The Seattle Seahawks have spent the entire season talking about ghosts – past failures, lingering doubts, and moments that once defined heartbreak. Now, as they stand on the doorstep of Super Bowl LX, one unlikely story has captured the imagination of fans: a Seahawks supporter whose real-life battle with the paranormal mirrors Seattle’s own long road toward closure.
Seahawks, a haunted house, a haunted franchise, and the same question
Keith Linder never expected his move to the Seattle area in 2011 to turn into a crash course in the supernatural. A software engineer who relocated from Austin for work, Linder rented what seemed like an ordinary house in Bothell, Washington. Within months, strange things began happening – unexplained noises, objects disappearing, and eventually terrifying physical manifestations that forced him to confront the unthinkable.
“No,” Linder said when asked if he believed in ghosts before moving in. “We got baptized.”
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What followed was a relentless series of events: furniture moving on its own, objects flying through the air, lights exploding simultaneously, and even symbols appearing on walls without explanation. Rather than flee immediately, Linder made a decision that would define his experience.
“But I didn’t want to run,” he said. “I felt I deserved this house. I worked hard to acquire it.”
That mindset – staying, confronting fear, and refusing to look away – resonates deeply with a Seahawks team long defined by unfinished business.
Linder, a lifelong football fan, saw striking parallels between his personal ordeal and Seattle’s journey. He became especially fascinated with quarterback Sam Darnold, who famously said he was “seeing ghosts” early in his career.
I was trying to rationalize [my experience]. Darnold must have felt like that. He was there. He couldn’t make sense of it. But it builds you, internally.
Fight, Flight, or Finally Let Go for the Seahawks
Linder describes four stages of confronting fear: denial, searching for answers, fighting, and eventually choosing whether to stay or leave. He tried everything – exorcisms, paranormal investigators, even a televised ghost-hunting crew – before ultimately deciding to walk away for the sake of his mental health.
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That lesson, he believes, applies directly to the Seahawks’ current moment.
“They have two options,” Linder said. “They can fly. Or they can fight. They can bury their demons. But it works far better to understand them and work toward resolutions.”
Seattle’s season has felt exactly like that process. Ghosts of past Super Bowl heartbreaks, quarterback uncertainty, and organizational tension have slowly been addressed – not erased, but understood. Even former head coach Pete Carroll’s long-criticized Super Bowl XLIX decision has been reframed after reports surfaced that he told players, “If you’re going to point fingers at anyone, point them at me. I’m sorry.”
Linder now works downtown, with Lumen Field visible from his office window. He says the experience changed him forever.
“I like that,” he said. “A season of exorcisms.”
As the Seahawks prepare to take the field on football’s biggest stage, the symbolism is hard to ignore. Whether ghosts are real or not, confronting fear clearly is. And if this season has proven anything, it’s that Seattle has finally stopped running from the past – choosing instead to face it head-on, one final time.
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