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Gloves are off for Seahawks’ Tyler Lockett comedy roast
Dec 16, 2016, 10:25 PM | Updated: Dec 18, 2016, 10:01 am

The Seahawks may be high off their recent victory over the Rams Thursday, but at least for receiver Tyler Lockett, it鈥檚 about to get low.
鈥淔orgive the pun, you don鈥檛 want to go too low,鈥 said Drew Barth with the Dori Monson Show. 鈥淥therwise, it鈥檒l takes out his knee caps, and that鈥檚 no good for anyone. Tyler has got plenty to make fun of.鈥
On Sunday, Lockett will be the subject of a comedy roast to benefit the ICAN project, which is dedicated to educate about, and fight childhood obesity. It will be hosted at the Parlor Comedy Club in Bellevue.
Barth is among the comedians slated to perform. Also on the ticket is Seahawk Michael Bennett. As well as ESPN Seattle鈥檚 Danny O鈥橬eil and Gee Scott.
鈥淭he thing about Tyler Lockett is that he鈥檚 coming into this thinking, 鈥楬ey, you know what, you better be on you鈥檙e A-game,鈥欌 Gee said. 鈥淭yler Lockett tells me we better be on our A-game. And I don鈥檛 think Tyler Lockett has ever been to a comedy roast.鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be pretty bad,鈥 he said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a little guy. I don鈥檛 know if he鈥檚 going to be able to get a permission slip to be out that late.鈥
Lockett is 5’11” and about 170 pounds — small when considering the size of many football players. But that didn’t stop him from catching seven passes for 130 yards during Thursday’s game, including a 57-yard touchdown from quarterback Russell Wilson.
鈥淣ow that we know that he鈥檚 that confident, the gloves are off,鈥 Barth said.
Barth and Gee gave Seattle’s Morning News a little preview of their roasting skills Friday before the event. 成人X站 Radio鈥檚 Dave Ross pointed out that comedians should be careful. Lockett is fast and can chase them down.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 he going to do if he catches you?!鈥 Gee said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 Tyler Lockett!鈥
It鈥檚 likely Lockett won鈥檛 be the only target that night. There will be plenty of other celebrities in the room.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to make fun of Richard Sherman,鈥 Gee said. 鈥淟ately, he鈥檚 been very grouchy. I sent him a text last night. I said 鈥楽herm, you鈥檙e gonna be the guy in the neighborhood who tells all the kids to stay off his grass.鈥 He texts back and says, 鈥楴ope, I鈥檒l just have a big gate.鈥欌
鈥淥f course, Michael Bennett,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to talk about him and his small, small uniform pads.鈥