So, I’m heading to Seattle in a little over two weeks from now.  Gonna check out this AC/DC exhibit, worship at the Church of Misery, pick up a new Seahawks jersey ahead of their date with the Bills in December–and y’know, probably eat some seafood ‘n shit.  I’ve been rocking the Matt Hasselbeck Number 8 since 2005, but now that he’s left town, it’s time to move on.  Not really sold on Matt Flynn yet, but that’s okay, cuz my favourite player on the Hawks lines up at right corner.

I’ve been a big fan of Brandon Browner, dating back to his days holding opponents in check for my Calgary Stampeders.  He may not be the first former CFLer to go from All-Canadian to the Pro Bowl, but he’s the only one to have done so for the two teams that matter to me.  I wouldn’t normally buy some scrawny DB’s jersey–albeit at 6’4″, 220, Browner’s taller than I am–but I’m willing to make an exception in this case.  If only I could find somewhere that sells it…

I first looked into grabbing a Browner jersey after his first pick-six went 94 yards to beat the Giants in Week 5–but to no avail.  The same webstore that I bought my Hasselbeck jersey from (believe it or not, but they only had Shaun Alexander shirts for sale on Yonge St leading up to The Super Bowl That Never Happened) told me they’d be in touch with Reebok about some Baldwin and Browner jerseys, but I guess they never got any.  Meanwhile, the Seattle Pro Shop, located at Centurylink Field, has Earl Thomas, Sidney Rice, Matt Flynn, Marshawn Lynch, Zach Miller, Doug Baldwin, Kam Chancellor and 12th Man jerseys for sale online–but no Browners.  I figured they’d surely sell some in-store though, right?

Wrong.  Check this out:

They won’t be getting his jersey in this entire freakin’ season!?  What’s the man gotta do, pick off 10 passes, play in another Pro Bowl, before you put his shirt on the shelves?  Câlisse de tabarnak que c’est débile!

Sadly, I got the same response from the Seattle Team Shop, a local chain of sports stores.  This leaves me with little hope ahead of my trip in two weeks’ time.  I might hafta hit up some Hawks message boards to see if anyone’s selling some outta their basement or something–or, if push comes to shove, I’ll just hafta settle for a new Marshawn Lynch jersey.  After all, I’m sure that would piss off Bills fans aplenty…