The Seattle Seahawks’ second Super Bowl parade in the team’s 50-year history is under way in the Emerald City, where an estimated 1 million fans were expected to line the route from Lumen Field to the neighborhood of Belltown.
Led by second-year head coach Mike MacDonald, the Seahawks trounced the AFC-champion New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl LX on Sunday in Santa Clara.
Thursday’s festivities were set to begin with a trophy presentation at Lumen Field at 10am local time, followed by the parade, which was expected to take a couple of hours.
Unlike Philadelphia and Kansas City, which closed schools in the wake of recent Super Bowl victories, Seattle’s educational institutions remained in operation Wednesday, potentially limiting the crowds and definitely angering some locals.
‘Well, @SeaPubSchools you’re just wrong in this situation,’ one critic wrote on X. ‘Get over it. Families should enjoy these very rare events together!’
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