Seattle Seahawks season-ticket holders are getting a blunt warning as playoff tickets hit resale sites: keep listing those seats, and you could risk your renewal status.
Seahawks blogger Brian Nemhauser shared that the team is emailing accounts it believes are reselling at a high rate — including for the Divisional Round — and he said he confirmed the outreach with a team source.
Seahawks Email Warns Playoff Ticket Resales Could Impact Renewals
The message making the rounds is labeled a “Playoff Ticket Resale Notice,” and it tells recipients the team’s records show their seats are “currently posted for resale” for the Divisional Round. It then references an existing policy communicated before the 2025 season: “renewal eligibility may be impacted” if season tickets (including playoff games) were used “primarily for resale purposes.”
The email also asks ticket holders to remove the listing and make sure the tickets are “used by another 12,” encouraging distribution to friends, family, neighbors, or community groups to keep Lumen Field heavy on blue and green.
This isn’t coming out of nowhere. The Seahawks’ posted ticket policy explicitly says “occasional resale is permitted,” but renewal eligibility may be impacted if tickets were primarily used for resale — including for home playoff games.
Key details (from the team policy):
- The Seahawks say accounts that resell a majority of tickets can be contacted after the season.
- The team’s language frames tickets as a revocable license, with the ability to withdraw for policy violations.
Why Did The Seahawks Tell Their Fans Not To Sell Tickets
The timing is also notable because the warning specifically references seats listed for the Divisional Round, which suggests the team is paying close attention to resale behavior when demand spikes the most.
For some season-ticket holders, listing a game here and there is normal — especially when schedules change or travel pops up. But the Seahawks appear to be drawing a clear line between occasional listings and accounts the team believes are using seats “primarily for resale purposes,” including in the postseason.
That’s the key phrase driving the entire email. The message doesn’t frame it as a one-time mistake. It reads more like a paper trail: Seattle is documenting what it believes is repeated behavior and reminding fans that renewal status is part of the enforcement mechanism.
The tone also makes it clear what outcome the Seahawks want: more “12s” in the building. The email encourages fans to get tickets into the hands of friends, family, neighbors, or community groups, a not-so-subtle nod to the long-running frustration about opposing fans showing up in noticeable numbers at Lumen Field.
If more emails keep surfacing, this could quickly become a league-wide type of conversation — not just about pricing, but about who actually gets to be in the building when the playoffs arrive.
What It Means for the Seahawks and Lumen Field
The big picture is simple: Seattle is trying to cut down on high-volume reselling that can turn home games into road games.
ESPN previously reported the Seahawks were monitoring resale patterns as part of an effort to rebuild home-field advantage, noting the team’s concern about opposing-fan takeovers at Lumen Field. That theme has been playing out across the league, too. Reuters has reported multiple NFL teams tightening policies on season-ticket holders who resell most of their inventory.
For Seahawks fans, the immediate takeaway is that playoff listings appear to be getting special scrutiny right now, and the consequence being emphasized is future renewal eligibility, not a one-game penalty.
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