Macdonald’s bold play: Tossing Seattle’s championship hype out the window
The players enjoyed the moment, photos made the rounds, and the team showed off its Super Bowl LX rings. But most of what was said wasn’t about the hardware or even celebrating what had already been done. Seattle is far less interested in reliving 2025 than in getting through 2026.Most of the time, championship ceremonies are about looking back.
- ▪The players enjoyed the moment, photos made the rounds, and the team showed off its Super Bowl LX rings.
- ▪But most of what was said wasn’t about the hardware or even celebrating what had already been done.
- ▪Seattle is far less interested in reliving 2025 than in getting through 2026.Most of the time, championship ceremonies are about looking back.
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| Publication time | Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:17:22 +0000 |
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