Who Will Be The Next Seattle Seahawks Gunner?

On Thursday, May 12th, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette announced his retirement from football. It was a bittersweet moment for the receiver who suffered a life-threatening neck injury during the Dallas Cowboys versus Seattle Seahawks game early November of last year. Although Lockette still does not have full range of motion in his neck, he has the rest of his life to look forward to. He had given the organization five years in which he recorded just 22 career catches, but that does not tell the entire story. Lockette’s most successful role was the Seahawks’ gunner on special teams. What made Lockette special was that he was lighting fast and could lay a hit on an opponent that could literally knock his helmet off or knock him out of the game.

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