Posted: October 13th, 2009 - by: MountaineerBob

“That was, man, gruesome but beautiful at the same time”

Not sure if you guys saw this over the weekend, but Owen Schmitt is back, and bloody!

from Seattlepi Blogs:
..the Seahawks got a full dose of Schmitt’s zany side Sunday when the second-year pro pounded his helmet to his noggin’ repeatedly after coming out of the tunnel in pregame introductions, then ran into the midst of his teammates with blood covering his entire face.

Schmitt went so ballistic on himself that trainers had to tend to the cut on his forehead during the national anthem and then wash the blood off his face and the front of his jersey in order to get him on the field in time for Seattle’s second play from scrimmage.

Here is the video:

Like Couchburner was telling me today, “this is beyond awesome!”

It was also effective:

“That was, man, gruesome but beautiful at the same time,” linebacker Lofa Tatupu said. “I don’t know if that’s possible. But that got us going. Myself, D.D. Lewis, we were sitting there saying, ‘That’s a mad man right there. That’s a guy you want on your side.’ A man willing to bloody his own face, you know how much he’s willing to put on the line.”

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