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Denver Broncos ‘Super Bowl champions’ T-shirts are headed to Africa
It’s a fairly well-known fact that the discarded “Super Bowl champions” T-shirts of the losing team are sent to Africa or elsewhere, where they’re put to good use by underprivileged people. On Monday, we got a look at the latest American apparel export.
A youth pastor from Kansas City on Monday shared pictures of the Denver Broncos’ “Super Bowl XLVIII champions” T-shirts that are apparently now headed for Africa. A Chiefs fan himself, Adam Paul Cooper posted the pictures to Instagram and Twitter, adding what are likely the same thoughts as every Seattle Seahawks fan: “Hahahaha.”
MyNorthwest.com reported in February that the apparel is usually shipped the day after the Super Bowl to a warehouse in Pittsburgh, where the charity World Vision sorts through it and ultimately sends it off to those who need it.
“That’s really brand new, high-quality, never worn clothing that could be used somewhere to serve somebody who otherwise wouldn’t have access to those things,” World Vision’s Jim Fischerkeller told MyNorthwest.com.
World Vision, a Christian charity based in Federal Way, works with the NFL to send discarded apparel and merchandise to people in need. A spokesperson did not respond to a seattlepi.com request for comment on Monday’s reported shipping.
“It was really cool for me personally to see kids on a soccer field in Zambia wearing Chicago Bears Super Bowl shirts,” Fischerkeller said. “What it does is fill an essential need and enables us to concentrate on our other work, which is clean water and food resources and those type of things.”
Peyton Manning, you’re doing God’s work.
Laugh it up, Seahawks fans: Denver Broncos ‘Super Bowl champions’ T-shirts are headed to Africa - Seattle Seahawks & NFL News
It’s a fairly well-known fact that the discarded “Super Bowl champions” T-shirts of the losing team are sent to Africa or elsewhere, where they’re put to good use by underprivileged people. On Monday, we got a look at the latest American apparel export.
A youth pastor from Kansas City on Monday shared pictures of the Denver Broncos’ “Super Bowl XLVIII champions” T-shirts that are apparently now headed for Africa. A Chiefs fan himself, Adam Paul Cooper posted the pictures to Instagram and Twitter, adding what are likely the same thoughts as every Seattle Seahawks fan: “Hahahaha.”
MyNorthwest.com reported in February that the apparel is usually shipped the day after the Super Bowl to a warehouse in Pittsburgh, where the charity World Vision sorts through it and ultimately sends it off to those who need it.
“That’s really brand new, high-quality, never worn clothing that could be used somewhere to serve somebody who otherwise wouldn’t have access to those things,” World Vision’s Jim Fischerkeller told MyNorthwest.com.
World Vision, a Christian charity based in Federal Way, works with the NFL to send discarded apparel and merchandise to people in need. A spokesperson did not respond to a seattlepi.com request for comment on Monday’s reported shipping.
“It was really cool for me personally to see kids on a soccer field in Zambia wearing Chicago Bears Super Bowl shirts,” Fischerkeller said. “What it does is fill an essential need and enables us to concentrate on our other work, which is clean water and food resources and those type of things.”
Peyton Manning, you’re doing God’s work.
Laugh it up, Seahawks fans: Denver Broncos ‘Super Bowl champions’ T-shirts are headed to Africa - Seattle Seahawks & NFL News
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I do look forward to many more years of the Kaepernick-to-LOB pass-catch combo, however. Nice to see Niners and Seahawks work together.
Seahawks Fans Surprisingly Happy About Colin Kaepernick Contract | Complex
I do look forward to many more years of the Kaepernick-to-LOB pass-catch combo, however. Nice to see Niners and Seahawks work together.
Seahawks Fans Surprisingly Happy About Colin Kaepernick Contract | Complex
Seattle Seahawks already planning for life after Marshawn Lynch?
RENTON, Wash. — Over the last two seasons, the Seattle Seahawks have thrown the ball fewer times than any other NFL team. And over the last three seasons, no running back has taken the ball more times than Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch — 334 carries per season, including the postseason. It’s an appropriate strategy for a team whose head coach, Pete Carroll, promises to “run the ball down their freakin’ throats” when speaking of Seattle’s opponents, as he did during last week’s Town Hall meeting with Seahawks fans.
But it was what offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell revealed during that gathering that piqued interest.
“We are going to be running back by committee,” Bevell said. “We really like what Christine Michael is doing right now … with the quickness, the speed and the toughness he’s shown. He’s making great cuts. He has breakaway speed to finish a run and he has really quick moves in short areas.”
