Seahawks sale 2026

On July 11, the Khosla family entered an agreement to buy the franchise for an NFL-record $9.6 billion.

The sale by Jody Allen and Paul Allen’s Estate took about five months and will be official once NFL owners approve it — which is expected to happen before the 2026 season begins.

See how it went down, from the initial announcement in February to the sale agreement.

Big note in here from Bloomberg re Vinod Khosla: He has "no intention of running the Seahawks"https://t.co/s2TeXWAQ5D pic.twitter.com/gEClu7x7AZ
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) July 23, 2026

Notably, the memo says Neeru Khosla, the wife of Vinod and mother of Neal, would serve as the controlling owner. She’s described in the memo as an educator and entrepreneur. https://t.co/tA1NlRDCRo
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) July 11, 2026

Excited to be part of this great franchise. Also excited to see the money all go to a non-profit. No other comments till sale is final but more about us at https://t.co/TZClc4dwFd https://t.co/OEko8fjKs1
— Vinod Khosla (@vkhosla) July 11, 2026

"We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks. We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere," – @vkhosla on behalf of his family

Learn more about… https://t.co/TwgtXxfzvm
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) July 11, 2026

More about a group being led by San Francisco 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla agreeing to purchase the Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion, a record sale price for an NFL franchise, via @SethWickersham and me.https://t.co/cJEm46FQlN
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 11, 2026

Two front-runners have emerged to buy the Seattle Seahawks, with others told they are out of the race, sources tell FOS.

One group features Celtics minority owner Aditya Mittal and ex-Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck, with the other led by 49ers minority investor Vinod Khosla.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 9, 2026

Gregg says there are "strong whispers" that the new #Seahawks owner will be one with deep local roots — and the person he is hearing is someone the NFL would have loved to have had as an owner decades ago https://t.co/S245tZhO4M
— Chris Cluff (@CHawk_Talk) June 14, 2026

Wall Street money has entered the Seahawks sales-process chat pic.twitter.com/oD9ozn485C
— Liz Hoffman (@lizrhoffman) June 9, 2026

A #Seahawks sale is coming. Sources say there could be a special league meeting to approve a new owner in late August if all goes well. https://t.co/IWzYc02iem
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 28, 2026

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell refuted a report that interest from potential new owners of the Seahawks has been “soft." (via @bcondotta) https://t.co/3iGNyAkRAp
— Seattle Times Sports (@SeaTimesSports) May 19, 2026

News broke this week of potential bidders for the Seahawks. Here is what comes next in the process for the team's ownership to change hands, via @bcondotta. https://t.co/AL0AbYlisg
— Seattle Times Sports (@SeaTimesSports) May 9, 2026

"Soft" still = $9 billion, NFL sources told Seth. #Seahawks apparently have been fielding offers since the fall, and the high price seems to be one of the major factors limiting the number of bidders. Not a ton of people have nearly $3 billion in cash for down payment. https://t.co/6VFh8clqj4
— Chris Cluff (@CHawk_Talk) May 8, 2026

SCOOP: Recent @49ers investor Vinod Khosla is also prepping a bid for the @Seahawks, sources tell @Sportico. He is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, founder of @khoslaventures and is worth $14+ billion.

More from me and @soshnick 👇https://t.co/oFkffkv8jb
— Eben Novy-Williams (@novy_williams) May 7, 2026

The Super Bowl Chamipion Seattle Seahawks are worth $6.59 billion according to our last NFL team valuations. The team is expected to sell for quite a bit more.

This week @soshnick & @novy_williams teamed up for two (2!) exclusive bits of news on the bids coming in to purchase… pic.twitter.com/0jWZz0EjQW
— Sportico (@Sportico) May 8, 2026