Seahawks players become waiters for autism charity event (Video)
Seattle Seahawks players took on role of waiters to raise money for charity.
The Seattle Seahawks have to be hungry for the 2015 NFL season to get underway after the way they lost in the Super Bowl this past season. While they await their next campaign through the league, though, they are using their notoriety for a good cause.
At the end of April, many Seahawk players became waiters for an evening for the Prime Time Celebrity Waiters event in Seattle. The event was created to help raise money for Ben’s Fund, a charity created in honor of Seahawks general manager John Schneider’s son, Ben, who was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old.
ESPN chronicled the event and the charity in a nice video:
Even if someone in their front office mandated it, it’s always great to see athletes giving back and using their fame to help further a worthy cause. Seeing the players then turn it into a friendly competition between one another to see who can raise the most helps add to the entertainment as well. As a side note, I don’t think Jimmy Graham was beating Russell Wilson judging by the size of their stacks of Ben Bills.
For morality’s sake, though, let’s hope the players were there because they wanted to give back to a good cause and weren’t there just so they don’t get fined.
More from FanSided
- Joe Burrow owes Justin Herbert a thank you note after new contract
- Chiefs gamble at wide receiver could already be biting them back
- Braves-Red Sox start time: Braves rain delay in Boston on July 25
- Yankees: Aaron Boone gives optimistic return date for Aaron Judge
- MLB Rumors: Yankees-Phillies trade showdown, Mariners swoop, India goes to Seattle