Simply put, Kam Chancellor was one of the most important players during the best era in franchise history. A fifth-round pick thought by many to be too big and too slow to play safety in the NFL, Chancellor thrived in Seattle as part of the Legion of Boom defense, setting the tone with his intimidating, physical play. The author of some of the most memorable hits in franchise history, Chancellor was THE alpha in a locker room full of them, and one of the few players who Pete Carroll said ever maxed out on the “competitor scale” he and John Schneider used to help evaluate players. Chancellor put up impressive numbers during his eight seasons in Seattle before a neck injury cut short his career, including 607 tackles, 44 passes defensed, 12 interceptions and nine forced fumbles, and he was a four-time Pro-Bowler and two-time second-team AP All-Pro, but those numbers and honors don’t fully capture what “Bam Bam” meant to the team as the baddest man on one of the best defenses in history.