Pro Football Rumors
The Seahawks officially went up for sale on Feb. 18, less than two weeks after they won their second Super Bowl. The process is taking an important step forward four-plus months later, as Bloomberg’s Randall Williams reports the first round of bids are due today.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell claimed in May that there has been “tremendous interest” in the Seahawks, but there are few publicly known suitors in the running. Former Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck is expected to team up with Celtics investor Aditya Mittal in this derby. Vinod Khosla, a 49ers shareholder, is also a reported candidate. Todd Boehly, chairman of the Chelsea Football Club and a part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers, and Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos may lead groups of their own.
An NFL franchise has not changed hands since Josh Harris bought the Commanders for a record $6.05 billion in 2023. When Forbes and Sportico released their latest franchise valuations in August 2025, they each placed the Seahawks under $7 billion. The team could ultimately go for upward of $10 billion, though. It is possible new ownership will be in place when the regular season kicks off in September, according to Albert Breer of SI.com.
When the sale goes through, it will end the long-running Allen era in Seattle. The Seahawks have been in the family since Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, purchased the team for $200MM in 1997. Jody Allen, Allen’s sister and the executor of his estate, took control after he passed away in October 2018. As Paul Allen’s will dictates, Jody Allen is set to donate the proceeds of the sale to charitable endeavors. She did the same when she sold the Portland Trail Blazers for $4.2 billion last August.
