Chris Pratt will introduce the Seattle Seahawks before Super Bowl 60 on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, a ceremonial honor that marks the fullest circle for a celebrity fan whose devotion to the franchise predates his Hollywood career by decades.
While most celebrity superfans adopt teams after achieving fame, Pratt’s connection to the Seahawks runs through Lake Stevens, a suburb 45 minutes northeast of Seattle, where he graduated high school in 1997.
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The trajectory mirrors the franchise itself. Pratt’s formative years as a Seahawks fan coincided with the NFC West’s darkest era, when the division drew mockery league-wide. He stuck around for the rebuild, watched the Legion of Boom dominate, and now champions a team chasing its first championship in 12 years. His appointment to introduce the team on Sunday feels earned in a way most celebrity endorsements don’t.
The authenticity matters in an era when celebrity NFL fandom often reads as performative. Pratt was raising the 12 flag at Lumen Field years before Hollywood made him a box office fixture.
He attended the NFC Championship game when the Seahawks mounted their comeback against Green Bay in January 2015. He showed up for a Thursday night matchup against the Rams in Week 16 this season, meeting Marshawn Lynch before the game and running out of the tunnel with the team.
The consistency separates him from actors who appear in playoff games or the Super Bowl but vanish during September losses. Pratt has built a public fandom through steady presence, not headline-chasing appearances.
He voiced characters in the team’s 2024 schedule release video. He’s discussed the team on talk shows during promotional tours for Marvel and Jurassic World films.
He recently told “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he attended a playoff game with his 13-year-old son Jack, describing how they were “praying and crying and hugging each other” throughout the game.
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That father-son element adds dimension to celebrity fandom that typically stays at the surface. Pratt isn’t just supporting a franchise, but passing down regional identity to the next generation, the same way thousands of Pacific Northwest families do every season.
Why Pratt’s Super Bowl 60 Role Matters Beyond Celebrity Pageantry
The NFL has made celebrity team introductions a Super Bowl tradition, pairing Jon Hamm and Bradley Cooper for last year’s Chiefs-Eagles matchup. Pratt will share Sunday’s stage with Jon Bon Jovi, who introduces the Patriots.
The symmetry works. Both celebrities developed their fandoms authentically rather than adopting teams for promotional opportunities.
The timing makes the honor resonate deeper. Seattle hasn’t won a Super Bowl since February 2014, a drought that spans Pratt’s entire run as a blockbuster leading man.
His Marvel and Jurassic World franchises have grossed billions while the Seahawks endured coaching changes, roster turnover, and playoff disappointments. The parallel success and frustration bind celebrity and franchise in ways that feel organic rather than manufactured.
Pratt’s role on Sunday won’t influence the outcome. The Patriots and Seahawks will settle the championship through execution and scheme, not celebrity endorsements. But his presence on that field represents something NFL franchises increasingly value: authentic connections that extend beyond the two-hour broadcast window.
