1976 NFL Expansion Draft 01/01/2005 See All News The Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers each selected 39 players in an expansion draft held on March 30-31, 1976. The other 26 NFL teams each froze 29 players from its roster. Seattle and Tampa Bay alternated selections from the remaining pool of players. When the first player was chosen from a team, that team then froze two new players. The Buccaneers and Seahawks continued with their selections until three players had been picked from each of the existing teams. The Seahawks picked veteran linebacker Mike Curtis (left) from the Baltimore Colts. The moved paid off as Curtis blocked a last-second field goal to preserve the Seahawks' first ever regular season win. The Buccaneers selected defensive end Pat Toomay (right) from the Buffalo Bills' roster. Toomay started all 14 games at right defensive end for Tampa Bay in its inaugural season. He contributed three sacks that year. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Player Pos College Claimed From Wayne Baker DT BYU 49ers Carl Barisch DT Princeton Browns Nick Bebout T Wyoming Falcons Lyle Blackwood DB TCU Bengals Ed Bradley LB Wake Forest Steelers Dave Brown DB Michigan Steelers Don Clune WR Pennsylvania Giants Rondy Colbert DB Lamar Giants Dwayne Crump DB Fresno State Cardinals Mike Curtis LB Duke Colts Jerry Davis DB Morris Brown Jets John Demarie G LSU Browns Norm Evans T TCU Dolphins Ken Geddes LB Nebraska Rams Neil Graff QB Wisconsin Patriots Don Hansen LB Illinois Falcons Gary Hayman RB Penn State Bills Fred Hoaglin C Pittsburgh Oilers Ron Howard TE Seattle Cowboys Ken Hutcherson LB Livingston State Packers Gordon Jolley T Utah Lions Gary Keithley QB Texas-El Paso Cardinals Art Kuehn C UCLA Redskins Kerry Marbury RB West Virginia Patriots Al Matthews DB Texas A&I Packers Sam McCullum WR Montana State Vikings John McMakin TE Clemson Lions Eddie McMillan DB Florida State Rams Bill Olds RB Nebraska Colts Jesse O'Neal DE Grambling Oilers Joe Owens DE Alcorn State Saints Bob Penchion G Alcorn State 49ers Bob Picard WR Eastern Washington State Eagles Rocky Rasley G Oregon State Chiefs Steve Taylor DB Kansas Broncos Dave Tipton DE Stanford Chargers Charles Waddell TE North Carolina Chargers Larry Woods DT Tennessee State Jets Rolly Woolsey DB Boise State Cowboys TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Player Pos College Claimed From Larry Ball LB Louisville Lions Joe Blahak DB Nebraska Vikings Bubba Bridges DT Colorado Broncos Bubba Broussard LB Houston Bears Louis Carter RB Maryland Raiders Steve Colavito LB Wake Forest Eagles Mark Cotney DB Cameron State Oilers Mike Current T Ohio State Broncos Anthony Davis RB USC Jets Ricky Davis DB Alabama Dolphins Earl Douthitt DB Iowa Bears Bruce Elia LB Ohio State Dolphins Larry Ely LB Iowa Bears Howard Fest G Texas Bengals Ira Gordon G Kansas State Chargers Jimmy Gunn LB USC Giants Harold Hart RB Texas Southern Raiders Durwood Keeton DB Oklahoma Patriots Vince Kendrick RB Florida Falcons Morris LaGrand RB Tampa Saints Willie McGee WR Alcorn State Raiders John (J.K.) McKay WR USC Browns Bob Moore TE Stanford Raiders Manfred Moore RB USC 49ers Frank Oliver DB Kentucky State Bills Dave Pear DT Washington Colts Cal Peterson LB UCLA Cowboys Dave Reavis T Arkansas Steelers Council Rudolph DE Kentucky State Cardinals Dan Ryczek C Virginia Redskins Barry Smith WR Florida State Packers Ken Stone DB Vanderbilt Redskins Doug Swift LB Amherst Dolphins Dave Thompson T-C Clemson Saints Pat Toomay DE Vanderbilt Bills John Ward C-G Oklahoma State Vikings Lawrence Williams WR Texas Tech Chiefs Dan Yochum T Syracuse Eagles Back to news