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3 biggest draft busts in Seattle Seahawks history

By Russell S. Baxter

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 30: L.J. Collier #91 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 30: L.J. Collier #91 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO, CA – OCTOBER 4: Dan McGwire #10 of the Seattle Seahawks drops back to pass against the San Diego Chargers during an NFL football game October 4, 1992 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. McGwire played for the Seahawks from 1991-94. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – OCTOBER 4: Dan McGwire #10 of the Seattle Seahawks drops back to pass against the San Diego Chargers during an NFL football game October 4, 1992 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. McGwire played for the Seahawks from 1991-94. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

1. Dan McGwire

The 1990s were not kind to the NFL franchise from the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Seahawks finished with a combined 70-90 regular-season mark in those 10 seasons. The club’s lone playoff game came in 1999, a 20-17 loss to the visiting Miami Dolphins.

Over that decade, the team went through its share of quarterbacks. In 1991, the club went through four different starting signal-callers. One of those performers was rookie Dan McGwire, the 16th overall selection in the draft that year.

In four seasons with the Seahawks, he appeared in a mere 12 games and made only five starts. In those dozen contests, the lanky 6-foot-8, 240-pound performer threw for a combined 745 yards, two scores and six interceptions.

McGwire’s most extensive playing time finally came during his fourth NFL season. He appeared in seven contests, including the team’s last five games, and started Seattle’s final three contests. During that final five-game stretch in 1994, he hit on just 51 of his 105 attempts (48.6 percent) for a combined 578 yards and one touchdown. He was picked off twice, fumbled eight times and lost four of those miscues.

The former University of Iowa and San Diego State product finished his NFL career with a one-game appearance with the Miami Dolphins in 1995.

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