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Kemah Siverand tweets apology after being cut by Seahawks over hotel incident

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive back Kemah Siverand tweeted an apology after he was cut from the team last week for violating the rules.

Kemah Siverand has finally spoken out after he was released by the Seattle Seahawks nearly two weeks ago for reportedly attempting to sneak a woman into the team hotel, dressed in team apparel.

The undrafted rookie cornerback tweeted an apology on Monday, which reads in part:

“After taking time to reflect and really consider the seriousness of my actions, I have tried to find the appropriate words to apologize to all of those affected by my poor decision and immaturity. I’ve privately apologized to Coach [Pete] Carroll, [general manager] John Schneider, and the Seahawks organization. I violated team rules, which would have been unacceptable in normal times, but absolutely inexcusable now during a pandemic. I understand my lapse in judgment put my teammates and the organization at risk, thankfully no one else was affected by my actions.”

Siverand said he plans to continue training and hopes to someday realize his dream of playing in the NFL.

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Seahawks cut Kemah Siverand for attempt to sneak woman into team hotel

The Seattle Seahawks waived cornerback Kemah Siverand on Tuesday after his attempt to sneak a female visitor into the team hotel.

The Seattle Seahawks waived rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand on Tuesday, but it now appears there is more to the story than a simple roster move.

“The Seahawks cut rookie CB Kemah Siverand this week after he was caught on video trying to sneak a female visitor into the team hotel, per sources,” NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweeted on Thursday. “Clear message on the responsibility everyone has in the NFL’s COVID-19 world: Put the team at risk, suffer the consequences.”

Seattle made no mention of the violation when the public relations account tweeted the transaction or in the press release on the team’s website . . .  and perhaps for good reason.

“The woman was wearing Seahawks gear in an attempt to disguise her as a player, I’m told,” Pelissero added in an additional tweet. “It did not work.”

Siverand had signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State in May.

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Like the Saints, the Texans actually have a team hotel for training camp

The Houston Texans have a team hotel available to rookies and veterans for training camp, just like the New Orleans Saints.

The New Orleans Saints made headlines last week for their efforts to create their own bubble for training camp amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to coach and general manager Bill O’Brien, the Houston Texans actually have their own team hotel, though they are not attempting to create a bubble environment as the Saints are.

“We took everything into account, but I think what we did was we followed the protocols that were sent to us to a T,” O’Brien told reporters on Aug. 6. “In those protocols, they talked about hotels and how you cannot require anybody to stay in a hotel. I know what those teams are doing. They’re not requiring anybody, they’re just making it available. That may be something that we do down the road.

“We’ve made our hotel, where we’re staying, we’ve made it available if a veteran wants to stay in there, if a rookie wants to stay in there. But nobody can be required to stay in the hotel, so I think that’s the key.”

For O’Brien, a contributing factor involves the decisions the players make each day while away from the facility.

“Then the big key for all of us is when we leave the building doing a good job of paying attention to wearing a mask, washing our hands and making sure we do as good of a job as we can to keep the virus out of the building,” said O’Brien.

As of Aug. 8’s transactions report, the Texans did not have one player test positive for COVID-19. Houston also had one player opt out in defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes.

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