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Jody Allen recently held a midseason meeting with Pete Carroll and John Schneider. Sunday, she was to be upstairs again above Lumen Field, watching her Seahawks play the Arizona Cardinals.
And Jody Allen’s lone public appearance at Lumen Field — the stadium her brother was at the forefront of building to save the Seahawks from moving to Los Angeles — occurred in October 2019.
Jody Allen issues a statement saying Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers are not for sale. She says the Paul G. Allen Trust will sell, perhaps in 10-plus years.
Jody Allen's full statement is below: As chair of both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks, my long-term focus is building championship teams that our communities are proud of.
Since the day Paul Allen died in October 2018, rumors have circulated about what will happen to his many high-priced and high-profile assets, which include the Seattle Seahawks.
" (Jody) was tough as nails and he never backed down from anybody," said Grover Kirkland, Allen's coach at Flint Northwestern. "He was very coachable but you had to stay on top of him, which I did ...
But it was also significant because of that empty seat … and who sat right next to it Sunday, in seat No. 3. It was there that Jody Allen, the sister of Paul Allen, sat as the team’s new owner.