Drew Lock opens up about his late father and family after Seattle’s Super Bowl win
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- Drew Lock cites family and his father's memory for comfort at Super Bowl LX.
- Lock reflected on trades and stints in Denver and the Giants before returning to Seattle.
- He wants to teach his kids about battling ups and downs and honoring family support.
Tight end Travis Kelce knew there was something special about the Seahawks way back in August when Seattle beat the Chiefs in a preseason game.
The Seahawks rolled over the Chiefs, and former Lee’s Summit High School and University of Missouri star Drew Lock played well. Afterward, Lock talked with my colleague Vahe Gregorian about facing his first football season without his father, Andy, who died last April at the age of 57.
“You’re not as sad all the time. But then there’s those moments that come back and take you to that place …” Lock told Gregorian in August. “It just makes you appreciate what life is.”
That victory over the Chiefs was no fluke, as the Seahawks finished first in the rugged NFC West, got the No. 1 seed and won Super Bowl LX on Sunday night.
Lock was interviewed by Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News following Seattle’s suffocating victory over the Patriots. Lock, who was the backup to Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, said he thinks of his father always.
That was especially true Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium.
“I’d say during the national anthem standing there, found the family, knew where they were,” Lock said in the interview. “Always have my whole life, always know where they’re sitting. To be able to look up.
“This year was different, especially today, but I had peace about it. I cried a little bit during the national anthem, but I had peace. He was here today. Shoot, even deciding to come back (to Seattle), doing this, doing that. He was always a part of it. That’s how I feel in my heart, and it feels good inside.”
Lock’s road to becoming a Super Bowl champion wasn’t easy. He was a second-round pick by the Broncos in 2019 and spent three years in Denver, then was traded to Seattle. After two seasons with the Seahawks, Lock joined the Giants in 2024 before returning to Seattle.
And now he’s going to get a Super Bowl ring.
Lock’s family was on his mind in the Seahawks’ championship locker room.
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“I think Philip Rivers talks about it, to be able to look your kid in the eyes one day and know that, like, personally in your career, you battled the ups and downs, enjoyed the success, learn from the defeats,” said Lock, who is the father of two.
“Yeah, I want to look my kids in the eyes and tell them that, but I really want to do it for myself. You know, I wanted to look back and be like I gave everything I had to the sport. My family did everything they could for me to be where I'm at today, and it's really up to me to do them justice. Fight through the bads, live through the goods. It’s crazy.”
This story was originally published February 9, 2026 at 9:38 AM.
