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VIDEO: 5 Years Ago Today Russell Wilson Stiff Armed a Pass Rusher to Ground on Disrespectful TD Run

By Scott Rogust

It's the five year anniversary of Russell Wilson's disrespectful stiff arm on Alex Okafor.
It's the five year anniversary of Russell Wilson's disrespectful stiff arm on Alex Okafor. /

Every once in a while, there are plays that fans look back on with fondness, even though they occur in blowouts. Seattle Seahawks fans and football enthusiasts in general should never forget about this specific play that happened five years ago to the date on Thursday. With Seattle already up 28-6 against the Arizona Cardinals, quarterback Russell Wilson unleashed the filthiest juke and stiff arm on Cards linebacker Alex Okafor during a touchdown run back in the 2014 season.

The deke was disrespectful and the stiff arm was devastating.

And five years later, Russell Wilson is playing at the same level with no signs of regression.

It's not quite a Beastquake, but it's still a fairly solid example of the punishing attitude that era of Seahawks football was imbued with.

Of course, not much has changed; Seattle enters Week 16 as the NFC's top seed. Not bad.