« It was definitely not out of nowhere. »
On the surface, it looked like Seattle Seahawks kicker Blair Walsh was spitefully glaring and pointing at the Minnesota Vikings, his former team, after kicking two 52-yard field goals in the second half of Friday’s preseason game. But according to Walsh’s post-game explanation, his actions were far from unprovoked.
Walsh – who the Vikings released back in November – said his former teammates were taunting him the whole game with « Nothing I can repeat here, » he told reporters after the game, via ESPN .
It’s only Week 2 of the preseason, and Walsh said his gesturing wasn’t meant to be taken seriously, but he also wanted to send a message that « it just wasn’t going to roll off. » The Seahawks beat the Vikings, 20-13, and remain undefeated in the preseason.
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« I simply was just responding to getting taunted, » Walsh said. « I didn’t say anything. When you’ve got guys who were your teammates for five years yelling at you when you’re trying to kick, it’s just odd. And I hope they were in jest. And I hope they didn’t mean it because I didn’t mean anything with mine, but it was definitely not out of nowhere. »
During his five years in Minnesota, Walsh’s famous, rock-bottom moment was missing what would have been the game-winning, 27-yard field goal against the Seahawks during the playoffs in 2016. Seattle won, 10-9.
