Seahawks tempt fate with throwback green uniforms

Jacob Nierenberg

Jacob Nierenberg Jun 21, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h2><p>In a move that Boom the Seahawk is sure to be pleased with, the Seattle Seahawks appear bringing their old lime green jerseys out of the closet, writes MyNorthwest. The jerseys were last worn in the 2009 NFL season against the Chicago Bears; upon losing the game, former coach Jim</p></h2>
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            <p>In a move that Boom the Seahawk is sure to be pleased with, the Seattle Seahawks appear bringing their old lime green jerseys out of the closet, <a href="http://mynorthwest.com/874/2797660/Will-the-Seahawks-defy-superstition-this-season?ref=avalancheghost.one">writes MyNorthwest</a>. The jerseys were last worn in the 2009 NFL season against the Chicago Bears; upon losing the game, former coach Jim Mora banned the jerseys. Now that the green getups have been an appearance at training camp, many are asking if they’ll be put into play as well—and if they will bring back the bad luck that some have feared. Maybe they’ll wear the uniforms when they square off against the Bears on September 27—exactly six years to the date after that last outing. Wouldn’t that be quite the rematch?</p>
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In a move that Boom the Seahawk is sure to be pleased with, the Seattle Seahawks appear bringing their old lime green jerseys out of the closet, writes MyNorthwest. The jerseys were last worn in the 2009 NFL season against the Chicago Bears; upon losing the game, former coach Jim Mora banned the jerseys. Now that the green getups have been an appearance at training camp, many are asking if they’ll be put into play as well—and if they will bring back the bad luck that some have feared. Maybe they’ll wear the uniforms when they square off against the Bears on September 27—exactly six years to the date after that last outing. Wouldn’t that be quite the rematch?

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By Jacob Nierenberg

Jacob Nierenberg is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He has lived in Washington for nearly all of his life, and still proudly identifies with the Pacific Northwest despite his relocation to Stanford U