A look at a couple of memorable moments in Seahawks history that occurred on April 27:
2012: Middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (second round) and quarterback Russell Wilson (third round) are selected in the NFL Draft. Wagner would lead the team in tackles and finish second in voting for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, and last season he led the NFL's No. 1-ranked defense in tackles. Wilson not only became the starter, he threw 26 touchdown passes to tie the league's rookie record that was set by Peyton Manning in 1998, finished third in voting for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played in the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. Wilson quarterbacked the Seahawks to the first Super Bowl victory in franchise history last season.
1982: Jeff Bryant is selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Bryant would team with fellow defensive end Jacob Green and nose tackle Joe Nash to form what they called "The Diehard." Why? "Because we always start," Green explained. And that they did, from 1983 through 1989. In 1990, after selecting tackle Cortez Kennedy in the first round of the draft, coach Chuck Knox switched to a four-man defensive line and Bryant eventually became the only player in franchise history to start at all four spots.
