Bryan Woodfork considered himself extremely lucky to land a coveted internship with the Seattle Seahawks just before graduating from Seton Hill University in May 2013.

But the experience got even better as the Seahawks season has led the team – and Woodfork – to Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Feb. 2.

“It’s truly unbelievable,” Woodfork, 22, a Pittsburgh native and Brashear High School graduate, said. “When we won (the NFC Championship game) and the confetti was coming down, it was pretty surreal. This is the greatest time in the world to be here.”

Woodfork, who graduated from Seton Hill with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management and a minor in Business, is a Fan Development and Community Outreach Intern for the Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders Football Club, which is part of Major League Soccer.

His job entails planning a number of community activities, including school visits, events that encourage youth exercise and physical fitness, and events involving the Seahawks Kids Club.

And during this NFL playoff season, he’s been planning many fan rallies for the Seahawks.

“No day is ever the same,” Woodfork said. “It makes the job interesting, and it makes it fun to go to work every day.”

Woodfork also works on preparing game day presentations. During the NFC Championship game on Jan. 19, Woodfork was in charge of the stage that would be used if the San Francisco 49ers won.

“The best feeling I had was when I said, ‘You can take the stage out of their locker room,’” Woodfork said.

As a Pittsburgh native, Woodfork said he’s a Pittsburgh Steelers fan first. So he’s taken some ribbing from Seahawks fans still upset about their team’s loss to the Steelers in Super Bowl XL in 2006.

Woodfork said Seattle fans are very supportive of their team and really are the “12th Man” that they claim to be.

“Truly their stadium is the loudest stadium I’ve ever been in,” he said. “No matter who you’re a fan of, I would suggest everybody come to at least one Seahawks game.”

Woodfork said his whole internship experience – even without the trip to the Super Bowl – has been very educational.

“(The Seahawks) truly take care of players and all of the staff,” he said. “They appreciate us as much as the players.”

Robert Zullo, associate professor of Sports Management at Seton Hill, said Woodfork’s success after graduation isn’t surprising.

“He embraced everything we put in front of him as a student,” Zullo said. “He was a Resident Assistant, created his own basketball tournament to support the United Way, and volunteered relentlessly within the City of Pittsburgh. He also wasn't hesitant to move across the country to pursue this opportunity. He's an example others in our major can emulate.”

Woodfork said he would like to land a full-time job with an NFL team and, at some point, he’d love to enter the coaching field. He played football at Brashear and during his freshman year at Seton Hill, but an injury ended his playing days.

For now, he’s got a lot of work to do leading up to the Super Bowl.

“It’s just pedal to the metal now,” Woodfork said. “We’re going full force in getting stuff ready. Go Hawks!”