Several prospective bidders for Seahawks ownership revealed

May 7, 2026 cc Leave a comment

We’re starting to hear some of the names of people who might be bidding for the Seahawks. While the betting odds include the known guys such as Steve Ballmer and Jeff Bezos, with no real confirmation of their interest, a few others have emerged this week.

Among them are Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and a 49ers minority owner, and Boston Celtics investors Aditya Mittal and Wyc Grousbeck, according to Sportico. Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos, who tried to buy the Washington Commanders, also could be a bidder, according to Albert Breer.

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Contracts

$45M in savings; Spoon deal & more business

May 7, 2026 cc 4 Comments

Dante Fowler Jr.’s signing for up to $5 million is a heck of a bargain swap for a guy who is at least an even trade for $20 million free-agent loss Boye Mafe.

Fowler’s arrival means all four key free agents who left – Mafe, Kenneth Walker III, Coby Bryant and Riq Woolen – have been replaced by cheaper players who are (or should be) equal to or better than the four who left.

The total APY for the departing four is close to $60 million, while the replacements – Fowler, Jadarian Price, Bud Clark and the corner combo of Julian Neal and Noah Igbinoghene — combine for less than $15 million. That is some great budgeting by John Schneider and cap guy Joey Laine.

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