'I Would Take It Back' Baldwin Says Of Super Bowl Poop Celebration
GLENDALE, Arizona (CBS SF) -- Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is is trying to flush down any criticism of his Super Bowl XLIX touchdown celebration earlier this month.
Speaking with 710 ESPN Seattle, Baldwin said he was sorry about his decision to pull his pants down and pretend he defecating the football.
After the former Stanford University wideout caught a touchdown pass in the third quarter against the New England Patriots, he stood over the ball on the ground and made a motion that resembled pulling down his pants, before squatting over the ball.
Baldwin's entire celebration was not seen by the NBC television audience as the network cut away from Baldwin as he began his pants-pulling motion. His antics earned Seattle a penalty flag for excessive celebration.
"Obviously if I could go back, I would take it back," Baldwin told ESPN Seattle. "I do regret the fact that it cost my team 15 yards, and to the fans, ultimately I apologize to anybody I offended in any way."
Baldwin initially denied it was directed at Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis who was covering him on the play, and that he later clarified that is was directed toward a group he would not identify. But he also changed that story during the interview, per CBS Sports.
"I guess you could say it was just kind of a built-up frustration I was letting out in that sequence, you know, between him and I," Baldwin said. "Obviously there was competitive stuff going on in that game, and in that moment, I just let out what I felt personally," he said.
In 2005, the National Football League fined Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss $10,000 for making a similar motion as if he was 'mooning' the crowd at Lambeau Field in Green Bay after he scored a touchdown against the Packers.