Michael, the team’s second-round pick in 2013, does indeed seem to be on track to get more carries in the new year. The 5-foot-10, 220-pound back posted a 4.43 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, and he looks at least that fast on the practice field, as he did on occasion in his rookie year. Michael gained just 79 yards on 18 carries in 2013, but with the right combination of maturity and schematic understanding, Michael could indeed be the kind of back capable of carrying a run-heavy franchise. He showed at Texas A&M that he has the raw speed, power and escapability to make big plays; he scored 12 touchdowns on just 88 carries in his final collegiate season after tearing the ACL in his left knee the year before.
When Kevin Sumlin replaced Mike Sherman as the program’s full-time coach in 2012, Sumlin wanted more maturity and better blocking; Michael reportedly didn’t meet him halfway, and he started to fall down the depth chart. As a result, many didn’t know that much about Michael when he declared for the 2013 draft, or why the Seahawks took him in the second round, but Carroll and general manager John Schneider were all over the case.
“Much like all of these guys, they’re young men that are growing up,” Schneider said last April, after Michael was selected. “So you’re trying to find out their past and where they’re coming from, and how they’re moving forward with life. He had a little rough stretch when he tore his ACL, he had a new staff come in, went through a whole offensive change, and had to adapt.”
“That happens quite often with upperclassmen when a coaching change occurs,” Carroll added. “There is a transition time, and he went through it and got along well with the coaches once they figured everything out. We think he responded to it really well, and performed really well under those circumstances.”
Then, there’s Robert Turbin, the team’s fourth-round pick in 2012. Though he shares’ Michael’s basic dimensions, Turbin is more of a power back — less explosive to the edge, and more adept at bulling through tackles. He’s gained 617 yards on 157 carries in his two NFL seasons, but he’s also learned to impress his coaches with his ability to pick up the little things.
“He’s a big, strong kid,” Bevell told me about Turbin on Monday, after the team’s most recent OTA practice. “He’s got good speed and he’s got power. Those are things that we liked when he was coming out. To his credit, last year he had some really big runs, and just about every time he had a big run it got called back. Even in the Super Bowl, he had a nice run in that game and something happened where it came back. He has the ability to break big runs and he can finish them with power. He’s our kind of guy. He’s very tenacious. The game is important to him. He loves to play and he wants to be the best he can possibly be, and that gives him a chance.”
A chance is all Seattle’s backup backs are looking for, but Lynch’s workload has been in the way, and for good reason. Though he’s chosen to skip preseason activities, Lynch has been the team’s offensive catalyst since he was acquired in a trade with the Bills in October 2010 — Carroll’s and Schneider’s first year in Seattle. That has given Turbin and Michael the time needed to pick up on the little things in Seattle’s offense — how to find holes quickly, how to run one-cut-and-go in the team’s preferred style and how to live up to the standard on the field that Lynch established and kept.
“This has been great for them,” Carroll said Monday. “Christine has made the most progress, he’s had the farthest to come. Turbo continues to work really well. Turbo got his knee cleaned up, which has really helped him. Those guys are right on it. Really doing well on pass protection and pass assignments. In the passing game, both guys have shown that they can help us. It’s been a great offseason for those guys.”
Lynch, who signed a four-year, $31 million contract extension in 2012, is due $5.5 million in base salary in ’14 and $7.5 million in ’15. He turned 28 in April, an age when most power backs start to decline (if they haven’t already), and there were some worrisome aspects to his 2013 season. Though he ran for 1,257 yards and 12 touchdowns on 301 carries, his yards per carry average plummeted in December to 3.57 from 5.23 the month before. He rebounded well in the playoffs, running for 140 yards against the Saints and 109 against the 49ers, but was bottled up in the Super Bowl with just 39 yards on 15 carries. It didn’t matter, because Seattle’s passing game, defense and special teams were all working on high levels, but it’s generally been true that as Lynch goes, so go the Seahawks. And it’s probably just about time for the Seahawks to find contingency plans, in case that scenario starts to fade.
The potential changes are not just about a possible adjustment in the backfield. In fact, it’s hard to imagine the Seahawks not airing it out more. They sent their 2013 first-round pick to the Vikings for receiver/speedster Percy Harvin, and reaped the rewards in the season’s biggest game when Harvin riddled the Broncos with runs and returns. They selected two more receivers in the 2014 draft — Colorado burner Paul Richardson and Alabama possession receiver Kevin Norwood — and Norwood has looked particularly nifty in early practices. They also re-committed to Doug Baldwin with a two-year contract extension, and Baldwin has been torching everyone in these early practices — including Richard Sherman, his former Stanford teammate.
