"Nate Robinson may not have been entirely serious when he took to Twitter to request a Seahawks tryout.

But the idea of Robinson as a pro football player isn't completely a joke either, and you can consider coach Pete Carroll someone willing to play along with the idea.

"We know you have great handles, but the question is: does it translate to DB skills?" Carroll said to Robinson, via Twitter. "I kinda think it does."

There's a little bit of history here as USC was one of the schools that recruited Robinson out of Rainier Beach. And while Robinson has played six seasons in the NBA, the possibility of playing a little football isn't as ridiculous as it might sound. Robinson played a year of cornerback for the University of Washington, and intercepted a pass in the Apple Cup."