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Date	Significance
4/20/2002	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.
4/19/2002	Traded quarterback Brock Huard to Indianapolis for the Colts fifth-round draft choice in the 2002 draft.
4/4/2002	Seahawks fans chose for the team to wear blue helmets to go along with the new uniforms via a weeklong vote on the club’s website. Marked the first time in NFL history that a team allowed fans to choose any part of the teams’ uniform ensemble.
4/2/2002	Bill Laveroni named assistant offensive line coach.
3/27/2002	The Seahawks unveiled new uniforms at the team’s new stadium, the first significant uniform change in the team’s 26-year history. For the first time in the NFL, a club allowed fans to choose part of the team's uniform ensemble (the helmet). In a weeklong contest, a total of 64,513 fans voted with an overwhelming 49,447 (76.6%) voting for the new Seahawks blue helmet. The traditional silver helmet received 15,066 (23.4%) votes.
3/5/2002	Re-signed Trent Dilfer to be the starting quarterback for the 2002 season.
3/1/2002	The Seahawks announced a new logo and colors; Seahawks blue, Seahawks Navy and Seahawks bright green.
2/22/2002	Released defensive end Michael Sinclair following 11 years of service.
1/6/2002	The Seahawks played their final game at Husky Stadium before moving into their new downtown stadium. Trent Dilfer finished the season 4-0, extending his consecutive unbeaten record as a starter to 15-0.
1/2/2002	Seahawks DT John Randle and T Walter Jones selected to represent Seahawks in the Pro Bowl.
11/11/2001	Shaun Alexander rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns versus Oakland, including a team-record 88-yard touchdown.
9/16/2001	Home game versus Kansas City is postponed due to the terrorist attacks on Tuesday, September 11.
8/3/2001	Signed Trent Dilfer to one-year contract to back up Matt Hasselbeck.
6/28/2001	Named Scott Fitterer area scout and named former Kansas City wide receiver Lake Dawson and former Seahawks safety Eric Stokes pro personnel assistants.
5/22/2001	Seahawks switch conferences from the AFC West to the NFC West, joining the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams following realignment. The Seahawks were a member of the NFC West in their inaugural season in 1976 before moving to the AFC West in 1977.
5/22/2001	Seahawks switch conferences from the AFC West to the NFC West, joining the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams following realignment. The Seahawks were a member of the NFC West in their inaugural season in 1976 before moving to the AFC West in 1977.
4/21/2001	Seattle takes North Carolina State wide receiver Koren Robinson with its first overall selection (No. 9) and Steve Hutchinson (No. 17). Selects 12 college players, the most since drafting 11 in 1992, during the two-day draft.
4/12/2001	Seahawks sign a three-year extension with Eastern Washington University to continue its training camp in Cheney.
4/9/2001	Seattle signs free agent LB Levon Kirkland.
3/16/2001	Seattle names Lance Lopes to serve as General Counsel.
3/9/2001	Seattle signs free agent DT Chad Eaton.
3/8/2001	DT Cortez Kennedy is released.
3/3/2001	Seattle signs free agent DT John Randle.
3/2/2001	Seattle trades a third-round draft choice and switches first-round picks with Green Bay for QB Matt Hasselbeck.
2/28/2001	A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Seattle area damaging the Seahawks marketing headquarters at Palmer Court, forcing them to move out of the building. The new stadium was not damaged and workers resumed construction less than one week later.
2/16/2001	Former Seahawks QB Jim Zorn is named quarterbacks coach.
1/2/2001	Mike Holmgren names Mark Michaels assistant special teams coach.
12/23/2000	Charlie Rogers returns four kickoffs for 171 yards, which included an 81-yard touchdown, versus Buffalo to establish an AFC single-season record with 2,094 combined return yards (punt and kickoff).
11/12/2000	QB Jon Kitna earns AFC Offensive Player of the Week for 22 of 33, 231-yard, three-touchdown performance at Jacksonville.
11/12/2000	QB Jon Kitna earns AFC Offensive Player of the Week for 22 of 33, 231-yard, three-touchdown performance at Jacksonville.
10/15/2000	Seahawks return man Charlie Rogers sets team single-game record with 198 kickoff return yards and 215 combined return yards versus Indianapolis.
9/10/2000	Seattle opens a two-year stint at Husky Stadium with a loss to the defending Super Bowl Champion St. Louis Rams in a 37-34 shootout.
9/3/2000	Seattle loses to Miami in season opener, 23-0, marking the first time the Seahawks were shut out in seven years.
7/5/2000	Seahawks hire Brian Davis for radio play-by-play.
6/1/2000	Former Seahawks safety Eric Stokes and Matt Malaspina named area scouts.
5/15/2000	Bucky Brooks and Mike Murphy named area scouts.
5/10/2000	Scot McCloughan appointed as director of college scouting.
4/28/2000	Seattle names John Schneider director of player personnel.
4/15/2000	Seahawks select Alabama running back Shaun Alexander and Wisconsin tackle Chris McIntosh in the first round of the NFL draft.
3/26/2000	Seattle’s Kingdome is imploded, to make space for the new football/soccer stadium and exhibition hall, which will be located on the same site.
2/12/2000	WR Joey Galloway is traded to the Dallas Cowboys for first-round draft choices in 2000 and 2001.
1/28/2000	Holmgren names Ted Thompson vice president/football operations.
1/21/2000	Holmgren names Johnny Holland assistant special teams/assistant strength and conditioning coach.
1/20/2000	Holmgren names Gil Haskell offensive coordinator.
1/12/2000	Mike Holmgren names Steve Sidwell defensive coordinator. Defensive Assistant Bob Zeman announces his retirement from coaching.
1/9/2000	Seahawks lose their first playoff game in 11 years when they fall to the Miami Dolphins, 20-17, in the final game played at Seattle’s Kingdome.
1/2/2000	The Seahawks finish the 1999 season with a 19-9 loss at the New York Jets, but reach the playoffs for the first time since 1988 with the team’s second AFC West Championship. The team’s 9-7 record is the best mark since 1990. DT Cortez Kennedy is voted to a team-record eighth Pro Bowl along with teammates LB Chad Brown and T Walter Jones.