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Will Ferrell poses as Seahawks player, crashes virtual team meeting

Ferrell showed off a new play he designed “90 go flywheel Kanye starburst” and also talked some smack to fellow Seahawk Luke Willson.

The Seattle Seahawks acquired tight end Greg Olsen this offseason, and during a virtual team meeting this week, head coach Pete Carroll said he wanted to give Olsen a chance to say hello and introduce himself to the squad.

They then cut to … Will Ferrell, who was posing as Olsen. Sort of. He was wearing the skullcap that Olsen sometimes wears, and had on a Seahawks jersey. Listen we’re all in quarantine, we can’t commit to the costumes like we might all like.

Ferrell chopped it up with the team, proclaiming his love for Russell Wilson, describing the new play he himself had designed — “90 go flywheel Kanye starburst”  — and giving Seahawks tight end Luke Willson a bit of grief over his long hair.

“I don’t know what you do in the offseason up there in Canada,” Ferrell said to Willson, “but cut your goddamn hair and let’s play some football.”

Watch the video here:

Well done, Mr. Ferrell.

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Will Ferrell, disguised as Greg Olsen, crashed Seahawks meeting

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll invited comedian Will Ferrell to crash the team’s zoom meeting, disguised as tight end Greg Olsen.

The Seattle Seahawks, like the rest of the NFL, are forced to hold their initial team meetings of the 2020 season virtually thanks to COVID-19.

While the team would surely prefer to be together in person, that doesn’t mean they can’t find ways to have a little fun on their virtual meetings.

Coach Pete Carroll began introducing veteran tight end Greg Olsen, who the team signed back in February, on a call with the team Thursday evening.

However – the team was instead introduced to comedian Will Ferrell, who was impersonating Olsen by wearing backward Seahawks hat and a number 12 jersey.

“Coach, thanks so much I’m so excited to be here,” Ferrell deadpanned, while the players who were unmuted laughed in the background.

Ferrell went on to praise Russell Wilson, told Luke Willson he needs to cut his hair, and told offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer he has designed some of his own plays – one that he called “90 Go Flywheel Kanye Starburst.”

Ferrell and Olsen do look similar, hence the video-bomb, and Ferrell is an alumni and super fan at USC where Carroll coached before joining the Seahawks – perhaps explaining the cameo.

Carroll tweeted the video, thanking Ferrell for “zoombombing our team meeting”.

Olsen and the rest of the Seahawks will continue to hold their team meetings virtually, at least for now, while the league continues to determine their next steps during this global pandemic.

At least they can find ways to laugh.

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The “Anchorman” clip didn’t immediately …

The “Anchorman” clip didn’t immediately resonate with every new Warrior. The movie was released in 2004. Poole was only 5. Chriss, Spellman and Paschall were 7. “Not all the young guys had seen it,” Robinson said. “Draymond (Green)’s like, bro, you need some new material,” Kerr said. “He’s like, you gotta watch some new movies. I guess so. Anchorman? I figured everyone’s seen Anchorman.”

Either way, it generated the discussion …

Either way, it generated the discussion Kerr desired. The team’s Millennials, like Draymond and Robinson, explained to the Generation Zs just how relevant the movie used to be. Then, the coaches imparted the overall message. “Whatever is said, (Will Ferrell) has to do it,” Spellman said. “That shit was funny. But they were basically telling us, you know, just cause we draw it up, it’s not the end all, be all. Sometimes you gotta go off the cuff to make things work.”