Forget Quidditch, Harry Potter author is a Seahawks fan
DENTON, Wash. (AP) – Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman is a huge Harry Potter fan.
So with Halloween looming, Sherman agreed to a request from his son. He donned a cape and grabbed a wand for his weekly media session, presenting a very authentic Harry Potter look.
His display came three days after the Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals played to a 6-6 tie in the desert that left Sherman dehydrated. Sherman acknowledged this week that “five quarters of football is pretty tough, but Quidditch – the Beaters, the Chasers, trying to find the Golden Snitch – is tough.”
Summoning such terms from the Harry Potter books earned the Seahawks at least one new fan. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling wrote in a post Thursday: “Did I ever mention that I’m a #Seahawks fan? Well, I am.”
Well, not quite.
She added: “(Don’t ask me who plays for them apart from R Sherman.)”