Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was accused of not being Black enough and essentially called an ‘Uncle Tom,’ within the confines of his own locker room. It’s unfortunate that every person in that locker room that looks like Wilson doesn’t see him a as a brother because Wilson embodies everything that is Black and everything that is American.
He is the great-great grandson of a slave to a Confederate colonel, who was freed after the Civil War. His grandfather
The Super Bowl champion Seahawks presented President Barack Obama with a “12th Man” banner during their visit Wednesday at the White House.
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President Barack Obama’s opening lines dared to target a player whom offenses often stay away from.
But this was his house — the White House, to be exact — and Obama was ready to have a little fun at Richard Sherman’s expense.
“I considered letting Sherman up here to the podium and giving him the mic,” Obama said Wednesday as
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won 43-8. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Super Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll says his Seattle Seahawks already “have an eye on what’s coming” and will start preparing immediately for next season.
Appearing at a news conference Monday morning with linebacker Malcolm Smith, the MVP of S
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“God has me here for a very particular reason,” Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson told reporters Jan. 28 during Super Bowl media day at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Wilson and other Seahawks players spoke about their faith and their video project “The Making of a Champion.” (Photo by Shawn Hendricks/BP)
Surrounded by a horde of reporters probing about nearly every aspect of the upcoming Super Bowl — including questions not related such as “Where’s Waldo?” and “Who is your favorite
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning addresses the media during press conference at the Cornucopia Majesty Ship. (Photo: Jim O’Connor, USA TODAY Sports)
The Denver Broncos arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon amid scattered flurries and temperatures in the low 20s. And they brought loads of enthusiasm and a healthy respect of the Seattle Seahawks with them.
Quarterback Peyton Manning, who seemingly always makes news for his presnap communication, talked of
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has apologized a day after targeting the play of San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree with several harsh rebukes after Sunday night’s NFC Championship win.
Sherman’s deflection of a pass intended for Crabtree in the end zone during the closing minute, which bounced into the grasp of Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith, sealed the 23-17 win over the visiting 49ers to earn Seattle a matchup with the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl.
“I apologiz
Russell Wilson meets Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos will meet Russell Wilson’s Seattle Seahawks in next month’s NFL Super Bowl.
The Broncos made the title game after a 26-16 victory over the Patriots in the American Football Conference final on Sunday.
In the National Football Conference championship, Wilson threw a 35-yard touchdown pass on fourth down as the Seahawks advanced to their second Super Bowl with a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
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