the coaches, the staff, the owners. congratulations to the seattle seahawks and the whole city for an outstanding season. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, mr. president. i can t believe i m saying that. thank you, mr. president, for all the guys here that represent this football team that represent so much more than just ourselves. our owner paul allen, this tremendous following that we have, the 12s are here again. it s a very, very special opportunity for us. we re very thankful and grateful to be part of it. this is a bunch of guys that came together. we were looking to celebrate uniqueness and differences. this is a different bunch of guys, i want to tell you. they ve got a way about them that s very, very special and they ve come together and shared a unique mission and goal to do
these things. so we can t talk about the seahawks without talking about the 12th man. last season, the 12 set a record, not once but twice for the loudest crowd noise in history. now, history is a long time, so that s really loud. so loud on multiple occasion they ve actually created minor earthquakes which is disturbing and you should think about that. after the super bowl when they had the chance to celebrate, they let loose in true seattle style, and while some got a little carried away, there s video of a huge group of seattle seahawks fans to wait for the walk sign before crossing an intersection. that s seattle for you. so congratulations to the 12s, congratulations to the players,