Steve Niehaus
Encyclopedia
Steve Niehaus was a defensive lineman in the NFL
. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks
and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft
. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC
Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.
He suffered multiple knee injuries which ended his career.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.
He suffered multiple knee injuries which ended his career.