RENTON — The Seahawks had an unexpected visitor at practice on Thursday: astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
That was a cool thing for offensive lineman Garry Gilliam, who is a big fan of Tyson’s.
TV shows and talks. Tyson is in town for a talk at the Paramount, and Gilliam said he plans on going.
“It was actually pretty surreal,” Gilliam said. “I’ve loved astronomy since I was younger. I’ve actually kind of studied it as a hobby. I’ve watched a ton of his stuff. He has a show on Netflix called Cosmos, and I’ve watched all of those and a bunch of the things he’s done on YouTube.