Did the Seahawks misstep with MLK Tweet?

“@KevinOnCFB: I think the @Seahawks win today’s competition for the most misguided MLK tribute tweet." pic.twitter.com/eqiiEDXmEX

— Elika Sadeghi (@steakNstiffarms) January 19, 2015

The Seattle Seahawks apologized hours after posting a tweet that compared their unlikely win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight for civil rights. Or perhaps paid homage. You be the judge.

The original tweet was deleted shortly after it was posted, but not before it was captured by other users.

Later Monday afternoon the Seahawks apologized.

We apologize for poor judgment shown in a tweet sent earlier. We did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of Dr. King.

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 19, 2015

Venice Buhain

Venice Buhain is an online and print journalist whose work has appeared on TVW News, AOL/Patch, The Olympian and other news organizations. She is also the former Editorial Director at The Seattle Globalist. Venice has covered diversity, education, local news and politics. She also is a past Seattle chapter president of the Asian American Journalists Association.