Dareke Young of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with his teammates during the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.
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The Seattle Seahawks are officially for sale.
The NFL team that defeated the New England Patriots in the 2026 Super Bowl earlier this month announced Wednesday that it has begun the process of selling the franchise. The process, led by investment bank Allen & Company and law firm Latham & Watkins, is expected to last through the 2026 offseason.
The Seahawks franchise is owned by Paul Allen’s estate. microsoft Co-founder who led the Seahawks from 1997 until his death in 2018. After his death, his sister Jody Allen became the executor of his estate, assuming leadership of the franchise and overseeing the sale of his assets and donations to charity.
“The estate of Paul G. Allen announced today that it has begun the formal sale process of the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise, consistent with Allen’s direction to ultimately sell his sports assets and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropic causes,” the franchise wrote on social media.
Before the Seahawks won the most recent Super Bowl, Seattle’s team was valued at about $7 billion, according to CNBC’s official NFL valuations. This range could make it the largest sale in NFL history, following the sale of the Washington Commanders in 2023 for about $6 billion.
According to the Seahawks, the sale will be completed after NFL owners approve the purchase agreement.
