A longshot preseason prop paid off big for one Patriots player’s family. During training camp, fullback Jack Westover said his sister placed a $5 wager that New England would meet the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX — a bet she turned into roughly $18,000, Westover told KJR 93.3 FM about six months later.
Westover added that his sister, who is expecting her second child, was thrilled by the payout. The payout implies she backed the Patriots-Seahawks pairing at roughly +360,000 odds, with sportsbooks treating the matchup as an extreme long shot to play in Santa Clara on Feb. 8.
Whichever team ultimately wins Super Bowl LX, that champion will be the least-likely preseason winner since the 1999 St. Louis Rams — who were +15,000 outsiders — based on opening odds. The Patriots opened their season at about +8,000 to win it all, while the Seahawks were listed around +6,000 early on.
Westover’s family roots in Washington make his sister’s pick feel a bit hometown-tinged. The second-year pro actually began his NFL journey with Seattle as an undrafted free agent in 2024 but was cut at the end of that training camp. He grew up mostly in Bellevue, Wash., walked on at the University of Washington and played tight end for the Huskies team that reached the 2023 national title game.
A little more than a month after leaving the Seahawks, Westover landed on New England’s practice squad. He switched from tight end to fullback in the offseason and earned a spot on the Patriots’ 53-man roster after embracing a role in offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’ scheme.
Statistically, Westover’s impact has been limited: across the regular season and playoffs he had two receptions on three targets for eight yards, hasn’t carried the ball, but did see 24.2% of offensive snaps and contributed on special teams.
Fan Take: This is a fun reminder that enormous, improbable bets sometimes pay off and personal stories like Westover’s humanize the league beyond Xs and Os. For fans, it underscores how unpredictable NFL seasons can be — and how under-the-radar players and longshot teams can suddenly become central figures in big moments.
