The Treasure Truck is going Beast Mode. Amazon’s deals-on-wheels truck has a cool offering for customers today with an extra special guest: former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch. Lynch, who spent six seasons in Seattle and helped the team win a Super Bowl in 2014, drove the Treasure Truck to CenturylinkLink Field today with throngs of Hawks fans looking on. With hip-hop music blaring from his boom box and donning the blaze orange Amazon Treasure Truck parka, Lynch was signing autographs and handing out a Beast Mode-skinned Amazon Echo and Beast Mode Hat for $139.99. That’s $40 off the sticker price for Amazon’s popular voice-activated… 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
For Ricardo Lockette, overcoming adversity started long before the former NFL wide receiver and special teams stud nearly died on the field last year in Dallas. It starts in Albany, Ga., where the 30-year-old first developed the grit and determination that helped Lockette push through obstacle after obstacle before eventually making it to the NFL and winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. It goes from ending up at a Division II college after poor academics prevented him from at playing at a top school; to not being selected in the 2011 NFL Draft; to bouncing around NFL practice squads. Throughout… Read More
Ricardo Lockette’s story is one of survival, perseverance and grit. And now the former wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks — whose football career was tragically ended after a devastating hit last year in a game against the Cowboys — will join us at the GeekWire Summit on October 4th to share his inspiring story, one which he so eloquently retold in the essay “Am I About to Die?” Lockette was chosen to speak at this year’s Summit as part of our Geeks Give Back campaign, which raises money for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, an amazing program that provides… 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
