Head coach Mike Macdonald shouted out the Seattle Seahawks grounds crew on Friday for keeping the fields usable during the most extreme period of rain the city has seen this year.
Brady Henderson shared the comments on X at 2:30 p.m. PST on Friday.
Macdonald gave a shoutout to the Seahawks’ grounds crew for keeping the fields at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center usable this week despite all the rain the area has gotten. The team practiced outside the last two days in anticipation of more wet weather Sunday at Lumen Field.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) December 12, 2025
The team has been practicing outside this week in preparation for what looks to be a rainy Sunday game. The forecast shows only a 10% chance of precipitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. when Lumen Field’s gates open through the afternoon and evening, but there will likely be some water on the field and rain from the morning throughout the game. With low-50s temperatures and cloudy projected skies, any level of wetness will be amplified.
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Even more pertinent, though, is the projected winds. During warmups, the winds look to be around 11 miles per hour, and during the game, they should be at 7 mph. Seahawks kicker Jason Myers is known for prioritizing accuracy over power and his range could be limited or extended based on wind, but his accuracy could be tampered with as well.
More importantly, our hearts go out to all those affected by the flooding that’s plaguing Washington state right now. Record-setting downpours have forced several areas into emergency evacuations and flood watch warnings. While some of them began to recede on Friday, Gov. Bob Ferguson said the situation is “not just a one- or two-day crisis” and that the water levels would “remain high for an extended period of time”. President Donald Trump has signed the state’s request for an emergency declaration as communities around western and central Washington fight for safety and for their homes.
We at Seahawks Wire aim to help you look forward to Sunday’s game, but our hearts are with the communities of Sumas, Nooksack, Deming, Burlington, Everson, Mount Vernon, and every other community affected by the floods this week. We dedicate our writing to you and hope that no matter how the Seahawks play, they can bring you a tiny bit of joy in these dire circumstances. You help us unite behind our Seahawks week-in, week-out, so we hope to offer what little we can to unite behind you. We’ll be rooting for your communities on defense against these floods and on offense in bouncing back from them like 12s rooting for the Seahawks on gameday.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Macdonald shouts out Seahawks’ grounds crew amidst extreme rain
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