Seahawks fan hopes to trade winning football for Super Bowl trip

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By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Seattle Seahawks fan who caught the football hurled into the stands by Jermaine Kearse in celebration of his game-winning pass reception has rebuffed a $20,000 offer for the ball in hopes of trading it instead for a Super Bowl ticket, local media reported. Quarterback Russell Wilson fired a 35-yard touchdown strike to Kearse in overtime on Sunday to give the Seahawks a stunning 28-22 comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers and seal a return trip to the Super Bowl. They will play the New England Patriots in the Feb. 1 National Football League title game. “And then he asked me what (else) I wanted for the ball,” Scott Shelton, of Monroe, was quoted by broadcaster KOMO as recounting of his conversation with Kearse.

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