Carroll’s offenses have generally been risk-averse, but as quarterback Russell Wilson said last week after practice, there’s a common theme to the recent acquisitions — pure speed.
“Yeah, our receivers right now are as fast as it gets. You’ve got Percy Harvin, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse is extremely fast, too. Then you add Paul Richardson, who you saw [Monday] went for that deep, deep ball that I threw to him. He’s looking exceptional as well. So I think our receiver group is probably one of the faster in the league right now, based on who we have … that’s been the best looking position so far – with our offense, at least.”
In 2013, there was no question that the Seahawks had the NFL’s best defense. And they kept most of the players that made that defense great, wisely locking up lineman Michael Bennett, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas with impressive deals. But regression at that level is nearly inevitable. The 2013 Seahawks were not built to play from behind; the 2014 version seems to be constructed to do just that if necessary. And that balance has been on Carroll’s mind for a while.
“Well the formula of being committed to a balanced offense, which means running the football more than what’s generally accepted, is just, in my mind, the best way to play football,” he said last November. “So we would always want to. Sometimes you can’t. You’re not given the right parts to fit it together, but we made a huge commitment. Going all the way back to Marshawn, that was the statement. We weren’t trying to make it a statement to anybody but it was the statement of what we were looking for. We wanted an aggressive, physical guy that could really lead the charge and then we went out and got Robert Turbin, who is a stud of a kid and fast and tough and all that. And, we come back with Christine Michael. That’s the kind of guys that we want. We want guys that are big and strong and can handle it.
“We’re always committed to running the football because that’s the formula we would like to exhibit, but you can’t knock you head against the wall. When it ain’t happening, it ain’t happening. That’s why we’ve always felt like we need to do what we have to do to get the game won. If it was a perfect world, we want to balance it out and make you have to defend it all, play everything off of the running game and make you have to defend the play passes and the movement of the quarterback and all that.”
Bevell backed off the idea of the committee approach after Monday’s practice, saying that it was more about players getting opportunities in preseason practices. But given the team’s roster construction over the last year, it’s clear that the Seahawks are trying to create a new perfect world for themselves – a world in which the ground game still leads the way, but with more explosive plays as the ultimate result.
Seattle Seahawks offense could be radically different in 2014 | Audibles - SI.com
RENTON, Wash. — Over the last two seasons, the Seattle Seahawks have thrown the ball fewer times than any other NFL team. And over the last three seasons, no running back has taken the ball more times than Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch — 334 carries per season, including the postseason. It’s an appropriate strategy for a team whose head coach, Pete Carroll, promises to “run the ball down their freakin’ throats” when speaking of Seattle’s opponents, as he did during last week’s Town Hall meeting with Seahawks fans.
But it was what offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell revealed during that gathering that piqued interest.
“We are going to be running back by committee,” Bevell said. “We really like what Christine Michael is doing right now … with the quickness, the speed and the toughness he’s shown. He’s making great cuts. He has breakaway speed to finish a run and he has really quick moves in short areas.”
Michael, the team’s second-round pick in 2013, does indeed seem to be on track to get more carries in the new year. The 5-foot-10, 220-pound back posted a 4.43 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, and he looks at least that fast on the practice field, as he did on occasion in his rookie year. Michael gained just 79 yards on 18 carries in 2013, but with the right combination of maturity and schematic understanding, Michael could indeed be the kind of back capable of carrying a run-heavy franchise. He showed at Texas A&M that he has the raw speed, power and escapability to make big plays; he scored 12 touchdowns on just 88 carries in his final collegiate season after tearing the ACL in his left knee the year before.
When Kevin Sumlin replaced Mike Sherman as the program’s full-time coach in 2012, Sumlin wanted more maturity and better blocking; Michael reportedly didn’t meet him halfway, and he started to fall down the depth chart. As a result, many didn’t know that much about Michael when he declared for the 2013 draft, or why the Seahawks took him in the second round, but Carroll and general manager John Schneider were all over the case.
“Much like all of these guys, they’re young men that are growing up,” Schneider said last April, after Michael was selected. “So you’re trying to find out their past and where they’re coming from, and how they’re moving forward with life. He had a little rough stretch when he tore his ACL, he had a new staff come in, went through a whole offensive change, and had to adapt.”
“That happens quite often with upperclassmen when a coaching change occurs,” Carroll added. “There is a transition time, and he went through it and got along well with the coaches once they figured everything out. We think he responded to it really well, and performed really well under those circumstances.”
