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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | (1977-11-01)November 1, 1977 (age 48) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Coral Springs(Coral Springs, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Michigan (1996–2000) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2001: 1st round, 17th overall pick | ||||||||
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Steven J. Hutchinson (born November 1, 1977) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aguard for 12 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMichigan Wolverines, and was named aunanimous All-American. TheSeattle Seahawks selected him in the first round of the2001 NFL draft, and he also played for theMinnesota Vikings and theTennessee Titans. A seven-timePro Bowl selection, he was inducted into thePro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Hutchinson was born inFort Lauderdale, Florida. He attendedCoral Springs High School inCoral Springs, Florida, and playedhigh school football for the Coral Springs Colts. He graduated in 1996.
In 2007, he was named toFHSAA's All-Century Team that listed the Top 33 football players in the state of Florida's 100-year history of high school football.
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While attending theUniversity of Michigan, Hutchinson played for coachLloyd Carr'sMichigan Wolverines football team from 1996 to 2000. During hisredshirt year in 1996, he moved fromdefensive tackle tooffensive guard, and earned a starting position on the1997 Michigan team that won the Associated Pressnational championship.
Hutchinson excelled as a four-yearstarter, and did not allow a sack during his final two seasons as a Wolverine. He was a two-year team captain, four-yearAll-Big Ten selection,Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, and a two-timeAll-American—including unanimous first-team All-American honors as a senior in 2000.[1] He also won theJim Parker Award from theTouchdown Club of Columbus, and was anOutland Trophy finalist.
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 5.13 s | 1.74 s | 2.90 s | 4.74 s | 7.82 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 31 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Drafted in the first round of the2001 NFL draft by theSeattle Seahawks, Hutchinson spent his first five seasons with Seattle.[4] In March 2006, Hutchinson, afree agent, was designated as Seattle'stransition player.
While with the Seahawks, Hutchinson made it to 3Pro Bowls and earned 3All-Pro honors. He was also a key lineman who blocked forShaun Alexander in his2005 MVP season on the way to the Seahawks appearance inSuper Bowl XL, where they lost to thePittsburgh Steelers 21–10. This would be his final game as a member of theSeattle Seahawks.
Following the opening of free agency, Hutchinson signed a controversial offer sheet from the Vikings, $49 million over seven years, which was believed to be the richest contract ever offered a guard at the time. The offer sheet, though, contained a poison pill provision that would have guaranteed his entire salary if he was not the highest-paid lineman on the team.
At the time, NFL rules required that if a team signed a player with thetransition tag to an offer sheet, the original team had to either match the offer sheet exactly or relinquish their rights to that player. While the tag was not triggered during his time with the Vikings—he was released by the Vikings in March 2012—the Seahawks had recently given tackleWalter Jones a contract richer than the one offered to Hutchinson. Thus, the team would have triggered the "poison pill" clause immediately and would have been forced, by NFL rules, to immediately guarantee Hutchinson's entire salary. Since doing so would have destroyed theirsalary cap, they could not match the offer. Moreover, since they only used their transition tag, rather than naming Hutchinson a franchise player, they received no compensation from Minnesota for their loss. Seattle retaliated, though, by signing Minnesota wide receiverNate Burleson to an offer sheet containing a similar ploy. Because of this controversy, the NFL banned the use of "poison pills".[5] Hutchinson played 59 straight games while with the Vikings, not missing a start.
On December 21, 2010, Hutchinson was put on injured reserve by the Vikings. Hutchinson also ended the2011 NFL season on injured reserve.[6] During the first 11-years of his NFL career, Hutchinson had started in all 157 games that he had played in. However, the Minnesota Vikings announced that they had released Hutchinson on March 10, 2012.[7] On March 14, 2012, Hutchinson met with the Seattle Seahawks to work out a possible deal with his former team.
On March 15, 2012, Hutchinson signed a three-year deal with theTennessee Titans.[8]
On March 11, 2013, Hutchinson announced his retirement.[9] On February 1, 2020, he was elected into thePro Football Hall of Fame.[10]
Hutchinson married his high school sweetheart Landyn. The couple have a daughter, Lily, and a son, Luke. Hutchinson keeps a vacation home inKey Largo, Florida. He is an avid hunter andfisherman. Hutchinson and his family now reside in Nashville, TN. His family became close with Vikings legendJohn Randle's family in Seattle and remain good friends.[11]
