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2007 Seattle Seahawks season
2007 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
Home field	Qwest Field
Results
Record	TBD
Division place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
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The 2007 Seattle Seahawks season will be the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League. They will try to improve upon their 9-7 record in 2006 and are coming off the heels of their third consecutive NFC West division title and their fourth consecutive playoff appearance.

2007 NFL Draft

The 2007 NFL Draft took place on April 28-29, with the Seahawks picking 55th overall (2nd round), selecting Cornerback Josh Wilson.

2007 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
2/55	Josh Wilson	Cornerback	Maryland
3/85	Brandon Mebane	Defensive Tackle	California
4/120	Baraka Atkins	Defensive End	Miami (Florida)
4/124	Mansfield Wrotto	Offensive Guard	Georgia Tech
5/161	Will Herring	Linebacker	Auburn
6/197	Courtney Taylor	Wide Receiver	Auburn
6/210	Jordan Kent	Wide Receiver	Oregon
7/232	Steve Vallos	Offensive Guard	Wake Forest

Departures

Defensive end Grant Wistrom retired not long after the 2006 season ended.^[1]
Wide Receiver Darrell Jackson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for the 120th pick in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft.^[2]
Tight end Jerramy Stevens signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[3]
Tight end Itula Mili was released in January to make room for Ben Obomanu.^[4]
Former Center Robbie Tobeck retired the day after a loss in the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Chicago Bears.^[5]

Coaching staff

Head coach Mike Holmgren will be entering his ninth year with the Seahawks. It is the second to last year on his existing contract.

The Seahawks hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim L. Mora to be the new defensive backs coach and assistant coach to Mike Holmgren. A former player at the University of Washington, Mora is considered a hometown guy.

The new special teams coach is Bruce DeHaven. His previous position was as the special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys. DeHaven is regarded as the best special teams coach currently in the NFL.

Pre-season

Game	Date	Opponent	Time	Game site	Channel	Final Score	Record
1	August 12, 2007	San Diego Chargers	5:00 PM	Qualcomm Stadium	NBC	W 24 - 16	1 - 0
2	August 18, 2007	Green Bay Packers	5:00 PM	Lambeau Field	KING 5	L 13 - 48	1 - 1
3	August 25, 2007	Minnesota Vikings	6:00 PM	Qwest Field	KING 5	W 30 - 13	2 - 1
4	August 30, 2007	Oakland Raiders	7:00 PM	Qwest Field	KING 5	W 19 - 14	3 - 1

Note: It was announced in September 2006 the New England Patriots and Seahawks would play a preseason game in China on August 9 (instead of the game against San Diego), however on April 2, 2007 it was announced the game would be rescheduled for 2009 [1].

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium	Box scores	TV
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Stadium	Box scores	TV
1	September 9	1:15 p.m. PST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	FOX
2	September 16	1:05 p.m. PST	@ Arizona Cardinals	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	TBD	FOX
3	September 23	1:05 p.m. PST	Cincinnati Bengals	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	CBS
4	September 30	1:05 p.m. PST	@ San Francisco 49ers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Monster Park	TBD	FOX
5	October 7	5:15 p.m. PST	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Heinz Field	TBD	FOX
6	October 14	2:15 p.m. PST	New Orleans Saints	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	FOX
7	October 21	1:15 p.m. PST	St. Louis Rams	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	NBC
8	Week eight bye
9	November 4	1:00 p.m. PST	@ Cleveland Browns	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Cleveland Browns Stadium	TBD	FOX
10	November 11	5:30 p.m. PST	San Francisco 49ers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	ESPN
11	November 18	5:15 p.m. PST	Chicago Bears	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	NBC
12	November 25	10:00 a.m. PST	@ St. Louis Rams	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Edward Jones Dome	TBD	FOX
13	December 2	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Philadelphia Eagles	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Lincoln Financial Field	TBD	FOX
14	December 9	10:05 a.m. PST	Arizona Cardinals	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	FOX
15	December 16	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Carolina Panthers	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Bank of America Stadium	TBD	FOX
16	December 23	1:15 p.m. PST	Baltimore Ravens	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Qwest Field	TBD	CBS
17	December 30	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Atlanta Falcons	TBD 0–0	TBD 0–0	Georgia Dome	TBD	FOX

Preceded by 2006 Seattle Seahawks season	Seattle Seahawks	Succeeded by 2008 Seattle Seahawks season

2007 Game notes

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	6	0			6
Seahawks	0	10			10

Game time: 1:15 PM PDT
Game weather:
Stadium: Qwest Field
Television commentators (FOX): Brian Baldinger and Dick Stockman
Game attendance:

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks					0
Cardinals					0

Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals					0
Seahawks					0

Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks					0
49ers					0

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks					0
Steelers					0

Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints					0
Seahawks					0

Week 7: vs. St. Louis Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams					0
Seahawks					0

References

[1] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2840212

[2] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2851912

[3] ttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901351.html

[4] ttp://www.grogansports.com/playerscope.asp?Player=568

[5] ttp://www.nfl.com/teams/story/SEA/9932340

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