PHOENIX -- For a long time, Seattle Seahawks linebacker O'Brien Schofield thought about the moment he was cut by the Arizona Cardinals.

It happened on the first day of training camp in 2013, minutes before the conditioning test at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Seattle defensive end was called off the field by Arizona’s former vice president of player personnel Jason Licht and told he was released. Schofield jogged back to the Cardinals’ locker room and began searching for a new team.

It’s safe to say Schofield landed on his feet with the Seahawks.

“For the longest time, that used to drive me crazy to even think about it because I felt like (I’d) done enough for the organization that I would’ve got more decency of how they let me go,” Schofield said during Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday at U.S. Airways Arena. “But, I mean, it’s whatever. I’m a Super Bowl champ. They have to see me twice a year.”

Arizona's fourth-round pick in 2010 said he’s done holding a grudge against the Cardinals for letting him go, but Schofield doesn’t have many pleasant things to say about his time in Arizona -- he feels he’s receiving better coaching in Seattle and getting more opportunities on defense.

“But when it’s all said and done I’m just happy how everything happened,” Schofield said.

Schofield said his former position coach with the Cardinals, which would’ve been outside linebacker coach James Bettcher, wouldn’t talk to him after he got cut.

“My coach walked past me like he didn’t even see me,” Schofield said. “I was just like, ‘OK, however that works,’ but it’s funny. It’s funny now. It’s really funny now. I’m hoping to laugh a little bit harder after Sunday’s game.”

He’s gone 3-1 against Arizona in the last two seasons and said his range as a defender has grown with the Seahawks, having lined up at nose tackle, three-technique defensive lineman, defensive end and linebacker. He’s still basking in sacking Ryan Lindley in Week 16 at University of Phoenix Stadium.

His departure from the Cardinals reinforced to Schofield that the NFL is a business before anything else.

“It definitely opened my eyes to understand that you might not be an organization's preference at that time,” he said. “I wasn’t theirs but I was able to make another team and still I was able to play and produce. That definitely was enlightening and (provided) confidence for me.”

On Sunday, on the same field where his career received a new lease, Schofield will play for his second straight Super Bowl ring.

The thoughts of being cut by the Cards have been replaced by thoughts of celebrating on their home field.

“I think it’s going to be very exciting,” he said. “I’m definitely probably do a victory lap.”