Seahawks' Schneider: 'Business as usual' with team for sale - ESPN

As the Seattle Seahawks embark on their quest to become only the third team this century to repeat as Super Bowl champions, they do so with an ownership change hanging over the organization's head.

But as general manager John Schneider spoke with reporters at the combine in Indianapolis Tuesday, six days after it was announced that Jody Allen has officially put the Seahawks up for sale, he conveyed an expectation that the situation won't have much of an impact on Seattle's offseason.

Specifically, Schneider was asked whether the sale process will impact his day-to-day job in any way, such as his time demands or budget.

«No,» he said. «I had a great talk with Jody the other night and she's like, 'Let's go for it, let's rip it.' It's just business as usual for us. Business as usual and all football.»

Schneider, though, said he plans to meet this week with Denver Broncos general manager George Paton for advice on the sale process, as Paton went through it in 2022 when that organization was sold.

Schneider answered «no» when asked later if he expects anything changing in terms of the team's free-agent spending with a sale on the horizon. He also said he doesn't know whether Allen — who controls the team as the chair of the estate of her late brother, Paul — will still be in charge when next season begins.

In its announcement last week, the estate said the sale process is «estimated» to continue through the 2026 offseason. No news has emerged since then about potential buyers.

The more pressing matter for Schneider and the Seahawks is trying to keep together the roster that won a club-record 14 games during the regular season and three more in the playoffs to secure the franchise's second Lombardi Trophy. Schneider knows it