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5 best all-time Seahawks tight ends

By Dan Viens

Sep 4, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks tight end Zach Miller (86, left) catches a pass against Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews (52, right) during the second quarter at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 4, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks tight end Zach Miller (86, left) catches a pass against Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews (52, right) during the second quarter at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Until Jimmy Graham was acquired in 2015, the Seattle Seahawks have never had a marquee name at tight end…. so who are the 5 best all-time Seahawks tight ends? These are.

The tight end position has never truly been a featured part of the Seahawks offense, regardless of which head coach was running the ship. It took on a bigger role in the west coast offense Mike Holmgren imported in 1999, but never resulted in any TE stars being born. At times, the position served as more of a 6th offensive lineman, rather than an integral part of the passing game.

But in looking at all the players who have suited up at the tight end in the 40 years since the birth of the Seahawks, there are clearly 5 who stand above all the rest:

Former Seattle Seahawk tight end Jeremy Stevens. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
Former Seattle Seahawk tight end Jeremy Stevens. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /

#5 Jerramy Stevens

In terms of pure talent, Stevens might be #1. Frankly, the reason he’s not is because he never fully realized his raw talent.

Stevens was a physical freak, in much the same way that current “TE” Jimmy Graham is. He was 6’7″ and 260 pounds and looked, moved and ran like a basketball player.

But there were two things that held Stevens back from perennial stardom.

Bad hands and bad character.

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Stevens was known for his drops as much as his 130 catches and 15 TD’s, and will forever be remembered for the bad week he had when the Hawks played in Super Bowl XL. First he talked a lot of trash leading up to the game, drawing the ire of the eventual champion Pittsburgh Steelers, and then dropped a couple passes in the game including one that would have put the team inside the 5 yard line.

Unfortunately, another outstanding catch that would have resulted in first and goal for Seattle in the 2nd half was erased by a questionable holding call on right tackle Sean Locklear.

Stevens, infamous now for his tabloid-headline-grabbing marriage to soccer legend Hope Solo, was released in 2007 after legal troubles, and out of football in 2010 after another arrest for possession of marijuana.

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