The Seahawks’ sale came down to a razor-thin finish, with the final round turning into a back-and-forth fight between two groups before the Paul G. Allen Estate settled on the bid from venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
According to a source with knowledge of the process, the last stretch played out almost like an auction. Khosla’s group and the group led by Celtics limited partner Aditya Mittal kept answering each other’s numbers, each side pushing higher as the bidding tightened.
In the end, Khosla’s group landed at $9.612 billion.
One detail also appears to have helped tip the scales. The source said Khosla’s plan to make his wife, Neeru, the controlling owner appealed to Jody Allen, Paul Allen’s sister, who has been running the team since his death in 2018.
When asked whether naming Neeru Khosla as the main ownership figure factored into the outcome, a spokesperson for the Paul G. Allen Estate declined to elaborate, saying there was “nothing to share beyond the statement we released last week about reaching a sale agreement with the Khosla family.”
That ownership setup matters in the NFL. Every team has to designate a single controlling owner with the authority to cast all votes on league matters, and each year that person must also name a successor in case of death or incapacitation.
It’s a key part of how the league keeps ownership clear and accountable. The NFL wants to know exactly who holds the power to vote on issues raised at the four quarterly meetings, as well as any special meetings that come up.
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