WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama's praise of the Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks was peppered with a few punchlines as the NFL champions were honored at the White House.

The Commander in Chief wasn't afraid to take on notoriously outspoken Seahawks defender Richard Sherman -- but it was running back Marshawn Lynch -- who managed to dodge the press so adroitly -- that provoked the president's envy.

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