{"id":712991,"date":"2026-01-29T03:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/712991\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:16:20","slug":"seattle-sports-influencer-goes-viral-at-nfc-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/712991\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle sports influencer goes viral at NFC championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Social Social media superfan celebrates Seattle sports<\/a> <\/p>\n

A woman with green hair went viral for standing behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba as he hugged his mom at the NFC championship game. That’s Seattle influencer and content creator Kayce Kirihara, known by hundreds of thousands as “Infamous Kayce,” a diehard Seattle sports fan with backstage access many can only dream of having.<\/p>\n

SEATTLE – Infamouskayce is the green-haired, diehard Seattle sports fan<\/a> with hundreds of thousands of followers who you most likely have seen if you have ever been to the city for a game.<\/p>\n

Most recently, @Infamouskayce could be seen on the field during one of the most memorable moments of the NFC Championship win, where Jaxon Smith-Njigba was hugging his mom.<\/p>\n

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“Honestly, so surreal. I\u2019ve had to watch the video over and over again, because I was like there was no way I was on the field,” said Kayce Kirihara.<\/p>\n

It started with a dye job <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

In 2018, Kirihara went all-in on content creating. That is when the green hair came into play.<\/p>\n

“Green has been my favorite color as long as I remember,” said Kirihara. “Green has become one of the greatest marketing tools for me and branding tools. And so, to be associated with a color is insane, and green resonates with Seattle,” she said.<\/p>\n

When Kirihara is not on the sidelines of a game, she keeps her schedule very busy.<\/p>\n

Marshawn Lynch and manicures <\/p>\n

She got her start with the Seattle Storm in 2003 as the team\u2019s ball girl, and now she is one of the in-arena hosts.<\/p>\n

Kirihara and her sister also host a podcast called “Mani Petty,” where huge names in sports and entertainment share stories while also getting the full works in the salon.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s where you gossip. That\u2019s where you chat. It\u2019s like the barber shop for girls, but it\u2019s not just women, it\u2019s men too,” said Kirihara.<\/p>\n

Guests during the first season of Mani Petty include Marshawn Lynch and his mom, DK Metcalf, Trinidad James (rapper and songwriter), and Olympian Jordan Chiles. \u00a0<\/p>\n

A Seattle sports fan from the jump <\/p>\n

Kirihara has hundreds of thousands of followers on both TikTok and Instagram, but even before her following, she was a true Seattle sports fan.<\/p>\n

“My dad, super, diehard sports fans, and my grandpa as well. That was something I shared, it was like a bonding experience,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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She played basketball at Franklin High School and then played in college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She tells FOX 13 Seattle she is so grateful for the opportunities that sports and this city have created for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t take any of that for granted. For me, it\u2019s an honor to be invited to games, tailgates, watch parties, I\u2019m always grateful to be asked or thought of,” she said.<\/p>\n

You can follow Kirihara on her Instagram<\/a> or her TikTok<\/a> and watch her show Mani Petty<\/a> here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Source: Information in this story came from original FOX 13 Seattle reporting and interviews.<\/p>\n

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