Top 10 Draft "Busts" in Seattle Seahawks History: #4 - Jerramy Stevens

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 9:23 AM PDT

With the 28th selection of the 2002 draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected Jerramy Stevens, a TE out of Washington. Initially, despite his off-the-field issues ("issues" is putting it kindly), the pick looked to be a success. His rookie year, he caught 26 passes for 297 yards and 3 TDs and looked to be on his way to a good career in the NFL. His progress stalled for a his 2nd and 3rd seasons, but his 4th season, 2005, proved to be more successful and he did his part to help the Seahawks advance it to the Super Bowl to face off against the Steelers. This included 6 catches for 66 yards (maybe the 666 should have tipped us off?) and a touchdown in the NFC Championship game against the Panthers.

Stevens then broke a cardinal rule of big games and gave the Steelers bulletin board material by stating "The story of Jerome Bettis returning to his hometown (Detroit) is heartwarming, but it's going be a sad day when he doesn't walk away with that trophy." This led to a war of words between Stevens and several Steelers throughout the week but ultimately Pittsburgh got the most of it as Stevens choked in the Super Bowl, dropping 4 passes, including one very big one in the endzone.

Loudmouth trash-talking players generally annoy me - particularly when it's the biggest game of the year - but they're especially infuriating when they fail back it up. Stevens was the goat in the most frustrating game the Seahawks organization has ever taken part of, and is a large part of the reason he's sitting at #4 on this list.

The other large part would point to the fact that if you look at Jerramy Steven's wikipedia page, the "Legal Troubles" section is longer than his "Professional Career" segment.

Stevens' troubles with the law had a large part in the Hawks letting him go, and had a very large part in his eventual washing out from the league. He had talent for sure and flashed it at times, but couldn't stay out of trouble, and this was his undoing in the NFL.

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not to be THAT guy but wasnt he drafted in 02?

The first sentence says 08.

7 picks for 7 quarterbacks in Draft 2011! EFF IT!

by Seatown_Sport_Head321 on Apr 12, 2011 9:27 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

haha i might be dyslexic thanks

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Love these articles

And how quickly articles are being posted! You must be working your butt off, Danny. Nice job.

Every Sunday, Section 336's loudest fan.

by tehbagel on Apr 12, 2011 10:29 AM PDT reply actions

I was just thinking the same thing

Way to go buddy.

by Jackrabbit5683 on Apr 12, 2011 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks

i am working hard at it, so it’s appreciated!

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Just to give Stevens a little credit, he was a large reason for our success in 2005.

His ability to stretch the middle of the field helped pull linebackers away from the box, factoring into Shaun’s ridiculous numbers that year.

And it should be said that, despite the four drops in the Superbowl (a couple of which were pretty excusable), he did have our lone touchdown and made that ridiculous catch at the 1 1/2 yard line that was (ARARARARRAAAAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!) called back due to Locklear’s “hold”.

by djafrot on Apr 12, 2011 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah - he was a talented player for sure

and had a lot to due with our success – it’s just frustrating when players let ruin their talent because of bone-head stuff.

I tried to give him a little credit in here – unfortunately he’ll be known as a goat because he ran his mouth.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Jerramy

With an A.

As in “A, what happened to my career?”

by busplunger on Apr 12, 2011 11:00 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Man I sucked at spelling in this post. Thx

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Why was it spelled with two R's?

In case he dropped one.

"I'm tired of chasing after my dreams. I'll just find out where they're going, and catch up later." - Hedberg

by jteckmann on Apr 12, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I feel like you're kinda stretching the definition of 'bust' here

Stevens was a goat in 2005 but calling him a bust just doesn’t really pass the logic test to me.

by kow on Apr 12, 2011 11:06 AM PDT reply actions

yeah, that may be. he ultimately 'busted' out of the league because of his legal issues though.

You may or may not call that a bust – but he didn’t fail due to his talent level – it was pure stupidity. that’s a bust in my mind.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

also - the Hawks parted ways with him purely because of these off-field issues

though he flashed brilliance at times, and particularly in 2005, he couldn’t figure out how to stay out of trouble, and the Hawks were finally like “screw it – we don’t need you anymore”.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe, but this was all after he had made significant contributions

and it’s not like we were owed a trip to the Super Bowl in ’05, we got there off the backs of a lot of good seasonal performances, including his.

by kow on Apr 12, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

fair enough

it would still be nice to have a first round pick not get dropped because he can’t stop getting arrested – which was on the forefront of my mind.
But you do have a point – this list isn’t perfect by any stretch.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, this is a minor detail to quibble over

and the ultimate truth is that he WAS disappointing cuz he could’ve been a lot more if he could’ve been something other than an irresponsible drunk with salad tongs for hands

by kow on Apr 12, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions

HA- salad tongs.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

PS - Is HAHA considered "chatspeak" here?

I do it a lot – but I’m not sure if this is frowned upon or whatever. It seems the best way to denote that I found something funny.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha is fine.

Recs are also a good way of doing that.

by Nate Dogg on Apr 12, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha is fine but be careful with things like "Thx".

by DetectiveM on Apr 12, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Jerramy Stevens is a piece of garbage and a black mark on the face of the Seattle Seahawks.

by Kenneth Arthur on Apr 12, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, and him being a bigger bust than Boz doesn't seem right.

Espcially since Stevens was a very late first rounder… #30 or something.

by djafrot on Apr 12, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

boz fizzled because of injuries

stevens fizzled because he couldn’t stop getting arrested. that is why he’s ahead of the boz. the order of the list is not an exact science – but that was my reasoning.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 12, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions

That is exactly how I feel.

I guess I’ve always seperated injury busts from those that failed to live up to obvious potential for other reasons, ie., being a lazy asshole.

by brugg on Apr 12, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions

POS violent rapist druggie

Stevens is the ultimate degenerate pro athlete. I am bummed I ever cheered for him

by Dialectic on Apr 12, 2011 11:07 AM PDT reply actions

Not a bust

Disappointing given his considerable talent, yes. But he was a starter for several years and had a better pro career than many first-rounders from 2002. He worked out better for the team that drafted him than the player selected just before him (Mike Rumph) and the player selected just after him (Marc Colombo).

I don’t know who’s going to wind up at #1, but I will just say this: anyone who was ultimately traded for a first-round pick in the legendary 1997 draft can’t be at the top of the list.

by Suburban Shocker on Apr 12, 2011 12:07 PM PDT reply actions

Least Favorite Seahawk

Literally, in my entire history of being a fan. I’ve never like a Seahawk less.

I've got ridiculous upside.

by Jacson Bevens on Apr 12, 2011 12:55 PM PDT reply actions

Stevens is a bonafide scumbag

I’m surprised he lasted in this league for this long, given his legal history. He belongs in the federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison, which is probably where he would be if it weren’t for his freakish athletic talents that helped him cruise through life. What makes this even worse is that he’s a product of the Pacific Northwest.

Good riddance, Scumbag Stevens. I’m glad John Carlson is the total opposite of you.

by aerozeppelin on Apr 12, 2011 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs