Seahawks' Walsh: Gesture toward Vikings' bench provoked by heckles

Blair Walsh took his chance for some payback against his former team, the Minnesota Vikings, after connecting on two long field goals during Friday's preseason contest.

The Seattle Seahawks kicker gestured toward the Vikings' bench after hitting the two 52-yard kicks and said after the game he did so in response to taunts from Minnesota players.

"I felt like it was nothing that was serious or meant to be hurtful, but I wanted to let them know that it just wasn't going to roll off," Walsh said, according to ESPN's Sheil Kapadia. "I didn't say anything though. Just looked at them."

Watch: Seahawks' Walsh appears to point at Vikings' bench after long FG

Walsh spent five seasons in Minnesota, but he's likely best remembered for shanking a potentially game-winning kick against Seattle in the 2015 playoffs. He was cut by the Vikings last November after his struggles bled into the 2016 campaign and was picked up by the Seahawks this offseason.

Asked what the Vikings were saying to him, Walsh said, "Nothing I can repeat here. That's for sure."

"I simply was just responding to getting taunted," Walsh continued. "I didn't say anything. When you've got guys who were your teammates for five years yelling at you when you're trying to kick, it's just odd. And I hope they were in jest. And I hope they didn't mean it because I didn't mean anything with mine, but it was definitely not out of nowhere."

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll had no problem with his kicker giving as good as he got.

"I'm fired up for Blair. ...They were giving him a hard time," Carroll said. "They were razzing him a little bit and all that. He was just having a little fun with it. He's a really good competitor. I like his mentality, and I think we are very fortunate to have him."