB Central Florida
95 Lano Hill S Michigan
102 * Nazair Jones DT North Carolina
106 * Amara Darboh WR Michigan
4 111 Tedric Thompson S Colorado
5 None
6 187 Mike Tyson S Cincinnati
210 Justin Senior OT Mississippi State
7 226 David Moore WR East Central
249 Chris Carson RB Oklahoma State
* 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. ^ The Seahawks traded their original fourth-round selection – No. 131 overall, along with their 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 undrafted free agents were signed after the 2017 NFL Draft concluded on April 29, unless noted otherwise.

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

Staff

2017 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Chairman – Paul Allen
  • President – Peter McLoughlin
  • Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider
  • Vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas
  • Co-director of player personnel – Scott Fitterer
  • Co-director of player personnel – Trent Kirchner
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Berry
  • Director of pro personnel – Dan Morgan
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Nolan Teasley
  • Consultant – Mike Pettine

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

  • Head strength and conditioning – Chris Carlisle
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yancher

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


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 17 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

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 339
Packers 0 0 14317

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 6 039
Seahawks 6 0 0612

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

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 Memorial Coliseum, 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

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Fifteen: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 13 21 6242
Seahawks 0 0 707

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,077
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 7721
Cowboys 0 9 3012

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 92,150
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Seventeen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 10 3326
Seahawks 7 0 71024

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 9–7. This was the first season since 2011 the Seahawks failed to qualify for the playoffs. They also had a home record of 4-4, the worst of Russell Wilson's career. They would've still been eliminated even if they won, as the Falcons won their game.

This was also Bruce Arians' last game as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.

Standings

Division

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Los Angeles Rams 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 478 329 L1
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 366 332 L1
Arizona Cardinals 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 295 361 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 331 383 W5

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .461 .433 L1
2 Minnesota Vikings North 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .492 .447 W3
3 Los Angeles Rams West 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 .504 .460 L1
4 New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .535 .483 L1
Wild Cards
5 Carolina Panthers South 11 5 0 .688 3–3 7–5 .539 .500 L1
6 Atlanta Falcons South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .543 .475 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Detroit Lions North 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 .496 .368 W1
8 Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 .492 .444 L1
9 Dallas Cowboys East 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .438 W1
10 Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .488 .406 W2
11 Green Bay Packers North 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .539 .357 L3
12 Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 5–7 .539 .429 L1
13 San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 .512 .438 W5
14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .555 .375 W1
15 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 0–6 1–11 .559 .500 L1
16 New York Giants East 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .531 .458 W1
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  2. ^ a b LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.
  4. ^ a b c Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  6. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yards Russell Wilson 3,983
Passing touchdowns Russell Wilson 34
Rushing yards Russell Wilson 586
Rushing touchdowns Russell Wilson 3
Receptions Doug Baldwin 75
Receiving yards Doug Baldwin 991
Receiving touchdowns Jimmy Graham 10
Points Blair Walsh 100
Kickoff return yards Tyler Lockett 949
Punt return yards Tyler Lockett 238
Tackles Bobby Wagner 133
Sacks Frank Clark 9
Forced fumbles Frank Clark
Marcus Smith
2
Interceptions Earl Thomas

Richard Sherman

Bobby Wagner

Justin Coleman

2

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