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Seattle Seahawks: Top 10 players in franchise history

By Samuel Teets

GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 25: Left to right Kam Chancellor, Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman, Cliff Avril, Brandon Mebane, Bobby Wagner and Earl Thomas (front, center) pose for a photo before the 2015 Pro Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 25, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 25: Left to right Kam Chancellor, Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman, Cliff Avril, Brandon Mebane, Bobby Wagner and Earl Thomas (front, center) pose for a photo before the 2015 Pro Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 25, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Seahawks runningback Shaun Alexander runs the ball during the matchup between the Steelers and the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at Ford Field, in Detroit, Michigan on February 6th, 2006. The Steelers won 21-10 (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images) /

6. Shaun Alexander, RB (2000-07)

During a five year run (2001-05) in his nine-year career, Alexander was an Offensive Player of the Year, won a league MVP, rushed for 7,504 yards and 87 touchdowns, averaged 93.8 rushing yards per game, and added 1,346 receiving yards with 11 receiving touchdowns. He would easily be higher up the list if his MVP-days didn’t fade away so quickly.

5. Marshawn Lynch, RB (2010-15)

Beast Mode came to define the Seahawks and their mentality as a whole during his time with the team. His obsession with Skittles and avoidance of the media both took on lives of their own.

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While it wasn’t during the team’s Super Bowl season, Lynch delivered the most memorable run in NFL history in an incredible upset against the New Orleans Saints in the 2010 playoffs.

The run is often credited with kicking off the golden age of the Seahawks. While he didn’t win an MVP like Alexander and had fewer yards with the team, he was the soul of the Seahawks Super Bowl team and did so much for the team during his tenure there.

4. Kenny Easley, SS (1981-1987)

Easley is one of four players to have his jersey number retired by the Seahawks and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. He only spent seven years in the NFL, which is pretty short for a Hall of Famer, but he made a huge impact on the league. In those seven short years, he had 32 interceptions, made five Pro Bowls, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, and won the 1984 Defensive Player of the Year award.

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