Special connections to the Bay Area

This weekend’s trip to San Francisco will be a homecoming of sorts for several Seahawks.

A combined 19 players, coaches and staffers have Bay Area ties, including three assistants who once played for the 49ers. Take a look at all of the Seahawks with northern California connections:

• Tailbacks Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett, defensive tackle Brandon Mebane, offensive guard Mike Gibson and tight end Cameron Morrah attended Cal
• Tailback Marshawn Lynch grew up in Oakland
• Offensive guard Mike Gibson grew up in Napa, Calif.
• Defensive tackle Amon Gordon attended Stanford
• Defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer was traded from the 49ers to the Seahawks in August
• Fullback Michael Robinson played four seasons for the 49ers before this year
• Defensive end Jay Richardson played the last three seasons in Oakland before signing with the Seahawks this season
• Coach Pete Carroll grew up in Marin County, attended University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., and coached for the 49ers
• Linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. played seven seasons for the 49ers
• Special teams assistant Jeff Ulbrich played 10 seasons for the 49ers
• Assistant defensive backs coach Kris Richard played one season for the 49ers
• Defensive line coach Dan Quinn coached four seasons for the 49ers
• Special teams coordinator Brian Schneider coached two seasons for the Raiders
• Tight ends coach Pat McPherson grew up in the Bay Area and played college football at Santa Clara. His father Bill worked more than 20 seasons for the 49ers
• Senior personnel executive Scot McCloughan worked in various personnel capacities for the 49ers for five seasons (2005-09)
• Football operations coordinator Matt Capurro worked 11 seasons for the Raiders
• Executive assistant to the head coach Dawn Beres worked for the 49ers for seven years