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Getting burned by Mahomes, Lockett in college taught Seahawks rookie Flowers skills needed to thrive in NFL

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SEATTLE — Here’s the first stop on a tour of Tre Flowers’ football failures.

It was Halloween in Lubbock, Texas, in late 2015, and the rookie Seahawks cornerback was a redshirt sophomore safety for Oklahoma State. The 7-0 Cowboys met the 5-3 Texas Tech Red Raiders in front of nearly 55,000 fans at Jones AT&T Stadium.

They were all witness to something special — and, given the holiday, fairly gruesome — at the Oklahoma State secondary’s expense. Sure, the Cowboys ultimately won the game, 70-53.

But Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 480 yards and four touchdowns in the process.