Starting in the 1998 season, Blitz has been the Seahawks' official mascot. Prior to the 2014 NFL season, Blitz was given a new look and a sidekick; a secondary mascot named Boom was introduced to appeal to and interact with younger children. In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, a hawk named Faith would fly around the stadium just before the team came out of the tunnel. However, because of her relatively small size and an inability to be trained to lead the team out of the tunnel, Faith was replaced by an augur hawk named Taima before the start of the 2005 NFL season. Taima started leading the team out of the tunnel in September 2006. Cheerleaders A group of female and male cheerleaders known as the Seahawks Dancers rallies the crowd from the sidelines and performs a halftime routine during home games at Lumen Field. The group was an all-female squad called the Sea Gals prior to admitting male members and re-branding ahead of the 2019 NFL season. During the off-season, a select performing group from the Dancers travels to parades and other events, as well as with other NFL Cheerleaders on the road. Band Beginning in 2004, the Seahawks introduced their drum line, the Blue Thunder. The group plays at every home game as well as over 100 events in the Seattle community. Franchise records and achievements Super Bowl appearances Individual awards NFL Most Valuable Player Shaun Alexander – 2005 Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith – XLVIII (2013) NFL Offensive Player of the Year Shaun Alexander – 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Kenny Easley – 1984 Cortez Kennedy – 1992 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award Steve Largent – 1988 Russell Wilson – 2020 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Russell Wilson – 2012 NFL Coach of the Year Jack Patera – 1978 Chuck Knox – 1984 First-team All-Pro Kenny Easley – 1983, 1984, 1985 Norm Johnson – 1984 Steve Largent – 1985 Bobby Joe Edmonds – 1986 Fredd Young – 1987 Cortez Kennedy – 1992, 1993, 1994 Chad Brown – 1998 Walter Jones – 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 Steve Hutchinson – 2003, 2005 Shaun Alexander – 2005 Mack Strong – 2005 Patrick Kerney – 2007 Lofa Tatupu – 2007 Marshawn Lynch – 2012 Richard Sherman – 2012, 2013, 2014 Earl Thomas – 2012, 2013, 2014 Max Unger – 2012 Bobby Wagner – 2014,