{"id":491798,"date":"2026-01-04T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491798\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:12:09","slug":"george-kittle-shares-blunt-reaction-to-seahawks-celebration-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491798\/","title":{"rendered":"George Kittle shares blunt reaction to Seahawks\u2019 celebration \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area &#038; California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Kittle could not care less how the Seattle Seahawks celebrate their big win. <\/p>\n<p>Seattle not only clinched the NFC West division crown with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/brock-purdy-loss-analysis-seattle-seahawks\/1904257\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/brock-purdy-loss-analysis-seattle-seahawks\/1904257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13-3 win over the 49ers<\/a> on Saturday night at Levi&#8217;s Stadium, but the NFC&#8217;s No. 1 playoff seed and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. <\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks, deservedly, celebrated with victory cigars and some dancing in the locker room after the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From the Seahawks\u2019 locker room a few minutes ago \u2014 Devon Witherspoon and Nick Emmanwori celebrating a win that gives Seattle the NFC West title and conference\u2019s top seed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/isdAd7mNm0\">pic.twitter.com\/isdAd7mNm0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradyHenderson\/status\/2007669109606260940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kittle, unaware of what was going on in Seattle&#8217;s locker room when speaking to reporters after the game, was asked if he found the Seahawks&#8217; celebration offensive, or if he just accepts it given the humbling outcome. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seahawks are celebrating in their locker room smoking cigars and dancing.<\/p>\n<p>KITTLE: &#8220;Cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you take offense to it?<\/p>\n<p>KITTLE: &#8220;I would do the same shit. Yeah, I mean what? They won the division. They got the 1 seed. They won in a rival stadium. Good for them.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JKuKb7H28I\">pic.twitter.com\/JKuKb7H28I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KNBR (@KNBR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNBR\/status\/2007683650419339574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I would do the same s&#8211;t. Yeah, I mean what? They won the division,&#8221; Kittle said matter-of-factly. &#8220;They got the [No. 1] seed. They won in a rival stadium. Good for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t argue with that. <\/p>\n<p>There doesn&#8217;t seem to be anything offensive about how Seattle celebrated the huge win, and Kittle knows if the roles were reversed, he probably would be doing the exact same thing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/49ers-talk-with-matt-maiocco.simplecast.com\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Download and follow the 49ers Talk Podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"George Kittle could not care less how the Seattle Seahawks celebrate their big win. 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