Schneider went on to thank the support staff in attendance, the people he refers to as "pillars" of the organization, as well as the coaching staff. Finally, turning to Macdonald, who isn't exactly one to crave the spotlight, Schneider said, "To Coach Mike—he's going to hate this shit—but coming into our building, your leadership, your vision, your selflessness, your humbleness, you fit in right away, and we all love you, man."
Finally, Macdonald was up, and he too thanked Jody Allen, as well as Schneider and Arnold for all they have done for the organization. Macdonald also made sure to call out several people in attendance who are no longer with the team, including former Seahawks players, Riq Woolen, Boye Mafe and Dareke Young—he also mentioned Kenneth Walker III, who was not in attendance—coaches Klint Kubiak, Andre Janocko and Rick Dennison, and former assistant general manager Nolan Teasley, who took a quick break from his new job as the Vikings' general manager to celebrate with his former team.
To his players, Macdonald said, "It's funny, I get up here in front of you guys every day, and I started off pretty awkward—I'm still pretty awkward—but I'll tell you what, standing up here, this is actually a pretty humbling experience."
Macdonald then ended by offering a toast to the fans, saying, "Shout out to Seahawks fans, saying, "Let's have a blast tonight. Shout out to the 12s, 12 as One. How 'bout we raise our glass to the Seahawks fans, the 12s everywhere. Chuck, John, Jody, all the players, all of our people, God bless you. Have a great night."
And have a blast they did.
After the rings were presented, the party moved to a third room in the hangar, this one being DJ'd by Metro Boomin. Event organizers had prepared for the possibility of the party winding down a bit after rings had been received, because in the past some other teams have had players leave not long after receiving their rings. But for this Seahawks team, for which the team's closeness was one of its defining traits in a championship season, there was no where else they wanted to be. Players stayed late into the night, many of them dancing on stage with Metro Boomin.
At one point, Metro Boomin shouted into the mic, "Y'all ready to run it back!" to which there were audible replies from players on stage of, "Nooo!"
Even in this moment, even as they celebrated a dominant season and Super Bowl title, players also had one eye on the future, remembering their coach’s new message of running it forward.
Still, there will be plenty of time moving forward to focus on the 2026 season, and this night was all about celebrating, with some impressive new rings, a memorable, Super Bowl winning season.
As Macdonald told his team earlier in the night, "Congratulations, we are world champions for now and forever."