Vinod Khosla says his new job with the Seahawks comes with a straightforward assignment: keep the momentum rolling and chase another title.
Approved Wednesday as the franchise’s next owner, Khosla made it clear he views the defending champions as a rare opportunity. “How often do you get to buy a franchise that has just won the Super Bowl, so we are incredibly lucky,” Khosla said.
“The task ahead is actually pretty simple: Keep the winning streak alive, get another Super Bowl. That simple.”
For Khosla, this is about more than business. He said he and his family are coming in as football people first, not just investors.
“We are huge fans of football, and these opportunities, especially Super Bowl-winning teams, seldom come along, so we were very excited to have the opportunity,” Khosla said. “We’ve been passionate about football for a long time.”
He already knows the NFL landscape. Khosla has been a minority owner of the 49ers, and he said he has followed the Steelers since arriving in the United States from India in 1976.
He picked Pittsburgh because it was the league’s top team then. “I still watch all the Steelers’ games,” Khosla said.
Now he’s stepping into one of the league’s most recognizable fan communities.
“I think it’s the best fan base in the country, of any NFL team. The 12s are such an iconic brand that it’s hard not to be honored and humbled by inheriting that and being part of that fan base,” Khosla said.
He was also asked about what comes next for Lumen Field, but said it’s too early to get into a stadium plan because the purchase isn’t closed yet. Even so, he sounded more inclined to keep the current building than start over from scratch.
“Lumen Field is iconic and very much a part of the Seahawks brand,” Khosla said. “We will work with management and with others and the community in Seattle, to hopefully preserve this iconic brand.”
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