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OKUNG ANCHORS SEATTLE LINE
When he came out of George Bush High School in Richmond, Texas, offensive tackle Russell Okung was such an outstanding prospect he could have played at any school in the country.
Okung chose Oklahoma State, where he became one of the best left tackles in college football, so good Seattle used the sixth overall pick in the 2010 draft on him.
On Sunday, Okung (6-foot-5, 310 pounds) has a chance to earn a second consecutive Super Bowl ring, not too shabby for a former soccer player.
“(Soccer) was the first sport I actually played,” Okung told reporters this week. “I was a little too big for that, so they moved me over to football, and I haven’t looked back.”
If the Seahawks beat New England, Okung can show off two rings when he returns to Houston to see his family and friends.
“It’s been an amazing journey,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of really good support growing up. I was raised in Fort Bend and have had a lot of coaches and mentors really take me under their wing. They really believe in me as well. I wouldn’t be who I am without those people believing and helping me develop me in some way.
“I think my growth started with accountability. I was taught accountability at a very young age and have had an outstanding education from the men in my life to teach me how to really be a man and really show me what it takes to be a man as well. With their constant grilling and their discipline, it really shaped me into the man I am today.”
Okung was asked what he would be doing if he wasn’t playing for the Seahawks.
“Probably running a business somewhere,” he said. “Maybe still be in school. I don’t know. The sky’s the limit for me. I don’t think there’s anything I’m not capable of doing.”
Another reporter asked Okung to disclose something a lot of people don’t know about him.
“What they don’t know about me is I don’t like to talk too much about myself,” he said. “What they don’t know is I wouldn’t be where I was without the guys (teammates on the offensive line). They’re my support system.
“It’s never just me standing alone. There’s the other four guys who make me the player I am.”
LYNCH LECTURES MEDIA
Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was forced to meet with the media for a third consecutive day. Rather than giving the same answer as he did the first two days, he lectured the media when he arrived at his table.
“Hey, look, all week, I done told y’all what’s up, and for some reason y’all continue to come back,” Lynch said to reporters gathered around his table at Seattle’s hotel. “You do the same that y’all did.
“I don’t know what story you are trying to get out of me. I don’t know what image y’all are trying to portray of me. But it don’t matter what y’all think, what y’all say about me. Because when I go home at night, the same people I look in the face — my family — that I love, that’s all that really matters to me.
“So y’all can go and make up whatever y’all want to make up because I don’t say enough to put anything out on me. But I’ll come to y’all’s event, and you can shove cameras and microphones down my throat. And when I’m at home in my environment, I don’t see y’all.
“But y’all are mad at me. And if y’all ain’t mad at me, then what y’all here for? I ain’t got nothing for y’all, though. I told you all that. So y’all should know that. But y’all will sit here like right now and continue to do the same thing.
“I’m here preparing for a game, and y’all want to ask me all these questions, which is understandable. I can be down with that. But I told y’all, I’m not about to say nothing.”
It’ll be interesting to see how Lynch reacts if reporters vote him as the Super Bowl MVP, meaning he’ll win a GMC SUV. He’ll be required to attend a Tuesday morning news conference with coach Pete Carroll if the Seahawks win.
LAFELL REMEMBERS BLOUNT’S ARRIVAL
Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount was waived by Pittsburgh this season before he got a second sting with New England.
“Man, that’s crazy,” Patriots receiver Brandon LaFell said. “He’s playing for one team (Steelers) Monday night (and) he’s in our locker room Wednesday night. That’s crazy.
“I’m glad that guy came here. He brought a toughness to this team.”
LEARNING A LESSON
Patriots receiver Danny Amendola was asked this week what’s something he learned at The Woodlands High School that he took to Texas Tech and then to the NFL.
“The game doesn’t change,” he said. “Obviously, the talent changes, and the speed of the game changes, but it’s still the same game of football.
“We just have to play hard, and, hopefully, we’ll get a win.”
SHERMAN AGREES WITH BLOUNT
Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount said this week he doesn’t fear Seattle’s top-ranked defense, reasoning that the Seahawks’ defensive players “aren’t immortal.”
Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman weighed in on Blount’s observation.
“Yeah, I’m not immortal,” Sherman said. “One day, I will pass away. He’s is perfectly right about that.
“He said we can’t tackle him? That an opinion. Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion.”
