This April will mark the 10th year in a row Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider have worked together on a draft board and a pre-draft strategy.

However, it will be their first year without longtime owner Paul Allen, who passed away during the 2018 season from complications with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Allen’s sister, Jody Allen, has stepped into the owner’s role for the Seahawks and has shown a great deal of interest in the product she now possesses.

In fact, Schneider mentioned he and coach Carroll were going to meet with Allen on Monday evening to take her through the draft process, as well as what their draft board currently looks like.

This is the same process they had when Paul was around, a good sign that things are running as usual for Seattle despite the change at the top.

There could be one change coming though, as Paul used to be in the draft room with Schneider and Carroll, a tradition they are not sure will carry over with Jody.

“I don’t know yet,” Schneider answered Monday during his press conference when asked if Jody will join them. “We’re going to talk to her this afternoon about it . . . I know she’s, she’s very excited, very interested.”

Jody is certainly keeping herself busy, as one of the other ventures she took over – the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers – are in the middle of a playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

While Jody may not be the diehard sports fan that Paul is, it’s clear she has a passion for these projects – which is great news for the Seahawks.