GOP Senate candidate faced Seahawks legal threat years after team honored hero husband

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A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Washington faced a lawsuit from the Seattle Seahawks for using the team’s corporate logo in one of her campaign advertisements.

Tiffany Smiley’s "Gameday" ad ran in early September illustrating how President Biden and her opponent Democrat Sen. Patty Murray have hurt families with rising costs at the grocery store for everyday food items like hot dogs and eggs.

When Smiley mentioned the rising cost of beer, her husband John asks, "Are you kidding me?"

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A general view as the Atlanta Falcons play the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of the game at Lumen Field on Sept. 25, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)

Scotty Smiley was wearing a Seahawks jersey that briefly appeared to show the blue, gray and green associated with the NFL team. Retired Maj. Smiley was the first blind active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army and the Seahawks honored him in November 2014 for the NFL’s Salute to Service campaign. He raised the No. 12 flag for Seattle before the team took on the New York Giants.

Scott Smiley lost his eyesight due to a car bomb while he was serving in Iraq. He received a Purple Heart.

Days after the original advertisement aired, the Seahawks sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Smiley campaign claiming they were infringing on their trademarked logo.

"Given that the Smiley for Washington campaign has no such agreement with the NFL or the Seahawks, we must ask that it immediately cease its unauthorized commercial use of Seahawks Trademarks. This includes, but is not limited to, (i) immediately removing (or blurring) Seahawks