1982 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League, which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game.
The Seahawks lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike, head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson were fired on Wednesday, October 13, and Mike McCormack took over as head coach for the remainder of
After the strike ended in November, the Seahawks won twice to even their record then lost a close game to the [1982 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders]. After beating the Chicago Bears the next week, the team was upset in the Kingdome by the New England Patriots. Seattle finished and missed the expanded playoffs as the second team out in the tiebreaker.
Offseason
1982 draft class
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | Jeff Bryant | Defensive end | Clemson |
| 2 | 33 | Bruce Scholtz | Linebacker | Texas |
| 3 | 75 | Pete Metzelaars | Tight end | Wabash |
| 6 | 144 | Jack Campbell | Offensive tackle | Utah |
| 7 | 174 | Eugene Williams | Defensive back | Tulsa |
| 8 | 201 | Chester Cooper | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
| 9 | 228 | David Jefferson | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
| 10 | 258 | Craig Austin | Linebacker | South Dakota |
| 11 | 284 | Sam Clancy | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | 311 | Frank Naylor | Center | Rutgers |
Undrafted free agents
| Player | Position | College |
| Robert Alexander | Safety | Prairie View |
| Pat Curry | Defensive end | Montana |
| Brion Demski | Quarterback | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Jerry Gaillard | Wide receiver | Clemson |
| Kurt Garl | Linebacker | Humboldt State |
| Mike Hagen | Fullback | Montana |
| Norm Johnson | Kicker | UCLA |
| Tony Jackson | Safety | Michigan |
| Steve Krainock | Quarterback | Richmond |
| Bernie Nowotarski | Cornerback | Kutztown State |
| Jeff Reeves | Safety | Michigan |
| Grayson Rogers | Quarterback | Pacific |
| Mike Rustemeyer | Defensive tackle | Rutgers |
| Andy Shumway | Fullback | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Sammy Sims | Safety | Nebraska |
| Jeff Smith | Linebacker | Alcorn State |
| Scot Tiesing | Tight end | UCLA |
| Willie Todd | Running back | Central Michigan |
Personnel
Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- Denotes players that were selected for the 1983 Pro Bowl.