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First off, I am not speaking on behalf of Nordstrom, the Seahawks, or any organization - only myself. When I was at Nordstrom, we typically did not want to get in the middle of a dispute that would cause stress to our customers. We're in the business of satisfying customers in retail. There's a personal level and a corporate level. I personally don't think interjecting messages like Chick-Fil-A has done it is appropriate for a business.

No, that was our condition in selling the team was that we wanted a certain price and that he wouldn't move the team. Ken Behring, at the time he purchased the team, thought he had a superbowl-quality team. When that didn't happen, he started looking for alternatives. It was very disturbing for us when he threatened to move the team, but fortunately, the league stopped him from doing that.

How did the Seahawk name come about? (someone asked this question and then deleted the comment. Jack's response was so intriguing I had to repost it still)

We had a long discussion among the ownership group, not only among the Nordstrom group, but among the minority owners, and my favorite name was the "Seattle Olympics." That didn't get very far...

Another side note is that our original name we selected as a group was the "Seattle Sockeyes" - a reference to Sockeye Salmon. We called that into the NFL in NY when Pete Rozelle was commissioner. There was a long silence back there because no one knew what a Sockeye was. They persuaded us to move on. That was the origination of the Seahawk name. It could've been good "Sockeyes."

Eddie writing: We have not approached Russell. He does have a remarkable testimony that's captured beautifully by our friends over at Making of a Champion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC1iD8yzndM. By the way, if you have any ideas on how to get this AMA going, let me know. It seems to be an uphill challenge.

Jack: I think the northwest in terms of church attendance doesn't measure up to other areas of the country, but people in the northwest are good people and I don't think that presents problem per se, and a person of faith can prosper in this environment, just as much as he can in any other place in the country.

Eddie Writing: The idea isn't to bring "religion" into the workplace, but rather to lift up the name of Jesus in our everyday lives. Many churchgoers struggle with reconciling faith and work and having to spend 40+ hours a week in the office. Centered is seeking to equip these people to be followers of Jesus where they're at.