--- description: A tweet from the organization compared the team's bid for the Super Bowl to the Civil Rights movement title: Seahawks Sorry for Comparing Super Bowl Bid to Civil Rights Movement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Seahawks Sorry for Comparing Super Bowl Bid to Civil Rights Movement  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 19, 2015 11:22 PM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 19, 2015 11:22 PM CUT The day after securing a spot in the Super Bowl with a last-minute touchdown, the Seattle Seahawks posted a tweet that compared the team’s struggle of reaching the coveted game with the civil rights movement. > [](https://twitter.com/BartHubbuch/status/557270777587073024) “We shall overcome #MLKDay,” the team’s official account tweeted Monday, which honors Martin Luther King, Jr. The tweet also included a picture of quarterback Russell Wilson crying after his victory Sunday and a quote from King that read: “Faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first steps.” The organization deleted the tweet after users called it tasteless and offensive. Within two hours, the football team posted an apology: > [](https://twitter.com/Seahawks/status/557288517446144000) _Read next:_ [_How MLK Day Became a Holiday_](http://time.com/3661538/mlk-day-reagan-history/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3673871/seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-martin-luther-king-jr-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3673871/seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-martin-luther-king-jr-day/"},"headline":"Seahawks Sorry for Comparing Super Bowl Bid to Civil Rights Movement","datePublished":"2015-01-19T23:22:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:41:38.195Z","description":"A tweet from the team quoted King in reference to the Seahawks' Sunday victory","url":"https://time.com/3673871/seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-martin-luther-king-jr-day/","keywords":["Football","NFL","Super Bowl topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3673871/seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-martin-luther-king-jr-day/","name":"Seahawks Sorry for Comparing Super Bowl Bid to Civil Rights Movement"}}]}] ```