The Seattle Seahawks’ sale may be moving out of the shadows.
Bloomberg News reported Monday, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, that the first round of bids was due today, June 29. That puts a fresh marker on a process that has stayed largely quiet since the team went on the market.
Three bidding groups had already surfaced. Condotta summarized them as a group led by Wyc Grousbeck and Aditya Mittal, both alternate governors of the Boston Celtics; a group led by Vinod Khosla, a minority owner of the San Francisco Giants; and a group led by Todd Boehly, who owns part of the L.A. Lakers and serves as chairman and owner of Chelsea Football Club.
Jody Allen has owned the Seahawks since her brother Paul died in 2018. Before Super Bowl LX, the Wall Street Journal reported that the team had been fined $5 million for not meeting the NFL’s ownership requirements, though the league said no fine was imposed.
At the time, PFT reported that the league agreed to hold off on the fine in exchange for a commitment to sell the team, in line with the instructions in Paul Allen’s trust. The franchise was then put up for sale after the Seahawks won Super Bowl LX.
Back in February, the expected final price sat in the $9 billion to $11 billion range. A soft-market report followed, then later word that conditions had improved.
PFT also reported earlier this month that everything still points toward a deal being completed before the start of the 2026 regular season.
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