The Seattle Times · Apr 10, 2017
Sehawks longtime scout Derrick Jensen passes away
Derrick Jensen, a longtime scout with the Seahawks who won two Super Bowl rings as a player for the Raiders, died Friday after a five-year fight with ALS.
The Seahawks announced his passing at the age of 60 on Friday and that the team’s draft room at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center will be renamed the Derrick Jensen Draft Room in his honor.
Jensen was taken in the third round by the Raiders in 1978 and played nine years for the team, winning Super Bowl rings following the 1980 and 1983 seasons. He blocked a punt for a touchdown to spark a 38-9 win over Washington in Super Bowl XVIII. A running back, fullback and tight end, Jensen server many years as the Raiders’ special teams captain.
