RENTON — It is, after all, just a building, if a rather large one — 1.7-million square feet spread over 25 acres off Arizona Loop 101 in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
But excuse the Seahawks — or at least their fans —- if wondering whether what is now called State Farm Stadium but was previously known as University of Phoenix Stadium isn’t a little haunted.
In just the last five years, the Seahawks have lost a Super Bowl there on one of the most-debated play calls in sports history, participated in one of the most bizarre games in recent NFL history (a 6-6 tie in 2016, the lowest-scoring tied game since overtime was introduced in 1974) and watched helplessly as three of their most iconic players suffered injuries that ended their Seattle careers (Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor in 2017, Earl Thomas in 2018.