Then, there’s Robert Turbin, the team’s fourth-round pick in 2012. Though he shares’ Michael’s basic dimensions, Turbin is more of a power back — less explosive to the edge, and more adept at bulling through tackles. He’s gained 617 yards on 157 carries in his two NFL seasons, but he’s also learned to impress his coaches with his ability to pick up the little things.
“He’s a big, strong kid,” Bevell told me about Turbin on Monday, after the team’s most recent OTA practice. “He’s got good speed and he’s got power. Those are things that we liked when he was coming out. To his credit, last year he had some really big runs, and just about every time he had a big run it got called back. Even in the Super Bowl, he had a nice run in that game and something happened where it came back. He has the ability to break big runs and he can finish them with power. He’s our kind of guy. He’s very tenacious. The game is important to him. He loves to play and he wants to be the best he can possibly be, and that gives him a chance.”
A chance is all Seattle’s backup backs are looking for, but Lynch’s workload has been in the way, and for good reason. Though he’s chosen to skip preseason activities, Lynch has been the team’s offensive catalyst since he was acquired in a trade with the Bills in October 2010 — Carroll’s and Schneider’s first year in Seattle. That has given Turbin and Michael the time needed to pick up on the little things in Seattle’s offense — how to find holes quickly, how to run one-cut-and-go in the team’s preferred style and how to live up to the standard on the field that Lynch established and kept.
“This has been great for them,” Carroll said Monday. “Christine has made the most progress, he’s had the farthest to come. Turbo continues to work really well. Turbo got his knee cleaned up, which has really helped him. Those guys are right on it. Really doing well on pass protection and pass assignments. In the passing game, both guys have shown that they can help us. It’s been a great offseason for those guys.”
Lynch, who signed a four-year, $31 million contract extension in 2012, is due $5.5 million in base salary in ’14 and $7.5 million in ’15. He turned 28 in April, an age when most power backs start to decline (if they haven’t already), and there were some worrisome aspects to his 2013 season. Though he ran for 1,257 yards and 12 touchdowns on 301 carries, his yards per carry average plummeted in December to 3.57 from 5.23 the month before. He rebounded well in the playoffs, running for 140 yards against the Saints and 109 against the 49ers, but was bottled up in the Super Bowl with just 39 yards on 15 carries. It didn’t matter, because Seattle’s passing game, defense and special teams were all working on high levels, but it’s generally been true that as Lynch goes, so go the Seahawks. And it’s probably just about time for the Seahawks to find contingency plans, in case that scenario starts to fade.
The potential changes are not just about a possible adjustment in the backfield. In fact, it’s hard to imagine the Seahawks not airing it out more. They sent their 2013 first-round pick to the Vikings for receiver/speedster Percy Harvin, and reaped the rewards in the season’s biggest game when Harvin riddled the Broncos with runs and returns. They selected two more receivers in the 2014 draft — Colorado burner Paul Richardson and Alabama possession receiver Kevin Norwood — and Norwood has looked particularly nifty in early practices. They also re-committed to Doug Baldwin with a two-year contract extension, and Baldwin has been torching everyone in these early practices — including Richard Sherman, his former Stanford teammate.
Carroll’s offenses have generally been risk-averse, but as quarterback Russell Wilson said last week after practice, there’s a common theme to the recent acquisitions — pure speed.
“Yeah, our receivers right now are as fast as it gets. You’ve got Percy Harvin, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse is extremely fast, too. Then you add Paul Richardson, who you saw [Monday] went for that deep, deep ball that I threw to him. He’s looking exceptional as well. So I think our receiver group is probably one of the faster in the league right now, based on who we have … that’s been the best looking position so far – with our offense, at least.”
In 2013, there was no question that the Seahawks had the NFL’s best defense. And they kept most of the players that made that defense great, wisely locking up lineman Michael Bennett, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas with impressive deals. But regression at that level is nearly inevitable. The 2013 Seahawks were not built to play from behind; the 2014 version seems to be constructed to do just that if necessary. And that balance has been on Carroll’s mind for a while.
“Well the formula of being committed to a balanced offense, which means running the football more than what’s generally accepted, is just, in my mind, the best way to play football,” he said last November. “So we would always want to. Sometimes you can’t. You’re not given the right parts to fit it together, but we made a huge commitment. Going all the way back to Marshawn, that was the statement. We weren’t trying to make it a statement to anybody but it was the statement of what we were looking for. We wanted an aggressive, physical guy that could really lead the charge and then we went out and got Robert Turbin, who is a stud of a kid and fast and tough and all that. And, we come back with Christine Michael. That’s the kind of guys that we want. We want guys that are big and strong and can handle it.
