And now, for the second year in a row, Lockett’s connection to Largent also includes winning the Steve Largent Award, one of the team’s most prestigious honors.
The Largent Award, which was first presented to Largent in 1989, the final year of his Hall of Fame career, is voted upon by players and given to the player or coach who best exemplifies the spirit, dedication and integrity of the Seahawks.
Lockett become just the third Seahawks player to win the Steve Largent Award in consecutive seasons, joining Russell Wilson and Mack Strong, and the fourth to win it multiple times along with those two as well as safety Kam Chancellor.
“It’s dope with growing up in the same city, having the same birthday, playing on the same team,” Lockett said. “It’s dope for him to have an award named after him, and I think it shows the type of player he was, what he exemplified among his peers, to the organization. You’ve got to be loved to play for 14 years. I think it says a lot about him, who he is as a person.
“I didn’t even know you could win it twice in a row, but I think it says a lot about how my peers and my coaches and everybody in the organization feels about me as a person. It’s pretty cool to win this and be seen as a person and not just a player.”
Eight seasons into his career, Lockett ranks second behind Largent in franchise history in receiving touchdowns with 53, and ranks third in receiving yards (7,046) and receptions (53) behind Largent and Brian Blades, and has a good chance to pass Blades in both of those categories next season. With just 21 yards on Sunday, Lockett will have his fourth straight 1,000-yard season, matching Largent for the longest such streak in team history.
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