Seneca Wallace was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
25 Facts About Seneca Wallace
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Seneca Wallace was a member of the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers.
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Seneca Wallace attended Sacramento City College in order to stay close to home at his mother's request.
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Seneca Wallace received widespread notice in 2002 while with the Iowa State Cyclones in a play famously known as "The Run," in which he traversed back to the 32 yard line before running it in for a 12-yard touchdown versus Texas Tech.
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Seneca Wallace was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Iowa State University.
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Seneca Wallace made his mark in the 2005 NFL Playoffs when he caught an acrobatic 28-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck in the NFC Championship game against former Seahawks cornerback Ken Lucas of the Carolina Panthers.
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In 2006, Seneca Wallace started in four games as quarterback after an injury to Hasselbeck's right knee.
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In 2008, Seneca Wallace started two pre-season games at quarterback and had good statistics against the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders.
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In week 9, Seneca Wallace threw for the longest touchdown pass in Seattle Seahawks franchise history with a 90-yard completion to Koren Robinson in the Seahawks' first play from scrimmage.
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Hasselbeck returned from injury, but Seneca Wallace remained the starter for the rest of the season.
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Seneca Wallace had another good performance in a victory against the New York Jets in week 16, but lost to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals in week 17.
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On March 8,2010, Seneca Wallace was traded to the Cleveland Browns for a seventh round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.
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Seneca Wallace made his regular-season debut September 12,2010, after starting quarterback Jake Delhomme injured his ankle during a week 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Seneca Wallace would go on to start the next four games before suffering a high ankle sprain during week 5 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
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On March 3,2011, Seneca Wallace signed a three-year deal with the Browns.
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Seneca Wallace was released by the Cleveland Browns after the conclusion of the 2012 preseason.
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Seneca Wallace later said that he was not retiring, but had decided to leave the 49ers because he felt they were not giving him a chance to make the team, and had signed him only to pressure their principal backup quarterback, Colt McCoy, to accept a pay cut.
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On September 2,2013, Seneca Wallace signed with the Green Bay Packers.
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Seneca Wallace first played for the Packers on November 4,2013 after an injury to the left shoulder of Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter of the Monday night game against the Chicago Bears.
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Seneca Wallace's first start for the Packers was on Sunday, November 10,2013 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Seneca Wallace was replaced by quarterback Scott Tolzien, who made his first regular-season NFL appearance.
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Seneca Wallace was the first ever African-American to start a game as quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.
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From 2017 to 2021 Seneca Wallace coached at the Episcopal School of Dallas as an assistant coach.
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Seneca Wallace joined the Dallas Cowboys staff in 2020 as a camp assistant working with the quarterbacks.
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In 2022, Seneca Wallace was an assistant coach for John Paul II High School.