Eye On the Hawks - Best of 2014
A look back at Team Photographer Rod Mar's series Eye On the Hawks in 2014 featuring behind the scenes, and game action photos from the Seahawks 2014 season.
Pharrell Williams performs and is projected on screens across a giant stage that was constructed in the parking lot of CenturyLink Field for the concert.
Seattle's defense swarmed all over Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy. On this play, K.J. Wright, Brandon Mebane, Cliff Avril and Bobby Wagner combine on a gang tackle.
Seattle's Michael Bennett gets a strip sack as he knocks the ball out of the hands of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers that resulted in a safety.
Russell Wilson's mantra is #notimetosleep and safety Earl Thomas doesn't nap on the team's charter flight, he's sitting at the rear of the plane near the galley, watching tape.
Temperatures in San Diego were in triple digits, and defensive end Michael Bennett was dressed dapper and comfortably in a suit/shorts combination.
Seattle's Doug Baldwin fights for yards and Denver's Aqib Talib loses his helmet trying to make the tackle.
Quarterback Russell Wilson tosses the football in a back corner of the locker room at FedEx Field when the team took a brief visit to the stadium after the Sunday walk-thru.
In the locker room after the game, offensive line coach Tom Cable has a quiet moment with starting left tackle Russell Okung.
Wide receiver Doug Baldwin shares a laugh with a reporter in the locker room after the game.
Head coach Pete Carroll hugs his left tackle Russell Okung during team stretching.
Russell Wilson is introduced as pyrotechnics announce his entrance to the 12s at CenturyLink Field.
Doug Baldwin and Richard Sherman break down video on a mobile device on the sidelines at St. Louis University High School at the end of walkthru.
Linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis wrote a personal message on his eye-black tape before the game.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson gets a handshake from a young football player who had participated in pregame festivities prior to the game.
Most players come back from walk thru with a bottle of water or a Gatorade, but somehow receiver Ricardo Lockette returned to the hotel with a giant stuffed teddy bear for a family member.
Defensive lineman Michael Bennett talks to the team before they leave the locker room for the field.
Seahawks players board their Delta charter for the long flight home as the sun sets in North Carolina. Three years straight the Seahawks have traveled to Carolina and returned home with a victory.
The Seahawks honored Marysville-Pilchuck High School, site of a recent tragic shooting. Greg Scruggs carried an MP flag onto the field during pregame introductions.
Best friends and teammates Richard Sherman and Doug Baldwin celebrate Sherman's second quarter interception.
Big Walt watches a highlight video from his playing days during the halftime ceremony inducting him into the team's Ring of Honor.
Seahawks cornerback Tharold Simon leaps high to knock away a deep pass intended for Oakland's James Jones near the end zone.
Pressure? None here. Russell Wilson and Jermaine Kearse find a moment to pose for a photo amid the fog and bedlam of pregame introductions.
So. Beastly. Marshawn Lynch stands tall after his fourth rushing touchdown of the afternoon, this one a 16-yard scamper up the middle to give the Seahawks a 31-17 advantage in the fourth quarter.
Receiver Doug Baldwin stretches for a pass as he practices tiptoe catches along the sidelines during walk thru.
Breath from offensive linemen J.R. Sweezy, left, and Max Unger is visible as temperature at game time in Kansas City was below freezing.
At halftime, quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson and Russell Wilson huddled with quarterbacks coach Carl Smith to review strategy.
The Seahawks gather in the center of their locker room before heading to the field to take on the Arizona Cardinals.
In the Seahawks locker room at halftime, defensive line coach Travis Jones outlines strategy for the second half to his players.
Wide receiver Doug Baldwin photobombs the offensive huddle during walk-thru as the team remained loose for the rivalry game to be played that evening.
When San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick challenged Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman in the first quarter, Sherman responded with an interception as head coach Pete Carroll celebrated on the sideline.
Cornerback Richard Sherman not only intercepted two passes, he also took the entire Madden turkey and brought it to the Seahawks locker room after the game to share with teammates.
The team breaks it down for the last time on Thanksgiving, with, of course, a turkey leg right in the middle of the action.
Give the Seahawks a basketball court, and you'll find not only casual shooting, but competition. Safety Earl Thomas and head coach Pete Carroll started shooting jump shots, but only moments later that evolved into a fierce game of "H-O-R-S-E".
Seahawks safety Earl Thomas makes a pledge to his teammates during his pregame speech just before the team took the field in Philadelphia.
Pyrotechnics explode from the roof of Lincoln Financial Field at the end of the "Star Spangled Banner" as Russell Wilson stands at attention.
Kam Chancellor took a moment before leaving the field and obliged some 12s who wanted a "selfie" with their favorite player.
The December sun cast long shadows on the field before kickoff and Robert Turbin's stretch made for striking symbolism.
Ouch. Seattle's Kevin Williams puts all of his 311 pounds into creating a Michael Crabtree sandwich along with teammate K.J. Wright in the third quarter.
Linebacker Bobby Wagner celebrates with Bruce Irvin after the sack.
Head coach Pete Carroll lets out a laugh as Earl Thomas suggests strategy in the final minutes of the 17-7 victory for the Seahawks.
In the Seahawks locker room safety Kam Chancellor let out a yell as the team celebrated their sweep of the 49ers this season and their fourth straight victory. Seattle heads to Arizona this weekend to face the number one team in the NFC.
Safety Earl Thomas, so instrumental in the team's philosophy of "Love Our Brothers", hugs teammate Kevin Williams in the moments before kickoff.
On Sunday, linebackers coach Ken Norton, Jr. is surrounded by his players including (from left) Bobby Wagner, Mike Morgan, Allen Bradford and Malcolm Smith as they share a laugh on the field during early warmups.
Gloves, helmet, bracelet. Ready.
Marshawn Lynch celebrates in the end zone joined by guard Justin Britt, and also Earl Thomas who sprinted 40-yards off the Seahawks sideline to congratulate his teammate.
The Seahawks were not finished, however, as Richard Sherman intercepted a Ryan Lindley pass to put an exclamation point on the victory.
In the locker room, teammates and friends Richard Sherman and Doug Baldwin talk before hitting the field.
Richard Sherman makes final adjustments before leaving the locker room with his fellow members of the Legion of Boom.
Safety Earl Thomas hits his knees in thanks and lets the roar of the 12's wash over him as he is introduced.
The Sea Gals entertain the crowd during the break between the first and second quarter.
As he did during pregame introductions, Earl Thomas hits his knees and gives thanks as the roar of the crowd rains down upon he and his teammates.
