Why This Seahawks Fan Now Bleeds Green

Almost three years ago, the lives of an Eagles fan and a Seahawks fan were forever intertwined.

For Reed Salmons, a Philadelphia fan through and through, it all began when his Dickinson College lacrosse coach sent an email encouraging the team to attend an on-campus bone marrow drive. A quick cheek swab put the then-22-year-old into the Be The Match database, which keeps track of DNA submissions. But, he never expected anything more to come of it.

Salmons understood the odds of being a match were slim, so the entire process was out-of-sight, out-of-mind within a few days. But suddenly, the college senior received news he hadn’t anticipated.

Salmons was a potential match for a 58-year-old man…