BELLEVUE, Washington -- Seahawks general manager John Schneider and his wife, Traci, stand on a balcony, overlooking the hundreds of people dining at the El Gaucho Steakhouse. They just delivered a speech welcoming guests to this dinner, a fundraising event with cameos from head coach Pete Carroll and nearly all of the Seahawks players.
They look out over the crowd together, quietly soaking in years of hard work coming to fruition, especially grateful for how they made it this far.
A MONTH BEFORE THE DINNER, at the Seahawks' practice facility in Renton, Washington, John sits beside his wife as they look back at the past 13 years.