Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks are one of the teams to watch in the NFC once again this season. Unfortunately, the team suffered a major loss when team owner passed away earlier this week. He turned the Seahawks into a yearly contender and was extremely passionate about the franchise and his NBA franchise, the Portland Trail Blazers as well.
In an interview shared by Pro Football Talk, Carroll was asked about Allen and also about whether he wanted to stick with the Seahawks moving forward.
“Absolutely. He wanted to win championships and that’s what he was all about. He wasn’t going to let anything get in the way and he was really clear about that. The message that came through was really one that I hadn’t heard in that fashion with that commitment and that spirit of it. That’s what made it even possible to even be in the conversation about it.”
Carroll also said he was surprised at how quickly Allen passed away after he announced that his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma returned.
“Well, he was very hopeful. That’s the way his messaging was and he said it directly to me, he was ready for the battle. He had been through it before so he sent, like he would being a good leader, he communicated to us that there was hope and he was going for it. But he had become ill. He had become unable to do some of the things that he had normally been able to do in travel and going to the games and things like that because of his illness, so there were some signs in that regard. He was weakened. Yeah, he was weakened. Still, it happened very suddenly.”
The rest of the 2018 season will be played in honor of Allen. Seattle has a little extra motivation to bring another Super Bowl home.
Seattle is currently 3-3 on the season, but have shown big potential on both sides of the football.
Throughout his career with the Seahawks, Carroll has had a lot of success. It would be surprising to see the team move on from him anytime soon, as long as he wants to remain in town.
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