Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is trying to win another NFL championship, but on Tuesday he locked up the title of Most Valued Athlete in Social Media for the second straight year. Wilson was joined in the top 10 by his Seahawks teammate Richard Sherman. And fellow Seattle sports star Robinson Cano of the Mariners was the top-ranking social athlete among Major League Baseball players. The ranking of U.S. professional and Olympic athletes was compiled by social measurement platform MVPindex and digital sports network 120 Sports. Athletes were ranked using a proprietary algorithm that evaluates all of their social activity throughout… Read More
Richard Sherman doesn’t think much of Donald Trump’s comments about concussions in the NFL. GeekWire caught up with the Seahawks star after his appearance at an American Express local merchant event Friday in Seattle, just days after the financial giant extended its partnership with the NFL team. Asked about Trump, who called the NFL’s rules for concussions “soft” on Wednesday during a campaign rally, Sherman initially didn’t have much to say. But given how other players have ripped Trump for the comments — TIME called it “dangerous” — and Sherman’s recent monologue about player health in the NFL, he did have one response. “He’s… Read More
Want to have a 15-minute conversation with Richard Sherman? Now you can — for a price. A new Dallas-based startup called Starliink on Thursday launched its iOS app, which lets people talk to celebrities, athletes, and more for a fee. Influencers on the platform at launch include Sherman, the Seattle Seahawks star cornerback; his teammate Cliff Avril; other NFL players like Vontae Davis and Johnny Hekker; NBA trainer and “stats geek” Justin Zormelo; YouTube personality HikeTheGamer; drummer and producer Rich Redmond; and celebrity chef Tre Wilcox. Celebrities have control over the start and end times for each “session” and they decide how… Read More
Seahawks defenders Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner were on hand at PAX West this weekend. In between their time spent crushing helmets with tanks, GeekWire caught up with the athletes to talk video games and geekiness. Are Richard Sherman & Bobby Wagner geeks? Sherman was quick to answer with a resounding “yes” and then proceeded to taunt Wagner about his knowledge of the fantasy role-playing game Elder Scrolls. Wagner refused to engage in debate, returning the taunts and questioning Sherman’s ability to beat him at Madden, NBA2K and Call of Duty. Who is the biggest gamer on the Seahawks? According to Sherman, Doug… Read More
There is no shortage of video game companies trying to get attention at PAX West this weekend. Wargaming.net took their marketing promotion to a new level this year, bringing in Seahawks players Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner to crush a bunch of stuff using an actual Panzer III tank to promote their game World of Tanks Blitz. Sherman and Wagner tossed out t-shirts and got to crush a number of items in front of a big crowd of 12’s egging them on with chants of “SEA” and “HAWKS”. Included in their path of destruction were a drum set, a couple… Read More