“We’re always committed to running the football because that’s the formula we would like to exhibit, but you can’t knock you head against the wall. When it ain’t happening, it ain’t happening. That’s why we’ve always felt like we need to do what we have to do to get the game won. If it was a perfect world, we want to balance it out and make you have to defend it all, play everything off of the running game and make you have to defend the play passes and the movement of the quarterback and all that.”
Bevell backed off the idea of the committee approach after Monday’s practice, saying that it was more about players getting opportunities in preseason practices. But given the team’s roster construction over the last year, it’s clear that the Seahawks are trying to create a new perfect world for themselves – a world in which the ground game still leads the way, but with more explosive plays as the ultimate result.
Seattle Seahawks offense could be radically different in 2014 | Audibles - SI.com
Regardless of the situation or circumstance, Richard Sherman has it covered
After everything Richard Sherman has been through since the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, the All-Pro cornerback realizes the most important place to be to ensure continued success is on the practice field.
He made the play – The Immaculate Deflection – that got the Seahawks into the Super Bowl, and then helped them win it in convincing fashion.
He was voted All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl after leading the NFL in interceptions.
Since that 43-8 dismantling of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, Richard Sherman has been a fan favorite during the celebration parade through the streets of downtown Seattle; broken bread and gotten a shout out from President Barack Obama at the White House Press Corps dinner; been honored along with his teammate at the White House, where he presented the President with a 12 Flag and, yes, got another shout out; filmed a commercial about eating healthier with First Lady Michelle Obama and teammates Earl Thomas and Russell Wilson; done another commercial with his mother, Beverly, for Campbell’s Chunky Soup; and signed a contract extension that made him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.
And Friday, he was voted the cover player for the Madden NFL 15 video game.
But Monday, just like just about every other day during this offseason for the Super Bowl champions, Sherman was not only where he belongs, he was doing the things that make him special during the Seahawks’ OTA session.
Afterward, coach Pete Carroll was asked if he is at all concerned about all these potential distractions, well, distracting the player who has more interceptions (20) and passes defenses (60) than any player in the league the past three seasons.
“Richard has had a great offseason,” Carroll said. “I don’t know that he’s maybe missed a day the whole time. His work ethic is perfect. His attitude, every day he’s here. His competitiveness, every day. He does a great job of leading in that regard.”
Missed a day? Sherman has rarely missed a beat since the players reconvened for the start of the offseason program on April 21.
Right on cue, the media had to wait for Sherman after practice on Monday because he had to lift weights first. That’s because despite the pomp, the circumstance and the new contract, Sherman remains “the raggedy dog,” as the former fifth-round draft choice referred to himself after the news conference last month to announce his extension.
“Still the raggedy dog. That never goes away,” Sherman said, despite his enhanced pedigree. “You can’t change how you were raised. You can teach an old dog new tricks, but you can’t take away where he’s from. That’s what it’s always going to come down to.”
Still, the Madden cover and ceremony in Los Angeles where it was announced Sherman had been voted onto it over Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was hardly a dog-day afternoon.
“It was cool. It was really cool,” Sherman said. “It was a great experience. It’s always an honor being picked for Madden. It’s a fun deal.”
One that he lobbied to share with his secondary mates in the Legion of Boom – Thomas, the All-Pro free safety; Kam Chancellor, the All-Pro strong safety; and Byron Maxwell, the newest boom on the block after stepping in as the starting corner opposite Sherman in December.
“I’ve been trying to get the Legion of Boom on the cover, and EA has been fighting me,” Sherman said. “So if everybody wants to start a petition to get the Legion of Boom on the cover, here it is, here’s an open invitation.”
And, from the sounds of it, the line to sign that petition forms behind Sherman.
Despite everything he’s been through – and invited to – Sherman has not forgotten those who helped get him to his current status, or the events that have gone into it.
“It’s been unbelievable. It’s one of those years to remember, obviously,” Sherman said. “Just winning the Super Bowl and then all the accolades and all the things that came along with it were wonderful. You can never quantify what that means; you can never expect the things that happened to happen.
“But you take it for what it is and you enjoy the moment and you get ready to do it again.”
This brings us back to Sherman and how he has found time to mix all the magic with the maintenance. Sherman knows what went into last season, and he has spent this offseason preparing for a repeat performance – or a continuation of that performance, if you will.
And with that comes helping the younger players – a group that includes cornerback Tharold Simon, a draft choice last year who spent his rookie season on injured reserve; Eric Pinkins, a draft choice this year who also has the size and length the Seahawks like in their defensive backs; and DeShawn Shead, who is so versatile that Sherman called him “the Swiss army knife for us.”
