When Seattle Seahawks receiver Paul Richardson made a miraculous, one-handed touchdown catch in his team’s playoff opener, then followed it up with another acrobatic grab , plenty of folks watching the game on TV had one simple question: “Who is that guy?”
Happens every season.
Because while even the most casual NFL fan is familiar with certain players on each team – Russell Wilson, the quarterback throwing to Richardson, for example – there are plenty of others on the roster who are relatively, or completely, unknown to even thorough fans.
They’re not mysteries to their coaches and teammates, though.
“This is the kind of play we see from him in practice, so it’s not unfamiliar,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said about Richardson. “Some of the plays were circus-like, but he has done that. … He’s been waiting a long while to help this team and feel significant about that impact and he’s done that.”