On Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf was mistakenly referred to by ESPN commentator Joe Tessitore as “decaf Metcalf” and a new meme was born.
That meme developed into even more however, after Metcalf partnered with Georgia-based coffee company, Volcanica Coffee, to begin selling 16-ounce bags of Decaf Metcalf coffee, which is available on the company’s website.
Tessitore has not only blessed the products creation, but he and Metcalf are each ensuring that part of the proceeds for the product go to charities of their choice.
Metcalf is donating his portion to Prison Fellowship, the same organization his My Cause, My Cleats are in honor of, while Tessitore’s is going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
An accidental fumbling of words on a live broadcast is not too uncommon, but the perfect combination of syllables – along with Seattle’s known love of coffee – made this a perfect pairing, and one that at least is leading to some good in the community.
