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After his police-reform Initiative 940 passes, Seahawks Doug Baldwin says he may enter politics

After all, the Seahawks’ Pro Bowl wide receiver lobbied the state capitol and elsewhere for months trying to get passed proposed reforms on the ways the police use deadly force in our state. Of course I have thoughts on it,” Baldwin said Wednesday, the day after Election Day. With Baldwin, it never is. 01:41 Game Theory: Week 10 win probabilities, score predictions NFL New Orleans Saints | 01:41 03:20 GMFB's power rankings going into Week 10 NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 03:20 01:36 Players that you should take a risk for in Week 10 | NFL Fantasy Live NFL Seattle Seahawks | 01:36 02:10 Projected points for newly traded wide receivers | NFL Fantasy Live NFL Dallas Cowboys | 02:10 02:30 Steve Wyche reports on how Rams are dealing with Thousand Oaks shooting NFL Los Angeles Rams | 02:30 02:24 Game Theory: Week 10 playoff percentages NFL New England Patriots | 02:24 04:14 'GMFB' reacts to Jason Kelce's Cowboys comment He’s started a players’ fund on his team to affect change in our society. I think that, personally, just being involved in a more hands-on way, level, in terms of laws and legislation that impact our everyday lives, really getting invested in what it means to vote, and use your voice and platform to effectuate change in a positive way, it’s hard to go back. Especially when you take so much time to research and to be empathic to opposite viewpoints and see there are opportunities to bring people together, to build bridges and actually have a conversation about things that impact our everyday lives, and to change them for the better. So I asked Baldwin what I’d been meaning to for months: Since he makes more sense than a lot (most) politicians do about issues that affect our society, has the 30-year-old wide receiver given thought to running for public office after his playing days are over? So, the future children that are, hopefully, soon on the way, being the best father that I can for them. “Then, if the time comes, and I have time to pursue other interests, then I will.” Baldwin said that time will also allow him to do what he hasn’t been able to since the Seahawks signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2011, then turned him into a $46 million receiver among the best in the NFL.