SEATTLE — Undercover police officers will wear opposing team jerseys at Seahawks home games this season, the team said in a press release.

The Seahawks said it hopes the measure will “quickly detect guests violating the fan code of conduct.”

The team also said law enforcement and Lumen Field event staff plan to “proactively intervene” for behaviors including:

Over-intoxication or signs of substance impairmentUnruly, disruptive, or illegal behaviorVerbal or physical harassment of other fansObscene gestures or offensive language used to instigate, incite, or encourage a confrontation or physical assaultInterfering with the progress of the game, including throwing objects onto the fieldNot following stadium staff instructionsSmoking or vaping of any kind, or any use of tobacco or marijuanaSelling merchandise, tickets, food, or beverages on Lumen Field propertyDisorderly conduct deemed dangerousEntering restricted areas, including the field

The Seahawks said obscene gestures or offensive language can include a person’s race, ethnicity, color, gender, religion, creed, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or national origin.

Fans and storeowners near Lumen Field on Thursday had mixed feelings about the tactic by the team — saying they think that a uniformed officer would be more reassuring to those in the stadium.

“In my opinion, I feel like [the officers] being like the regular police presence in their uniforms would help much better than them having like a like a NFL jersey,” explained Rafael Corona, an assistant manager at Pro Team Image along Occidental Avenue. “[It would] definitely like makes the space feel more safer just because it gets pretty right here with this like high volume of traffic.” he said.

Meanwhile, life-long fans for decades like Eddie McDougal who works for multiple restaurants next to Lumen Field, says that the wholeheartedly agrees with the idea.

“Last time they had the uniforms on, they give the folks — whoever is causing the disruption, they can see [the officers] — but when they’re undercover they can catch them quick and fast.” McDougal said.

Another fan, who has been attending multiple seahawks games per season since 2001, says that he rarely see’s any serious issues within the stadium, but that he was in favor of the decision for more safety when visiting crowds come to Seattle.

A report from Vivid Seats, an online ticket seller, projected that 53% of seats in the Seahawks season opener against the San Francisco 49ers would be occupied by the red and gold.

Regardless of the balance of fans, you can expect that there will be law enforcement spread amongst the crowd, whether they’re donning a McCaffrey jersey this coming weekend, or a Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray or Justin Jefferson in other weeks this season.

Fans can anonymously report any inappropriate activity that is disrupting their enjoyment during the game by texting a message to HAWK12 (429512).