Pete Carroll on Seattle
“It’s still home to me, you know. … I never would have known had I not been hanging around the area this year how much of a connection we have made with the community and the people. The fans and the people that I meet running through the airports, in the streets, wherever we’re going, have been so gracious and it’s… had an obvious effect on me of how we did relate through the time we were together. And I’m really grateful for that. I’m really grateful for that.“I didn’t have the idea that there was that much of an exchange. Like I said, even in coming here to the Raiders, my job isn’t just the team, to me. It extends beyond that. It extends to our fans and extends to the people that support us and fill our stadium up, make it hard to play in because we’re filling every seat and all that. They’re helping us win so we’re all in this thing together.
“And in taking that effort to Seattle, we were rewarded so extraordinarily because of the the 12s and the way that they love their teams. So it’s an unforgettable relationship and I’m never going to lose connection with that. I just don’t want to and so I’m going do everything I can to stay connected as much as possible.”
