Doug Baldwin Says Super Bowl Fecal Celebration Was Aimed At Darrelle Revis
BOSTON (CBS) -- Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin has finally explained what was up with his end-zone celebration from Super Bowl XLIX.
Sort of.
Yes, the receiver used words to try to explain what went into his infamous celebration, but no, these words did not make sense.
To catch you up to speed: Baldwin gained separation from All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis in the end zone and benefited from the umpire standing in Revis' way en route to getting wide open in the end zone. Baldwin caught Russell Wilson's pass, stretching Seattle's lead to 10 points. It really seemed at the time that the Seahawks were on their way to winning the Super Bowl.
And Baldwin decided to celebrate by ... well, how to put this delicately ... umm ... well. Baldwin simulated a bowel movement. He passed on some waste.
The man pooped out a football.
The act drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, and after the game, Baldwin only said, "That's between me and the person it was directed at."
Now, he's expanded on his reasoning for ... pooping out a football in the end zone during the Super Bowl. (Spoiler alert: It makes no sense.)
"I gotta break it down for you, G," Baldwin said before getting to his grand explanation on "The Barber Shop" on ESPN Radio in Seattle. "It's a competitive situation, first and foremost. As a competitor, when I'm out there on the field, I block out everything other than the guy that's in front of me, what I'm supposed to be doing, what I'm supposed to be handling. So that would be Darrelle Revis.
"I spent a lot of time those two weeks prior to getting ready for that game just focused on my individual matchup with him and I put a lot into it. And so in that moment, I guess you could say it was just kind of a built-up frustration I was letting out in that sequence, you know, just between him and I," Baldwin added. "Because obviously there was competitive stuff going on in that game, and in that moment I just let out what I felt personally."
Yeah ... so ... to recap: The wide receiver prepared a great deal for his matchup with a great cornerback, so after scoring ... he pooped out a football. His insides were bound up, so to speak, and when he finally found some space to himself, he released what was inside of him.
OK then.
(In my transcription, I apologize if there was a missing colon. Sometimes the translation from voice to text can be a little loose.)
Baldwin was asked if there was a lot of back and forth between him and Revis during the game.
"Yeah, you know, I mean, it's a mutual respect thing, but on the field, you get these competitive juices going through your body," Baldwin said. "It's competitive."
(Sounds like those competitive juices don't agree with Baldwin's stomach! Am I right?!)
Mind you, these words came from the man who aggressively berated reporters outside the Seattle locker room following the NFC Championship Game comeback win over the Packers, getting in their faces for doubting the Seahawks but assuring them "we ain't worried about y'all." Clearly, Doug.
Personally, I thought that Baldwin's touchdown celebration was an interpretive dance of sorts, a performance to illustrate his crappy night, when he caught just that one pass for three yards. For the rest of the evening, he was targeted exactly zero times. By comparison, Patriots fullback James Develin and rarely used tight end Michael Hoomanawanui had more receiving yards on the night, so I thought Baldwin really wanted to show how foul his Super Bowl showing really was.
But no, the Wilson stool was not about his own play; it was about Darrelle Revis ... who is one of the two or three best cornerbacks in all of football and got picked by an official on the play. Or something. I guess. I actually have no idea.
Despite his confusing rationale, Baldwin still had the presence of mind to recognize what is most important in Seattle. That is, of course, the beloved "12s" -- which is a fancy way of saying "fans."
"I just think it was a competitive situation. So to all the 12s, all the fans, that's not what it's about," Baldwin said. "So I apologize to anyone if I offended you."
Don't sweat it, Doug. Nobody should be offended. After all, Everyone Poops. If any of the "12s" (barf) had trouble sleeping at night because of your celebration, then they're living in Candy Land (and they're ignoring the Molasses Swamp).
So don't worry about offending people, Mr. Baldwin. It seems like your brain is already consumed with enough concocted slights and insults to keep yourself busy for many years to come.
But next time, give us an explanation that doesn't stink so badly. From you, we expect something much more solid.
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