In a few short days, the Seattle Seahawks will officially kick off the 2026 NFL season in style at Lumen Field. Seattle will host the team they vanquished in Super Bowl LX, the New England Patriots. Making it all the sweeter is the fact the team who lost to the Seahawks in the big game will have to witness them raising their championship banner.
However, another Super Bowl banner won't be the only thing raised on Wednesday night. Seattle boasts the best pregame tradition in the NFL with the ceremonial raising of the 12th Man Flag in the south end zone. Every game, a former Seahawks great, local celebrity or City of Seattle legend gets the honors of raising up the flag in front of the loudest fans in football.
Wednesday's kick off won't just be
any other for several reasons, including the fact it will be the first game under the Khosla era of ownership. The Allen family's stewardship of the Seahawks brand has come to a glorious end, and with that in mind, new owner Vinod Khosla has offered an excellent suggestion as to who should raise the Flag.
Iād love to have Jody do it. https://t.co/jndaUrEnC9
ā Vinod Khosla (@vkhosla) September 2, 2026
Jody Allen would make the most sense, and be the perfect way to honor her, her late brother Paul, and their family for how well they ran the Seahawks. Jody last raised the flag atthe NFC Championship, which is what Paul did during each of the previous three times Seattle hosted that game.
Having Jody Allen be the one to raise the 12 Flag to star the season would be a ceremonial bookend. She raised it at the last home game, and will do so at the most recent, which may very well be the last time she gets to do it. It will be the ultimate "passing of the torch" moment in perfect Seahawks style.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: New Seahawks owner has excellent suggestion for who should raise the 12th Man Flag
