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Brown gets rude reception in return to Seattle
07:18 AM PDT on Monday, September 22, 2008
SEATTLE - Josh Brown was hoping for a 50-50 split. It wasn't even close.
The former Seattle rock star kicker was loudly and passionately booed by his former fans Sunday as the Seahawks drubbed his new team, St. Louis, 37-13.
From pre-game warmups to getting pelted with peanut shells as he jogged into the locker room at the end of the game, Brown was booed with every move he made.
"A lot of the Seahawks guys were like, 'I've never heard somebody get booed so bad,"' he said.
Brown became enemy No. 1 among Seattle fans when he deserted to the Seahawks' division rival in the offseason for a $14.2 million, five-year contract that included a $4 million signing bonus, the league's largest for a kicker.
Once wildly cheered for game-winning kicks and open-field tackles, Brown drew nothing but cascades of booing on Sunday.
"I don't know what to tell you to explain it," Brown said. "I wasn't surprised by any level of booing. I was hoping for 50-50. We were expecting full out, but we were hoping for 50-50."
Despite the constant harassment, Brown was perfect on both of his field goal attempts, hitting from 43 and 29 yards. He also made sure to talk with all of his former teammates at some point.
"They're football guys. They understand the business of this game," Brown said. "None of them have got any hard feeling. We miss each other, but that was the extent of it."
BUMPS TD: Michael Bumpus broke rule No. 1 when scoring your first NFL touchdown: he forgot to grab the ball.
"That's not the first thing you think about when you score your first touchdown," Bumpus said.
Julius Jones went into the back of the end zone to retrieve the ball for him.
Bumpus' 10-yard scoring catch came as part of Seattle's 17-point first quarter in the 37-13 win on Sunday. He finished with two catches for 29 yards eight days after being signed off the practice squad.
Bumpus initially appeared open about the 5-yard line, but Hasselbeck did not have a clear path to throw the ball. Bumpus stayed with his route, and Hasselbeck threaded the pass between two defenders.
"He put the ball low where only I could get it and I got in the zone," he said.
Bumpus did have one bad play, muffing a punt early in the second quarter that led to the Rams' first field goal. Bumpus continued to return punts afterward.
QUICK HITS: Seattle stayed relatively healthy Sunday, the only injury being a tweaked hamstring by offensive guard Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack. Coach Mike Holmgren said Womack was OK. St. Louis' only injuries were a sprained lower leg by Antonio Pittman and a sprained knee by offensive lineman Richie Incognito. Coach Scott Linehan didn't believe either injury was serious. ... The win was Holmgren's 171st in his career, tying him with former Washington coach Joe Gibbs for 10th all-time. ... Seattle has now won seven straight over St. Louis, tying the franchise record for most consecutive wins over one team.
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