The Stranger‘s Dominic Holden had Seattle Seahawks PR wrapped up tight yesterday. They looked distinctly more Franco Harris (as a Seahawk) than Marshawn Lynch. “Seahawks sidestep Clemons’ comments about gay players,” ran the headline at NBC Sports, which picked up on Holden’s story.

At issue was the football organization’s response to some tweets a Seahawks player, 31-year-old Chris Clemons, made about the prospect of a gay NFL player coming out. Clemons wasn’t for it, to simplify things, and Holden wanted to know if the Seahawks shared that view. It took all day, but Tuesday evening Holden reported he’d gotten some clarity: The Seahawks didn’t agree with what Clemons said, and would welcome an openly gay player.

The Seattle Times Danny O’Neil had earlier put the spotlight on a few of Clemons’ musings, one tweet wondering who on God’s earth the rumored player could be, and another, more worrisomely, claiming that while he, Clemons, wasn’t homophobic, he thought “some things” should be left at home. Later he suggested that a player coming out would likely divide a team, and a good team player would avoid that.

Holden, thinking the Seahawks might jump at a teachable moment, as the 49ers did with Chris Culliver, contacted them to get a statement:

“We’re not going to comment,” said Seahawks spokeswoman Suzanne Lavender. “You know, it’s just his personal view.” … “We haven’t gotten that many fan comments so we are not going to make public comment,” Lavender explained.

Holden took that as an invitation, and solicited Slog readers to contact the Seahawks to make their views known. A number submitted their questions to coach Pete Carroll on Twitter. Seahawks PR then sent Holden some boilerplate about their “culture of respect, equality and inclusiveness.” Finally, after about six hours, came the statement in plain English, when it was too late to advance the ball. (The Stranger, for their part, have lent the keys to their satirical “Critical Overview” this week to a “Chris Clemons.”)

Seahawks owner Paul G. Allen also has a foundation that invests heavily in education and social change. Maybe the Seahawks can apply for a grant.