From the day he arrived in Seattle last September, Kelcie McCray’s steadiness of play and personality immediately impressed Seahawks’ coaches and players.
“He’s awesome,’’ Seahawks defensive coordinator Kris Richard said this week. “He’s one of the best, most humble guys that I’ve been around.’’
Those qualities helped McCray stay calm when he found himself in the middle of an unexpected storm in the third quarter of last Sunday’s raucous 26-24 win over Atlanta.
It was McCray, who was filling in for an injured Kam Chancellor at strong safety, who was on the side of the field with Richard Sherman when the Seahawks had a lapse in communication that led to a Julio Jones 36-yard touchdown, which then set off Sherman’s extended sideline outburst.