Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin runs with Philippine flag

Taken from the Seattle Seahawks Twitter account

Doug Baldwin caught two balls for 63 yards and a touchdown for the Seattle Seahawks in their 41-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings for their league-leading tenth victory of the season, but the biggest impact he had might have been before the opening kickoff.

The wideout from Stanford ran out on CenturyLink Field with the Philippine flag.

Baldwin, who is 1/4 Filipino through his grandmother, has relatives who are based in Tacloban that bore much of the brunt of Yolanda when it went through the country. According to him, most of his relatives are accounted for and are "apparently okay."

Baldwin led the campaign for relief efforts of the Seattle Seahawks for Yolanda, with the fans and owner Paul Allen combining to donate over $24,000 to the Western Washington Red Cross.

You may be wondering why the red portion of the flag is on top, as per the Seahawks: "We are fighting the devastation of #Haiyan which has been worse than many war-torn regions of the world."

Doug himself adds this statement from his twitter account (because a lot of people technically remain confused with the red aspect of the flag on top):

If I offended anyone of the Philippines, it was not my intent. I only meant to call attention to the plight of the people devastated by typhoon Haiyan. The aftermath of the typhoon can be compared to conditions after a battle during war. Leyte, is battling to overcome the ravages of typhoon Haiyan. My blessings and well wishes are with the families impacted by this disaster.