Former Seattle Seahawks guard Steve Hutchinson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2020 class.
Hutchinson originally thought he was receiving a call from the Hall of Fame to tell him that he did not make it in, as he had received several calls telling him so years prior.
“I’m thinking, ‘I’m getting another late [rejection] call,’” Hutchinson said. “As soon as the knock happens, it’s hard to explain. It’s like a weighted vest is taken immediately off your shoulders. That last 10 minutes, it seemed like it was seven hours. It was crazy. I was getting all tight. Then you get the knock and… you start floating. And it’s like, ‘Is this real?’ We all just kind of broke down at once. It’s great. It’s indescribable.”
Hutchinson’s former teammate Matt Hasselbeck believes the guard played his best years in the Emerald City.
“I don’t think – there’s no doubt! His best years were as a Seahawk. I think he made a name for himself as a Seahawk,” Hasselbeck said. “I know he meant more to the Seahawks organization than the other teams that he played for during his career. Steve was an absolute stud on the field, off the field, as well as a leader, tough guy, and helped us have a swagger that we didn’t necessarily have [otherwise].”
Largely due to his tenure with the Seahawks, Hutchinson finally has a spot in Canton.
