There weren't any Seahawks participating in Sunday night's Pro Bowl, but they found out what fans in Arizona thought of them after receiving a less than warm welcome from the home crowd.
There were five players for Seattle who were elected to attend the NFL's annual All-Star game, but since they're playing next weekend in the Super Bowl, they obviously declined. However, they did make an appearance during the contest, with safety Kam Chancellor, running back Marshawn Lynch, cornerback Richard Sherman, safety Earl Thomas and linebacker Bobby Wagner each on hand to take in the game.
Midway through the first quarter they were announced to the crowd,
who booed them. Not that it should be that much of a surprise. With the game being played in the home stadium of the Arizona Cardinals, clearly fans aren't happy to see their NFC West rivals with an opportunity to celebrate a Super Bowl title on their home field.
That would be the same as the Jets playing in the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. Fortunately the odds are pretty good that won't happen, not because Gillette Stadium probably won't be a host for the foreseeable future, but because that would require the Jets to get there - which is the even less likely scenario.