“You can show them better than you can tell them,” Sherman said. “You can do it with your actions. You fly to ball. You run hard. You play hard. You play disciplined-styled football. And when they have questions, you’re there to answer all their questions. You push them. You make sure they know their assignments.”
And you do it day to day, every day. Even during the “voluntary” portion of the offseason program.
“For the continuity and the consistency, you have to be there,” Sherman said.
Then Sherman was reminded that these sessions are voluntary.
“It’s voluntary, but I’m a ballplayer,” he said. “What else am I going to be doing? When you’re a ballplayer at the heart and this is what you sleep, breathe and eat, than this is where you want to be. I couldn’t imagine myself being anywhere else because you just feel the itch to be back on the field, to be back with your teammates, to be back out there getting better.
“Because, like they say, you never stay the same; either you’re getting better or you’re getting worse. And if you’re not on the field, it’s hard to get better.”
Take it from someone who’s been here, there and seemingly everywhere this offseason.
Regardless of the situation or circumstance, Richard Sherman has it covered
After everything Richard Sherman has been through since the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, the All-Pro cornerback realizes the most important place to be to ensure continued success is on the practice field.
He made the play – The Immaculate Deflection – that got the Seahawks into the Super Bowl, and then helped them win it in convincing fashion.
He was voted All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl after leading the NFL in interceptions.
Since that 43-8 dismantling of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, Richard Sherman has been a fan favorite during the celebration parade through the streets of downtown Seattle; broken bread and gotten a shout out from President Barack Obama at the White House Press Corps dinner; been honored along with his teammate at the White House, where he presented the President with a 12 Flag and, yes, got another shout out; filmed a commercial about eating healthier with First Lady Michelle Obama and teammates Earl Thomas and Russell Wilson; done another commercial with his mother, Beverly, for Campbell’s Chunky Soup; and signed a contract extension that made him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.
And Friday, he was voted the cover player for the Madden NFL 15 video game.
But Monday, just like just about every other day during this offseason for the Super Bowl champions, Sherman was not only where he belongs, he was doing the things that make him special during the Seahawks’ OTA session.
Afterward, coach Pete Carroll was asked if he is at all concerned about all these potential distractions, well, distracting the player who has more interceptions (20) and passes defenses (60) than any player in the league the past three seasons.
“Richard has had a great offseason,” Carroll said. “I don’t know that he’s maybe missed a day the whole time. His work ethic is perfect. His attitude, every day he’s here. His competitiveness, every day. He does a great job of leading in that regard.”
Missed a day? Sherman has rarely missed a beat since the players reconvened for the start of the offseason program on April 21.
Right on cue, the media had to wait for Sherman after practice on Monday because he had to lift weights first. That’s because despite the pomp, the circumstance and the new contract, Sherman remains “the raggedy dog,” as the former fifth-round draft choice referred to himself after the news conference last month to announce his extension.
“Still the raggedy dog. That never goes away,” Sherman said, despite his enhanced pedigree. “You can’t change how you were raised. You can teach an old dog new tricks, but you can’t take away where he’s from. That’s what it’s always going to come down to.”
Still, the Madden cover and ceremony in Los Angeles where it was announced Sherman had been voted onto it over Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was hardly a dog-day afternoon.
“It was cool. It was really cool,” Sherman said. “It was a great experience. It’s always an honor being picked for Madden. It’s a fun deal.”
One that he lobbied to share with his secondary mates in the Legion of Boom – Thomas, the All-Pro free safety; Kam Chancellor, the All-Pro strong safety; and Byron Maxwell, the newest boom on the block after stepping in as the starting corner opposite Sherman in December.
“I’ve been trying to get the Legion of Boom on the cover, and EA has been fighting me,” Sherman said. “So if everybody wants to start a petition to get the Legion of Boom on the cover, here it is, here’s an open invitation.”
And, from the sounds of it, the line to sign that petition forms behind Sherman.
Despite everything he’s been through – and invited to – Sherman has not forgotten those who helped get him to his current status, or the events that have gone into it.
“It’s been unbelievable. It’s one of those years to remember, obviously,” Sherman said. “Just winning the Super Bowl and then all the accolades and all the things that came along with it were wonderful. You can never quantify what that means; you can never expect the things that happened to happen.
“But you take it for what it is and you enjoy the moment and you get ready to do it again.”
This brings us back to Sherman and how he has found time to mix all the magic with the maintenance. Sherman knows what went into last season, and he has spent this offseason preparing for a repeat performance – or a continuation of that performance, if you will.
