Steve Hutchinson

Games and Starts

(regular season, playoffs) 2001 (16/16-Sea.), 2002 (4/4-Sea.), 2003 (16/16,1/1-Sea.), 2004 (16/16,1/1-Sea.), 2005 (16/16, 3/3-Sea.), 2006 (16/16). Total-84/84,5/5 (16/16-Minn.)

Professional Biography

One of the most decorated offensive linemen in the NFL since he came into the League in 2001, earning 3 straight trips to the Pro Bowl from 2003-05 and has been a 3-time All-Pro honoree by Associated Press, a 1st-Team selection in 2003 and 2005 and claimed 2nd-Team notice in 2004...Has been part of a winning tradition at Seattle, going 32-16 from 2003-05, the best record in the NFC over that span...The Seattle offense has excelled in recent years, ranking #2 in 2005, #8 in 2004 and #6 in 2003 in the NFL...Helped Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander earn League MVP honors, set an NFL record with 28 TDs (27 rushing) and run for 1,880 yards in 2005...Helped Alexander run for 31 career 100-yard games, including playoffs...Started in Super Bowl XL in Detroit, just minutes from his collegiate home in Ann Arbor, MI...Joins LT linemate Walter Jones as the only Seattle linemen ever selected to the Pro Bowl in franchise history...Acquired by Vikings on 3/31/06 after Seattle declined to match an offer sheet extended to him as a transition-tag player...Only season he did not earn post-season honors was in 2002 when his season was cut short after a broken leg in the 4th game of the season vs. Minnesota...Member of the same draft class as Vikings Pro Bowl KR/WR Koren Robinson in 2001 with Seattle, Robinson selected #9 and Hutchinson #17...Teammates in Seattle with former Vikings great DT John Randle and remains close friends.

NFL History

• SELECTED TO 2007 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-PRO 1^ST TEAM, HIS 3^RD SELECTION AS A 1^ST-TEAM AP ALL-PRO AND HIS 5^TH CONSECUTIVE SELECTION AS A 1^ST OR 2^ND-TEAMER.
• EARNED 5^TH STRAIGHT PRO BOWL BERTH IN 2007 AND HIS 2^ND AS A VIKING.
• Played and started his 100^th career game at Denver (12/30).
• Has blocked for 44 career 100-yard rushers, 31 by Shaun Alexander, 6 by Adrian Peterson, 6 by Chester Taylor and 1 by Artose Pinner.
• Since coming to the Vikings as a free agent in 2006, has blocked for 11 100-yard rushing games by Vikings and 2 games of 200+.
• Helped Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor set a new Vikings record for most combined rushing yards in a season by a duo.
• Helped pave the way for the Vikings to tie a team record with 8 games with a 100-yard rusher in 2007.
• Big part of the Vikings ranking #1 in the NFL in rushing offense for only the 2^nd time in Vikings history and jumping from #23 in 2006 in NFL offense to #13 in 2007.
• Helped set a Vikings record with 2,634 rushing yards and a team-record 5.33 yards per carry in 2007.
• Helped pave the way for rookie Adrian Peterson to set an NFL record with 296 rushing yards vs. San Diego (11/4) and break the 1,000-yard plateau for the season in the 8^th game of 2007. The Vikings set a new team record with 378 rushing yards in the game.
• Has sprung the Vikings offense for 400+ yards of offense 4 times in the past 10 games, dating back to game @ Chicago (10/14).
• Has helped pave the way for Adrian Peterson to break the 100-yard rushing mark 6 times in 2007 and the 7^th game with a 100-yard rusher as a team.
• Helped Chester Taylor run for 164 yards vs. Oakland (11/18).  
• Helped open holes for Adrian Peterson to set a then-Vikings record with 224 rushing yards @ Chicago (10/14) and notch 311 rushing yards as a team.
• Has blocked for 3career 200-yard rushers when Peterson went for 296 vs. San Diego (11/4), 224 @ Chicago (10/14), following Alexander’s 266 against Oakland as a rookie in 2001.
• Has blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher in each of his opening 7 NFL seasons.
• Helped Adrian Peterson to rush for 100+ yards in his NFL debut, the 1^st time in Vikings history.
• Was named the NFL Alumni’s Offensive Lineman of the Year for 2006.
• A 3-time Pro Bowler and 3-time All-Pro during his 5 seasons with Seattle.
• Helped Seahawks to 2005 NFC title and berth in Super Bowl XL against Pittsburgh.
• Originally entered the NFL as the #17 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by Seattle.
• Had built a friendship with Vikings C Matt Birk during their time together at the Pro Bowl before signing with the Vikings as a free agent on 3/21/06.
• Paved the way for Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander to rush to the NFL MVP and set an NFL record with 28 TDs (27 rushing, 1 receiving).
• An avid hunter and fisherman.
• Married, wife’s name is Landyn and couple has a daughter, Lily, and son, Luke.

 

College Information

Only the 2nd player in UM history to earn All-Big Ten honors 4 times, joining DT Mark Messner (1985-88)...A 1st-Team All-America as a junior and senior and garnered freshman All-America honors in 1997...Finalist for Lombardi Award and Outlan Trophy as a senior and Lombardi semi-finalist as a junior......Moved from DT to OG during his redshirt season in 1996..

Personal Biography

Majored in liberal arts at Michigan...Married to Landyn, the couple has a daughter, Lily and a son, Luke...Keeps an offseason home in Key Largo, FL...An avid hunter and fisherman, Hutchinson finds himself at home on many of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes...The Hutchinson family became close with Vikings legend John Randle’s family in Seattle and remain good friends...Annually hosts a charity golf outing in Michigan with former UM teammate Brian Griese that benefits Mott’s Children’s Hospital...Visited the Shriners Hospital and donated turkeys to the families during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2006...Visited Black Hawk Elementary in Eagan in 2006 to kick off “What Moves U”, an American Heart Association and NFL-sponsored program that promotes physical fitness.