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The Seattle Seahawks have a tremendously gifted young star who often finds himself drawing the ire of the 12th Man. His name is Riq Woolen, and he (perhaps more than anyone on the team) is thankful the Seahawks ended up winning the NFC Championship... otherwise he would have gone down as an all-time Seattle sports pariah.
Late in the third quarter, the Seahawks were leading 31-20 and just stopped the Rams' high-powered offense. Matthew Stafford had his unit moving with ease on Mike Macdonald's vaunted defense, but had just thrown an incompletion on 3rd-and-12 at Seattle's 49-yard line. The Rams were on the verge of punting the ball away, which would have likely meant they would've been down 11-points going into the fourth quarter.
Instead, a late taunting flag was called on Riq Woolen. Suddenly, the Rams were gifted fifteen more yards and a new first down. One play later, Stafford found Puka Nacua for a 34-yard touchdown strike to make it a 31-27 game. This could have easily been a truly disastrous turning point in the game for Seattle. Fortunately, the Seahawks' defense made a heroic stop on 4th down later in the game, while Sam Darnold drained the clock to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl.
After the game, Woolen went on Twitter and posted a rather cheeky apology.
For all the frustration Woolen can bring, he does seem like a solid young man with the right attitude. He made a mistake (a deeply costly one) and he's acknowledging it. The mentality of this Seahawks team is not letting bad plays or moments define players. After the game, head coach Mike Macdonald spoke directly about Woolen and the taunting penalty.
Woolen has two weeks to become reacquainted with the league's anti-taunting penalty, because a similar mistake won't be as tolerated in the Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks vs Rams: Riq Woolen addresses taunting penalty online
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Late in the third quarter, the Seahawks were leading 31-20 and just stopped the Rams' high-powered offense. Matthew Stafford had his unit moving with ease on Mike Macdonald's vaunted defense, but had just thrown an incompletion on 3rd-and-12 at Seattle's 49-yard line. The Rams were on the verge of punting the ball away, which would have likely meant they would've been down 11-points going into the fourth quarter.
Instead, a late taunting flag was called on Riq Woolen. Suddenly, the Rams were gifted fifteen more yards and a new first down. One play later, Stafford found Puka Nacua for a 34-yard touchdown strike to make it a 31-27 game. This could have easily been a truly disastrous turning point in the game for Seattle. Fortunately, the Seahawks' defense made a heroic stop on 4th down later in the game, while Sam Darnold drained the clock to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl.
After the game, Woolen went on Twitter and posted a rather cheeky apology.
For all the frustration Woolen can bring, he does seem like a solid young man with the right attitude. He made a mistake (a deeply costly one) and he's acknowledging it. The mentality of this Seahawks team is not letting bad plays or moments define players. After the game, head coach Mike Macdonald spoke directly about Woolen and the taunting penalty.
Woolen has two weeks to become reacquainted with the league's anti-taunting penalty, because a similar mistake won't be as tolerated in the Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks vs Rams: Riq Woolen addresses taunting penalty online
Continue reading...
