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In the heart of Seattle, the Seahawks are celebrating their second Super Bowl victory in the franchise’s 50-year history. The city, often referred to as the Emerald City, expects around a million fans to gather along the parade route stretching from Lumen Field to the lively Belltown district.
The team, under the guidance of head coach Mike Macdonald in his sophomore season, decisively defeated the AFC’s top team, the New England Patriots, with a score of 29-13 during Super Bowl LX held in Santa Clara last Sunday.
The celebrations are slated to kick off at 10 a.m. local time at Lumen Field with the presentation of the coveted trophy, followed by a parade anticipated to last several hours.
On social media platform X, a user criticized the Seattle Public Schools’ stance, stating, “Well, @SeaPubSchools you’re just wrong in this situation. Get over it. Families should enjoy these very rare events together!”
Despite the festivities, the school district has decided not to excuse absences for those attending the parade. This approach slightly differs from 2014 when the Seahawks clinched their first Lombardi Trophy. Back then, schools remained open with standard attendance policies, yet principals were given discretion over whether to excuse absences.
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald greets fans before Wednesday’s parade
Sam Darnold, the journeyman quarterback who led Seattle to its second title, raises the trophy
One Seattle Seahawks fan enjoys a large can of Monster Energy before Wednesday’s parade
Seattle Seahawks fans begin to line the street before the team’s second Super Bowl parade
For what it’s worth, Seattle Police did issue an absence letter, which refers to Seahawks by their nickname, ‘the 12,’ as in ’12th man.’
‘This letter serves as official notification that the 12 in possession of this letter has been drafted into emergency service by the City of Seattle,’ read the letter from Sgt. Patrick Nichaud.
‘Following the Seahawks’ victory, we have identified a critical shortage of decibel levels in the downtown corridor,’ the letter continued. ‘Due to a documented history as a ‘Certified 12,’ your employee/student has been identified as a person of interest.’
The letter goes on to threaten ‘an infinite loop of the ‘Safety Dance’ playing over your office speakers,’ in reference to Canadian new wave band Men Without Hats’ 1982 hit.
‘Please consider this absence ‘Excused for Greatness,” the letter concluded. ‘We’ll return them to you tomorrow, though they will likely be hoarse and smell faintly of victory.’
Seahawks fan is seen perched atop a pedestrian signal along Seattle’s parade route
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo arrives for the team’s rally at Lumen Field
Seahawks fans refer to themselves as the team’s ’12th man,’ which explains the flags
Seattle Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets a big laugh during Wednesday’s rally
Seattle Seahawks fans begin to gather at Lumen Field ahead of the team’s parade
Several Seahawks players were seen wearing t-shirts emblazed with a doctored image of quarterback Sam Darnold, who is seen smoking and flipping the bird.
‘I’ve been saying it all year,’ linebacker Ernest Jones IV told NFL Network’s Kay Adams before the parade. ‘That’s my dude. And to come, he gave me his blessing, he was OK with us wearing the shirts, the couple of us that have them on. That’s my guy. Thank you, Sam, for getting us to this [Super Bowl].’
‘Is that a cigarette in his mouth?’ Adams asked.
‘Yeah, a little cig,’ Jones answered.
As Jones explained, a local store was able to help him print the shirts within a ‘couple of hours, so it’s perfect.’
Jones made more noise at the pre-parade rally.
‘I’m probably the last person they shoulda gave the mic to,’ Jones told the crowd at the rally.
A person looks out from the balcony as Seattle Seahawks fans gather ahead of the parade
As many as a million fans were expected, not all of whom were excused from work or school
He went on to give a ‘shout out’ to ‘these bad-a** mother***ers that play this game the right way. Not only do we have the best defense in the world, we got the best team in the world.’
And quite frankly, you got anything to say about my quarterback, anything to say about our O-line, or you got anything to say about the city of Seattle, I got two words for you: F*** you!’
As for the fans, most were dressed in team colors, but a few stood out for their mode of transportation.
‘Hawks fans on horses,’ one person captioned a clip on X, showing two Seattle supporters riding along the parade route. ‘It’s all happening.’