Myles Gaskin, a true Emerald City son and a member of our 2025 Super Bowl champion Seahawks, has officially hung up his cleats. At 29 years old, the running back announced his retirement after seven seasons in the pros, bringing an end to a career that saw him live out his childhood dream right here at home.
Gaskin, a standout from O’Dea High and a legend for the Washington Huskies, poured his heart out in an Instagram post, calling it quits from the gridiron. He thanked God for letting him live his dream at the highest level, spending “seven years as a professional, four years in the greatest setting in college football as a Dawg at the University of Washington.” He even shouted out his time at O’Dea and as a Richmond Bulldog. The man truly lived the local football journey. He made sure to thank the Miami Dolphins, calling that time “fun,” and gave a special shout-out to the Seahawks for letting him “play my last snaps back at the crib.” Talk about coming full circle, playing for the team you grew up watching.
From Practice Squad Grind to Hometown Hero Status
Gaskin’s final run with the Seahawks was pure grit. He landed on the practice squad last October, grinding off-and-on before finally getting that game day call-up against the Minnesota Vikings. In a dominant 26-0 shutout win at Lumen Field, Gaskin carried the ball three times for six yards in garbage time, helping run out the clock. It wasn’t a huge stat line, but it meant something to play those final snaps for his hometown team. He was released from the practice squad on December 13th and didn’t sign anywhere else, making that Vikings game his true curtain call.
Before his pro career, Gaskin was a bona fide superstar for the Huskies. He crushed it, rushing for over 1,000 yards in all four seasons at Washington. That made him the school’s all-time leading rusher and the first back in Pac-12 history to clear 1k on the ground in four straight years. The dude was unstoppable, earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2016 when the Huskies went all the way to the College Football Playoff. The Miami Dolphins picked him up in the seventh round of the draft, but his heart always had a piece of Seattle.
What’s Next for a Seattle Legend?
Myles Gaskin’s story is a true Seattle sports tale: a local kid who dominated at every level, lived his dream in the NFL, and even got to contribute to a Super Bowl-winning team right here in the Emerald City. In his farewell post, he talked about giving “all the game you gave me to the next generation of young players who dare to be great.” That’s the kind of legacy we can all get behind. We can’t wait to see what Myles does next to inspire the next generation of Dawgs and ‘Hawks. What a ride, 33!
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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