One of the top comments in this very thread suggests the seed timestamps were maybe selected specifically for purpose.
After Dual_EC_DRBG, there is no longer justification for any attitude towards the NSA other than suspicion and skepticism. Everything should be assumed a potential attack vector and thoroughly explored. I thank the community for carrying this torch for so many years.
It's not a crazy question to ask / theory to posit. The next message down explains why it's unlikely and the whole conversation sounds reasonable to me.
The cryptgraphy community is pretty reasonable folks, on the whole.