Former Seattle Seahawks Cornerback Orlando Watters Dies at 54
Orlando Watters, a defensive back who played one season for the Seattle Seahawks in 1994, died on June 8 at age 54. Watters was an undrafted free agent who started eight games for the Seahawks and recorded three interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown against Pittsburgh. He was inducted into the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame in 2022 and is remembered as a tough, quiet leader.
Orlando Watters, a former University of Arkansas defensive back and one-season NFL player, passed away on June 8 at age 54. Though undrafted in 1994, Watters signed with the Seattle Seahawks and appeared in all 16 games that season, starting eight, for the 6-10 team coached by Tom Flores. He recorded three interceptions for 39 yards and a touchdown, along with 47 tackles and one forced fumble. At Arkansas (1991-93), Watters was one of the nation's premier defensive backs and return specialists, leading the SEC in punt returns in 1992 and ranking sixth nationally in interceptions in 1993 with six picks for 185 yards. His NFL career ended after one season following a late-1994 arrest for drunk driving and other charges, which came shortly after a teammate was paralyzed in a car crash. Watters was enshrined in the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.
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