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When he came out of George Bush High School in Richmond, Texas, offensive tackle Russell Okung was such an outstanding prospect he could have played at any school in the country.
Okung chose Oklahoma State, where he became one of the best left tackles in college football, so good Seattle used the sixth overall pick in the 2010 draft on him.
On Sunday, Okung (6-foot-5, 310 pounds) has a chance to earn a second consecutive Super Bowl ring, not too shabby for a former soccer player.
“(Soccer) was the first sport I actually played,” Okung told reporters this week. “I was a little too big for that, so they moved me over to football, and I haven’t looked back.”
If the Seahawks beat New England, Okung can show off two rings when he returns to Houston to see his family and friends.
“It’s been an amazing journey,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of really good support growing up. I was raised in Fort Bend and have had a lot of coaches and mentors really take me under their wing. They really believe in me as well. I wouldn’t be who I am without those people believing and helping me develop me in some way.
“I think my growth started with accountability. I was taught accountability at a very young age and have had an outstanding education from the men in my life to teach me how to really be a man and really show me what it takes to be a man as well. With their constant grilling and their discipline, it really shaped me into the man I am today.”
Okung was asked what he would be doing if he wasn’t playing for the Seahawks.
“Probably running a business somewhere,” he said. “Maybe still be in school. I don’t know. The sky’s the limit for me. I don’t think there’s anything I’m not capable of doing.”
Another reporter asked Okung to disclose something a lot of people don’t know about him.
“What they don’t know about me is I don’t like to talk too much about myself,” he said. “What they don’t know is I wouldn’t be where I was without the guys (teammates on the offensive line). They’re my support system.
“It’s never just me standing alone. There’s the other four guys who make me the player I am.”
LYNCH LECTURES MEDIA
Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was forced to meet with the media for a third consecutive day. Rather than giving the same answer as he did the first two days, he lectured the media when he arrived at his table.
“Hey, look, all week, I done told y’all what’s up, and for some reason y’all continue to come back,” Lynch said to reporters gathered around his table at Seattle’s hotel. “You do the same that y’all did.
“I don’t know what story you are trying to get out of me. I don’t know what image y’all are trying to portray of me. But it don’t matter what y’all think, what y’all say about me. Because when I go home at night, the same people I look in the face — my family — that I love, that’s all that really matters to me.
“So y’all can go and make up whatever y’all want to make up because I don’t say enough to put anything out on me. But I’ll come to y’all’s event, and you can shove cameras and microphones down my throat. And when I’m at home in my environment, I don’t see y’all.
“But y’all are mad at me. And if y’all ain’t mad at me, then what y’all here for? I ain’t got nothing for y’all, though. I told you all that. So y’all should know that. But y’all will sit here like right now and continue to do the same thing.
“I’m here preparing for a game, and y’all want to ask me all these questions, which is understandable. I can be down with that. But I told y’all, I’m not about to say nothing.”
It’ll be interesting to see how Lynch reacts if reporters vote him as the Super Bowl MVP, meaning he’ll win a GMC SUV. He’ll be required to attend a Tuesday morning news conference with coach Pete Carroll if the Seahawks win.
LAFELL REMEMBERS BLOUNT’S ARRIVAL
Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount was waived by Pittsburgh this season before he got a second sting with New England.
“Man, that’s crazy,” Patriots receiver Brandon LaFell said. “He’s playing for one team (Steelers) Monday night (and) he’s in our locker room Wednesday night. That’s crazy.
“I’m glad that guy came here. He brought a toughness to this team.”
LEARNING A LESSON
Patriots receiver Danny Amendola was asked this week what’s something he learned at The Woodlands High School that he took to Texas Tech and then to the NFL.
“The game doesn’t change,” he said. “Obviously, the talent changes, and the speed of the game changes, but it’s still the same game of football.
“We just have to play hard, and, hopefully, we’ll get a win.”
SHERMAN AGREES WITH BLOUNT
Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount said this week he doesn’t fear Seattle’s top-ranked defense, reasoning that the Seahawks’ defensive players “aren’t immortal.”
Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman weighed in on Blount’s observation.
“Yeah, I’m not immortal,” Sherman said. “One day, I will pass away. He’s is perfectly right about that.
“He said we can’t tackle him? That an opinion. Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion.”
Seahawks Thursday media interviews
Continue reading...