John Tapia joined Field Gulls in September 2024 as a staff writer. Prior to becoming a Seahawks writer, he received his Jurors Doctorate as well as a Sports Law Certificate from the National Sports Law Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Many Seattle Seahawks fans will recognize some of the new coaching hires around the league. Names like Brian Schottenheimer, Nick Sorensen, and Heath Farwell have all been in the coaching news cycle this January. Pete Carroll obviously belongs on this list as well, however, his name is not a vaguely familiar name, rather he his an obviously familiar name as he was the face of the Seahawks franchise for 14 years (2010-2023).