You may know Brandon Mebane for his infamous "belly roll" celebration dance, a move he stole from MC Hammer circa 1994. But he never wore the Hammer pants. (So he says.)

Instead, the big man has his own style: "I used to have a lot of loud-colored suits, man. I used to wear all-green, all-blue, all-purple. Any color you could think. I try to stay business-casual now. "

So what's in Mebane's closet? The answer tops our list of 12 things you (probably) don't know about the Seahawks' veteran nose tackle:

1. His favorite shoes are Ferragamo.

Mebane: "The reason why I like Ferragamos is, I have my suits and my dress shoes in a certain closet, and every time I open that closet door I can smell the real leather of the shoes. It's got that authentic smell to it."

2. He's not a big fan of snakes.

Mebane: "I'm not afraid of anything, but I don't like to see snakes. I don't play with snakes."

3. His first job was working with his grandfather.

Mebane: "He was a brickmason. He laid bricks, so my job was to basically keep the cement from drying up, just keep water in it, keep it moving back and forth. I was probably 7 or 8. It was work."

4. His dream job is to be a construction engineer.

Mebane: "I don't want to do the work, I want to be the supervisor, basically. I want to learn how to build homes. My grandfather built boats, homes, all kinds of stuff."

5. He watches a lot of HGTV.

Mebane: "House Hunters, Property Virgins, Property Brothers. I like the whole thing about houses: Buying, remodeling, building from scratch. I like everything there is about a house."

6. He's handy around the house, but not that handy.

Mebane: "I'm OK. I'm not your No. 1 guy you call, but I remodeled my parents' house, and I didn't hire an interior designer. I did it all myself."

7. His dream vacation involves big boats.

Mebane: "What's that place where they got the big yachts? Where they got the Monte Carlo, Formula One, and they have the big yachts? Monaco, yeah. I like the yachts, and I like the beach."

8. He sings in the shower.

Mebane: "A lot of '90s R&B, like Jodeci, H-Town, R Kelly. I Can't Wait Another Minute by Hi-Five."

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9. He has a newfound respect for rapper Ice Cube.

Mebane: "Right now, man, I'm listening to a lot of Ice Cube, man. I didn't realize how deep Ice Cube was until I saw Straight Outta Compton. I always liked Ice Cube, but I didn't realize how deep he was when it came to writing lyrics and stuff."

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10. He had literacy issues as a child.

Mebane: "One of the main things I care about is literacy. I'm starting a foundation, working together with my wife. We want to focus on kids who have literacy issues, because we feel [that] if you can't read anything, then your confidence will be very low and you won't strive to be anything you want to be in life."

11. He's a patient father.

Mebane: "I felt that I was patient before, but [fatherhood] just put me in another stage of being more patient."

12. His parents are his idols.

Mebane: "My parents are real special to me. Growing up, a lot of my friends didn't have their parents at the games, when I had both my parents at all my games. I don't think my parents missed any game I ever played in."

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