Six celebrities who can’t get enough of the Seahawks

The Seahawks fan base is the best in the world. We will brook no argument on this. But if we need any evidence, we have quite a few celebrities who will be more than happy to vouch for this.

Indeed, the 12s are the best fans in the entire sporting world. Need proof, doubters? I submit as Exhibit A the famous, stupendous, and amazing Beastquake. Marshawn Lynch made an incredible run in this magical Seahawks playoff win. All credit to Marshawn, but it was the 12s that had local scientists wondering what triggered their seismographs.

So yeah, the 12s are a pretty rabid bunch. It goes without saying – and by the way, isn’t that just the worst expression? I mean, if you don’t have to say it, then why say it? Okay, back on topic – it goes without yadda yadda that the rank and file every Sunday Lumen Field crowd is what energizes our beloved Seahawks.

Seahawks count awesome celebrities among the 12s

But it’s pretty cool that we can count among the 12s an eclectic selection of celebrities that wear the Seahawks beautiful College Navy, Wolf Gray, and Action Green on their hearts. Every 12 knows that no one can rival their own love for the Hawks. No one could ever possibly match their intensity or their passion for their beloved emissaries of the Emerald City. However…

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It’s easy to see that the love for the Seahawks burns just as fiercely among these well-known entertainers. Our celebrity 12s include musicians, actors, and uh, more actors. Listen, it isn’t my fault that Judge Judy and Howard Stern aren’t Hawks fans. I admit this isn’t a definitive list, but you don’t want to be reading this past your coffee break, now do you?

Seahawks top the charts for Macklemore

Macklemore is one of the best-known musicians on the planet. He also happens to be one of the best-known fans of the Hawks. As he’s a native of Seattle, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the rapper is a huge fan of his hometown team. Macklemore has entertained the 12s before games, at halftime, and raised the 12s flag.

What may surprise some is that coach Pete Carroll is just as much a fan of Macklemore as the platinum-selling artist is of the Hawks. As detailed by the Sam Farmer in The Los Angeles Times, Carroll and Macklemore have quite the mutual admiration society.

I am not sure who this makes cooler, though. The rapper from Seattle or the coach from California. Either way, 12s I am sure are OK with it.

Talking about how Seattle became known for hip-hop (remember, this was in 2014), Macklemore added that the city also gained notoriety for “great football, top-tier athletes here in Seattle and the greatest coach in the NFL. So it all kind of happened at the same time.” Yeah, he’s a fan. A big one.

Mike McCready

I imagine most of you 12s have heard of a little band called Pearl Jam. Mike McCready happens to be their lead guitarist, a Seattle native, and a huge fan of his hometown team. Yep, you guessed it, he’s a huge fan of the Seahawks.

I should also note here that McCready isn’t just a football fan either. He is often seen at Mariners games too. Plus, there are all kinds of Pearl Jam merch you can buy that resembles SuperSonics stuff. Imagine how happy McCready will be when Seattle gets its NBA team back (hopefully soon!).

Of all the 1990s bands to come out of Seattle (and if you don’t know anything about the 1990s, let me just say there are a lot of bands that came out of Seattle then), Pearl Jam is the one that seems to have stayed the most Seattle-centric.

Like Macklemore, McCready has raised the 12s flag. I mean, of course, he has. He’s one-upped his rap counterpart in one area though. McCready opened the Seahawks home opener in 2017 with an absolutely blistering version of the Star-spangled Banner back in 2017. A few of the notes are still echoing in the stadium. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and listen.

Seahawks appeal to the dark and the light; Meet Neegan

Neegan takes no prisoners in The Walking  Dead,  and neither does Jeffrey Dean Morgan when it comes to his beloved Seahawks. Okay, technically that’s not true, as Neegan took a boatload of prisoners. We all know he really just did it to get in some batting practice.

As for the man behind one of the greatest villains ever, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is just a bit nicer than Neegan, or the Comedian of Watchmen fame, for that matter. He too has raised the 12th Man flag. While he may not have played the National Anthem at a Hawks game, I have to think that narrating the 2022 Seahawks Hype video is even better. Check it out, 12s!

It may not be the most hype of hype videos, but it’s honest and straightforward. That’s more than can be said for Star-Lord, who’ll tell anyone anything to get what he needs. Thank goodness that doesn’t describe the next guy on this list, aka Star-Lord and that dude from Jurassic Park, has been a fan of the Seahawks since Steve Largent was in diapers. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but I’m sure it’s one that Pratt would endorse.

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt made it clear just why he loves the Seahawks so much while on a press junket for the movie Passengers (frankly, the less said about that film, the better). You can watch the entire interview at that link, should you so desire. If you’d rather just know why he loves the Seahawks Pratt said, “They’re solid Americans who lead by example.

Because Russell Wilson goes to Seattle Children’s Hospital every Tuesday. And because they’re a dominant football force that puts the team first. (12th man baby!).” That tidbit was originally provided by Ardua Harris for The Seattle Times.

Pratt also famously made a wager with Chris Evans – you know, Captain America – on the 2015 Super Bowl between the Seahawks and that team from New England (we dare not mention their nickname here). I won’t remind you of that outcome, but at least something good came from it.

Pratt and Evans teamed up to pay visits to children’s hospitals in Boston and Seattle in full superhero gear. Excuse me, I’ve got something in my eye… probably just allergies.

Ron Burgundy love the Seahawks

Will Ferrell clearly has friends in high places. And no, we’re not talking about up at the North Pole or down at Talladega. Ferrel became a fan of Pete Carroll so long ago, that our coach’s hair was still blonde; well, kinda. That was back in the Stone Age when Pete coached at USC. When Carroll moved on to the Seahawks, Ferrell came along for the ride.

You might even say they were a package deal, as Ferrell apparently decided to not only be a 12, but an actual member of the Hawks. Well, he joined the Seahawks for a team meeting, and that’s close enough. When Greg Olson joined the Seahawks for the 2020 season, Carroll introduced him in a virtual team meeting.

Except it wasn’t quite Greg Olsen who met the team. Surely no one will ever forget 90-Go-Flywheel-Kanye-Starburst. The Hawks may have been just as well off if they’d actually added Ferrell instead of Olsen.

That brings us to the man generally acknowledged to be the superfan of superfans, the inimitable Rainn Wilson. As you can see below, Wilson has at least one thing in common with his most famous character, Dwight K. Schrute. He is absolutely fearless. That can be clearly seen here as he represents the Seahawks in a meeting among the Sasquatch.

Rainn Wilson

Wilson is a native of Seattle, born and raised in the Emerald City. He even graduated from the U Dub, so he comes by his love for Hawks naturally. Wilson has attended OTAs, traveled to Wembley to watch his beloved team, and – yes, yes, I know, you’ve done all those things too, 12s.

But what can you tell me about bears, beets, and Battlestar Galactica? Yes, that was John Krasinski as Jim Halpert pranking Dwight, but sometimes all we need is a Quiet Place.

Not convinced Rainn Wilson is the ne plus ultra of celebrity, 12s? Check out his acumen in this clip from a 2020 virtual draft party with Gee Scott and Stacy Rost. And please take notice of the fourth member of the team. Look, a bonus celebrity 12; none other than Mr. Joel McHale.

That’s right 12s, you got seven celebrity Seahawks fans for the price of six. McHale may actually be an even bigger fan than Wilson. I say they settle it on the field. Whoever beats DK Metcalf in a 100-yard race wins the title of World’s Greatest 12. Hopefully, Wilson and McHale will get about an 80-yard head start.