A Seahawks fan from Oklahoma received the best Christmas present that a fan could ask for. Alex Hughes received a package in the mail with the Seahawks logo only to find a helmet signed by every player on the team. Hughes had traveled to Kansas City to see the Seahawks play the Chiefs when he bumped into a woman that would eventually help his Christmas wish comes true.
Hughes told Komo News that he was decked out in his Seahawks gear when he and his friends went bar-hopping the night before the game.
Hughes said that he had been heckled all night as tensions were high while football fans anticipated the big game — the Chiefs won the game with a final score of 24 to 20.
‘This girl walks up to me and says, ‘Hey, can I try your jacket on real quick?’ Hughes said.
But the Oklahoma father was wary of the woman’s request, thinking she might be trying to take his jacket.
The woman told Hughes she wanted to take a photo in the jacket to send to her boyfriend, Seahawks running back Robert Turbin.
When Hughes asked her to prove she was dating the player, the woman showed him text messages on her phone and a photo of Turbin on her Instagram page, according to Komo. Hughes decided to believe her.
After the photo, the two arranged to meet up after the game so Hughes could get an autograph from the player.
But Hughes’ phone died and after nearly an hour of searching for the team’s bus in the freezing cold weather, Hughes gave up and left as his friends teased him saying he had been tricked.
About a week after the game, the woman messaged Hughes on Instagram and asked for his address. Now he is the proud owner of a signed Seahawks helmet. It can pay to be kind to strangers. Watch the video of Hughes’ reaction as he opened the package from the Seahawks.
[h/t Daily Mail]