Poor John Clayton just wanted to give an update on Adrian Peterson on ESPN when a wild Pete Carroll appeared and innocently stole Clayton’s spotlight with a well-timed photobomb.

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The Seattle Seahawks coach had his reasons for photobombing Clayton, as he explained on Twitter following the incident.

Pete, like everyone else, wanted to know if John Clayton’s supposed ponytail was real or the myth of legends.

ESPN had a pretty great response to Carroll’s snooping.

As a reference, Carroll’s suspicions about Clayton’s ponytail spring from this memorable SportsCenter commercial from a few years back.

[SB Nation]