And with that comes helping the younger players – a group that includes cornerback Tharold Simon, a draft choice last year who spent his rookie season on injured reserve; Eric Pinkins, a draft choice this year who also has the size and length the Seahawks like in their defensive backs; and DeShawn Shead, who is so versatile that Sherman called him “the Swiss army knife for us.”
“You can show them better than you can tell them,” Sherman said. “You can do it with your actions. You fly to ball. You run hard. You play hard. You play disciplined-styled football. And when they have questions, you’re there to answer all their questions. You push them. You make sure they know their assignments.”
And you do it day to day, every day. Even during the “voluntary” portion of the offseason program.
“For the continuity and the consistency, you have to be there,” Sherman said.
Then Sherman was reminded that these sessions are voluntary.
“It’s voluntary, but I’m a ballplayer,” he said. “What else am I going to be doing? When you’re a ballplayer at the heart and this is what you sleep, breathe and eat, than this is where you want to be. I couldn’t imagine myself being anywhere else because you just feel the itch to be back on the field, to be back with your teammates, to be back out there getting better.
“Because, like they say, you never stay the same; either you’re getting better or you’re getting worse. And if you’re not on the field, it’s hard to get better.”
Take it from someone who’s been here, there and seemingly everywhere this offseason.
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Seattle Seahawks to parade Lombardi Trophy through Pacific Northwest
Want to get a first-hand look at Seattle’s first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy? This summer is your chance.
The Seahawks will be taking their Super Bowl championship trophy on a tour through the Pacific Northwest, with public stops this July in Portland, Bellingham, Spokane, Camas and both Vancouvers (Washington and British Columbia, Canada). The Lombardi Trophy is also visiting four military bases in the region; those events are open only to servicemembers and their families.
There is no word yet, however, on when everyday fans in the Seattle area will be able to lay eyes upon the sterling silver award.
While the Seahawks officially announced the tour Wednesday, some of the dates have already passed. We’re hoping fans got to check out the spoils of their football team’s greatest achievement when they had the chance.
Below is the full schedule of the Seahawks’ tour this summer and where the trophy will be displayed. More details are available at Seahawks.com/12Tour, including additional fan events at which the trophy won’t be displayed.
May 28: Joint Base Lewis McChord — AAFED Main Exchange store
May 29: Camp Murray (at Fort Lewis) — The Arsenal museum
June 20: Coast Guard Base Seattle — Olympic Peak Performance Athletic Center
June 27: Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor — Gym Fitness Center
July 1: McChord Air Force Base — display location to be determined
July 5: Vancouver, British Columbia — Ambleside Park
July 7: Bellingham — Poppe’s 360 Neighborhood Pub
July 10: Portland — Oregon Historical Society Museum
July 11: Vancouver, Washington — Big Al’s bowling alley
July 12: Camas, Washington — Doc Harris Stadium
July 18: Spokane — Dwight Merkel Sports Complex
Seattle Seahawks to parade Lombardi Trophy through Pacific Northwest; here is the complete tour schedule - Seattle Seahawks & NFL News
Want to get a first-hand look at Seattle’s first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy? This summer is your chance.
The Seahawks will be taking their Super Bowl championship trophy on a tour through the Pacific Northwest, with public stops this July in Portland, Bellingham, Spokane, Camas and both Vancouvers (Washington and British Columbia, Canada). The Lombardi Trophy is also visiting four military bases in the region; those events are open only to servicemembers and their families.
There is no word yet, however, on when everyday fans in the Seattle area will be able to lay eyes upon the sterling silver award.
While the Seahawks officially announced the tour Wednesday, some of the dates have already passed. We’re hoping fans got to check out the spoils of their football team’s greatest achievement when they had the chance.
Below is the full schedule of the Seahawks’ tour this summer and where the trophy will be displayed. More details are available at Seahawks.com/12Tour, including additional fan events at which the trophy won’t be displayed.
May 28: Joint Base Lewis McChord — AAFED Main Exchange store
May 29: Camp Murray (at Fort Lewis) — The Arsenal museum
June 20: Coast Guard Base Seattle — Olympic Peak Performance Athletic Center
June 27: Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor — Gym Fitness Center
July 1: McChord Air Force Base — display location to be determined
July 5: Vancouver, British Columbia — Ambleside Park
July 7: Bellingham — Poppe’s 360 Neighborhood Pub
July 10: Portland — Oregon Historical Society Museum
July 11: Vancouver, Washington — Big Al’s bowling alley
July 12: Camas, Washington — Doc Harris Stadium
July 18: Spokane — Dwight Merkel Sports Complex
Seattle Seahawks to parade Lombardi Trophy through Pacific Northwest; here is the complete tour schedule - Seattle Seahawks & NFL News
Marshawn Lynch to skip minicamp
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to skip the mandatory team minicamp next week because he wants a contract extension, sources confirmed Wednesday night.
