Many of the names of the players in the group were still the same in 2016.
But by the end of the season, some wondered if the group name itself – the Legion of Boom — still fit.
“The Legion of Boom is no more,’’ wrote Jason Cole of Bleacher Report following Seattle’s 36-20 loss to Atlanta in the divisional playoffs.
The Seahawks could protest that the Legion of Boom wasn’t whole by that point — free safety Earl Thomas suffered a season-ending broken leg on Dec. 4 and missed the last four regular season games and both playoff contests.