RENTON, Wash. — The one-day contract the Seahawks handed K.J. Wright so that he could officially retire with the team created a memory that will undoubtedly last a lifetime.
As expected, Wright, a linebacker for the Seahawks from 2011-20 who was a key part of the two Super Bowls in that decade, announced his retirement on Thursday during an emotional 25-minute news conference at the VMAC.
With his family filling the front row of seats in the auditorium where he attended daily team meetings for years, he led with a 14-minute statement in which he thanked coach Pete Carroll, general manager John Schneider, trainers, equipment men, teammates and others in the organization, many of whom were in attendance, He also thanked his mother, father and wife, calling each on stage to be with him as he explained what each meant to him.