"It's very, very unlikely that Lynch will be there,'' said a source close to the situation. "He wants the Seahawks to renegotiate his current contract and provide him with more up-front money."
Lynch could not be reached for comment Wednesday evening. Thursday is the final day of organized team activities for Seattle, voluntary workouts that Lynch has not attended over the last three weeks.
Lynch, 28, is starting the third year of a four-year deal that is worth $30 million, including $6 million in signing bonus. His base salary this season is $5 million and counts $7 million against the salary cap. The final year of the deal in 2015 would cost $9 million against the cap and pay Lynch $5.5 million in base salary.
If Lynch skips the three-day minicamp that begins Tuesday, it will cost him $70,000 in fines.
The Seahawks acquired Lynch in a trade with Buffalo in 2010. He has rushed for over 1,000 yards each of the last three seasons, including 1,257 yards and 14 touchdowns in helping the Seahawks win the Super Bowl last season.
He has the most touchdowns in the NFL since the start of the 2011 season with 39 -- 35 rushing and four receiving. Lynch also has the most 100-yard rushing games in the NFL since 2011 with 19.
Marshawn Lynch of Seattle Seahawks wants new deal, will skip minicamp - ESPN
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to skip the mandatory team minicamp next week because he wants a contract extension, sources confirmed Wednesday night.
"It's very, very unlikely that Lynch will be there,'' said a source close to the situation. "He wants the Seahawks to renegotiate his current contract and provide him with more up-front money."
Lynch could not be reached for comment Wednesday evening. Thursday is the final day of organized team activities for Seattle, voluntary workouts that Lynch has not attended over the last three weeks.
Lynch, 28, is starting the third year of a four-year deal that is worth $30 million, including $6 million in signing bonus. His base salary this season is $5 million and counts $7 million against the salary cap. The final year of the deal in 2015 would cost $9 million against the cap and pay Lynch $5.5 million in base salary.
If Lynch skips the three-day minicamp that begins Tuesday, it will cost him $70,000 in fines.
The Seahawks acquired Lynch in a trade with Buffalo in 2010. He has rushed for over 1,000 yards each of the last three seasons, including 1,257 yards and 14 touchdowns in helping the Seahawks win the Super Bowl last season.
He has the most touchdowns in the NFL since the start of the 2011 season with 39 -- 35 rushing and four receiving. Lynch also has the most 100-yard rushing games in the NFL since 2011 with 19.
Marshawn Lynch of Seattle Seahawks wants new deal, will skip minicamp - ESPN
Want to get a first-hand look at Seattle’s first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy? This summer is your chance.
The Seahawks will be taking their Super Bowl championship trophy on a tour through the Pacific Northwest, with public stops this July in Portland, Bellingham, Spokane, Camas and both Vancouvers (Washington and British Columbia, Canada). The Lombardi Trophy is also visiting four military bases in the region; those events are open only to servicemembers and their families.
There is no word yet, however, on when everyday fans in the Seattle area will be able to lay eyes upon the sterling silver award.
While the Seahawks officially announced the tour Wednesday, some of the dates have already passed. We’re hoping fans got to check out the spoils of their football team’s greatest achievement when they had the chance.
Below is the full schedule of the Seahawks’ tour this summer and where the trophy will be displayed. More details are available at Seahawks.com/12Tour, including additional fan events at which the trophy won’t be displayed.
May 28: Joint Base Lewis McChord — AAFED Main Exchange store
May 29: Camp Murray (at Fort Lewis) — The Arsenal museum
June 20: Coast Guard Base Seattle — Olympic Peak Performance Athletic Center
June 27: Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor — Gym Fitness Center
July 1: McChord Air Force Base — display location to be determined
July 5: Vancouver, British Columbia — Ambleside Park
July 7: Bellingham — Poppe’s 360 Neighborhood Pub
July 10: Portland — Oregon Historical Society Museum
July 11: Vancouver, Washington — Big Al’s bowling alley
July 12: Camas, Washington — Doc Harris Stadium
July 18: Spokane — Dwight Merkel Sports Complex
Seattle Seahawks to parade Lombardi Trophy through Pacific Northwest; here is the complete tour schedule - Seattle Seahawks & NFL News
