Seattle Seahawks Apologize For Comparing Playoffs To Martin Luther King's 'We Shall Overcome' Words [DETAILS]

MStars News has learned that the Seattle Seahawks have apologized for the tweet that went viral comparing their struggle and shocking NFC championship game win to Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 19, which happened to be MLK Day.

According to Bleacher Report, the NFL team that will be going to Super Bowl XLIX tweeted Monday, on the national holiday that celebrates the legendary civil rights leader's birthday, "We shall overcome."

The tweet had a picture of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson along with a quote and the hashtag #MLKDay, which read:

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase just take the first step."

Now the team is saying "sorry" for their post. The NFC champs deleted the tweet and replaced it with an apology that read:

"We apologize for poor judgement shown in a tweet sent earlier. We did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of Dr. King."

We apologize for poor judgment shown in a tweet sent earlier. We did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of Dr. King.

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 19, 2015

Last weekend the Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers in a shocking 28-22 win. They will take on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1.

"Let us live in a skittles world where all the colors come together to be delicious" - Marshawn Luther King pic.twitter.com/0kOIreGKXB — Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 19, 2015

Seahawks posted (then deleted) this MLK Day tweet. Equating the civil rights struggle with a football game? Good god. pic.twitter.com/sTOTthMTZy — Bart Hubbuch (@BartHubbuch) January 19, 2015

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