New Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla just dropped a bombshell that hit the 12s right in the gut. On Wednesday, after the owners approved the sale of our Hawks to his group, Khosla admitted he was, and still is, a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yeah, those Steelers. The team that kept us from our first championship back in Super Bowl XL. What a way to kick off ownership, right?
Super Bowl XL’s Sting Just Got Personal
For years, Seahawks fans have joked about Super Bowl XL officials secretly rocking black and yellow under their stripes. It’s a wound that never quite heals. Now, get this: our new owner, Vinod Khosla, was apparently one of the folks openly wearing black and yellow during that very game. He told reporters Wednesday that coming to the US in ’76 when the Steelers were dominating cemented his fandom. He stated, “I was originally, and still am, a big Steelers fan also.” Hearing that from the guy running our team adds a fresh layer of salt to an old, deep cut for anyone who bleeds green and blue. What are we even supposed to do with that?
He *Still* Watches Their Games, Too.
It’s one thing to have a childhood team, but Khosla didn’t stop there. He added, “but I still watch all the Steelers games, too.” This isn’t just old news. This is active fandom for a rival conference team, coming from the man whose group just bought our Seahawks. It brings to mind Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, a long-time Giants fan before buying Minnesota, who even chased Lawrence Taylor for an autograph. Wilf said in November 2005 he’d “always be, deep inside, a Giants fan.” But our owner watching *all* their games? That’s next-level loyalty to another squad. This “little-known fact” is definitely out now, and it puts an interesting spin on who’s at the helm.
So, as we gear up for what Mike Macdonald and our squad, led by Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed, are going to do this season, we have this new wrinkle to digest. Our owner is a Steelers fan. Deep down, are his loyalties split? Does it even matter? We’re the 12s, we root for the uniform, the city, and the players on the field. But knowing this about the person at the top? It’s gonna make every big play, every tough loss, every single moment of this early season hit a little different. We’ll be watching every snap, because we always do.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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