Paul Richardson

After selecting Ohio State cornerback Shawn Springs with the third overall choice, Seattle sends the 12th overall choice and a third-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the sixth overall choice. That pick is used on Florida State University tackle Walter Jones. It is the first time in their history that the Seahawks have utilized two first-round draft choices.

Seattle became the 12th team in NFL  history to advance to the Super Bowl after winning it the previous year by defeating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, 28-22, in OT. Seattle overcame a 16-point, second-half deficit to win after Russell Wilson connected with Jermaine Kearse on a 35-yard TD to end the game. It marked Seattle’s ninth consecutive postseason win at home, tied for the third-longest streak in NFL  history. The game also marked a record for CenturyLink Field attendance record with 68,538 12s on hand.

Ricky Watters scores three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving, as he compiles 174 combined yards in a 31-19 victory in Kansas City, where the Seahawks had lost their previous eight games against the Chiefs.

Seahawks selected Washington Husky tight end Jerramy Stevens in the first round of the NFL Draft, the first tight end selected by the team in the opening round.