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SEATTLE, Wash. – Like very loud broken record, rumors that the noise supplied by Seattle Seahawks fans at Qwest Field may be artificially flavored is starting again.

The latest volley in the controversy comes from a member of the Washington Redskins, who play the Seahawks this Saturday.  It's a rematch of a playoff game two years ago which the Seahawks won 20-10 on their way to Super Bowl XL.

Running back Mike Sellers thinks the crowd noise is piped in, saying, "That place had to be miked up because the last time we played there, it was ridiculous.  We couldn't hear ourselves talk.  For a stadium that small, it can't be that loud."

Just to add insult, Sellers is a Washington native.  He's from Lacey and went to school at Walla Walla Community College.

The Seahawk faithful say they've heard this sour grapes song before.

"It's to the point where it makes your chest pound.  It's that loud inside the stadium.  There's no way in the world with science and technology that we could put that much sound in the stadium artificially," said Nafve Terry, drummer for the Blue Thunder drum team.

Back in 2006, the NFL actually stepped into investigate after accusations the noise was too good to be true.  No wrong-doing was found and the team flatly and repeatedly said it did nothing illegal at game time.

"Everyone who knows us and who's been here knows that we don't pump in anything artificial. It's all our fans, and they have learned to do that.  I think it's a learned activity for them.  They realize how much they help us," said coach Mike Holmgren.

The game can be seen Saturday at 1:30 p.m. PST on KING channel 5 in Seattle, KGW channel 8 in Portland and KTVB channel 7 in Boise.