JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The connection goes beyond being Super Bowl teams.
The Broncos and Seahawks also are linked because they’re from the states where recreational marijuana use is legal.
It was only a matter of time before the use of the drug was broached in a Super Bowl news conference. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday it’s worth the NFL pursuing whether players should be permitted the use of medicinal marijuana. Commissioner Roger Goodell raised the subject last week, suggesting the NFL might look into the idea.
“First off, I can’t speak for anybody else in that regard,” Carroll said. “We have to continue to explore and compete to find ways that are going to make our game a better game and take care of our players in the best way possible. The fact that it’s in the world of medicine is obviously something the commissioner realizes and him making the expression that we need to follow the information and the research, absolutely I’m in support of. Regardless of what other stigmas may be involved, I think we have to do this because the world of medicine is trying to do the exact same thing and figure it out, and they’re coming to some conclusions.”
Ex-Broncos receiver Nate Jackson recently said pot should be allowed to help relieve pain.
Runs like a verb? Left tackle Russell Okung admitted that Seattle’s offensive linemen “feed off” Marshawn Lynch’s destructive style. His love of contact is unique among NFL running backs. Just don’t ask Okung how to explain Lynch, who rarely talks to reporters but remains immensely popular with his teammates.
“He’s an adjective,” Okung said. “Which adjective? I couldn’t even begin to tell you. I don’t know.”
Candy man. Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett is looking for a super endorsement. He has one in mind — combining with his brother Martellus, a tight end with the Chicago Bears.
“We could do blue and orange M&Ms (in a commercial),” Bennett said.
Bennett, who will be a free agent, said he is open to joining his brother with the Bears if the oppor- tunity presents itself.
Footnotes. Safety Kam Chancellor leaves the trash talking to all-pro cornerback Richard Sherman. Chancellor uses cues to get under an opponent’s skin. “It’s a certain look they give me. I just smile back. Then their eyes become big,” he said. … Returning to the practice field, even at the New York Giants’ facility, offered a sense of normalcy for the Seahawks. “It was great to get back to football because it hasn’t really been about that the last couple of days with the travel and all that. Now we can kind of roll into a regular week,” said tight end Zach Miller.