Houston Texans Pro Bowl quarterback C.J. Stroud made headlines for all the right reasons on Saturday afternoon en route to a 20-3 victory over the Carolina Panthers in his preseason debut.

In the morning, he was all over the internet for the wrong reasons.

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While the Texans play in the AFC South, the Houston Astros call the American League West home, sharing the division with the Seattle Mariners. Right now, Seattle is hot and inching closer to leapfrogging the Astros for the division lead heading into September.

So, naturally, fans were upset that their city’s franchise quarterback donned a Seattle Mariners cap when he entered the stadium on Saturday morning. Twitter was losing its mind seeing the quarterback who already grew up a Dodgers fan wearing a rival’s hat.

Multiple fans commented on the post, telling Houston to “trade him” away because of the logo. Even the Mariners got in on the conversation, telling Stroud he looked good in the colors.

But Stroud laughed at the outcry from fans that there was no rooting interest behind the hat and that the move was merely for style purposes with the rest of his outfit.

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“I love hats, I wear hats all the time,” Stroud said with a chuckle. “It’s all about the swag, baby. I’m just kidding.”

No, Texans fans, Stroud is rooting for the AL West rivals to move into first place. He mentioned that he pulls for both the Astros and Dodgers and also owns a hat from “probably even team,” which backs up the fashion statement theory.

Fans probably wouldn’t have cared so much if the Astros hadn’t just lost to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night while the Mariners secured a win over the New York Mets. But the hat proved to be a bad omen out at Citi Field and a positive sign for the hometown team.

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Seattle fell in Queens 3-1. Meanwhile, the Astros gained an entire game in the division with a 5-4 victory over the Orioles.

As for Stroud’s afternoon? He finished 6-of-8 passing for 44 yards and a touchdown pass to Nico Collins in the first quarter before resting after the first quarter.

This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Why did Texans’ C.J. Stroud wear a Mariners hat? QB explains it all