{"id":4348,"date":"2026-07-12T14:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:02:03","slug":"seattle-seahawks-sold-to-khosla-family-in-record-9-6-billion-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4348","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks sold to Khosla family in record $9.6 billion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Months after capturing their second <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141723\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/seahawks-win-super-bowl-lx-after-dominant-defensive-performance-against-patriots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Super Bowl title<\/a>, the Seattle Seahawks are poised to begin the 2026 season under a new ownership structure. A group led by Vinod Khosla, his wife Neeru and their son Neal is set to become the fourth ownership group in the franchise&#8217;s 51-year history.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Khosla family reportedly reached a $9.6 billion agreement with the Paul Allen estate to take controlling interest in the Seahawks, a record price tag for an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141724\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL<\/a> franchise.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The NFL\u2019s most recent ownership change came in 2023, when a group led by Josh Harris purchased the Washington Commanders for a then-record $6.05 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141725\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON <\/strong><\/a><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141726\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Seattle-Seahawks-helmets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Seattle Seahawks helmets rest before an NFL football game in Atlanta.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Detail view of Seattle Seahawks helmets before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Dec. 7, 2025.<\/span> <span>(Perry Knotts\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Seahawks\u2019 reported $9.6 billion price tag would easily eclipse the NFL\u2019s all-time sale record, but it still wouldn&#8217;t surpass the $10 billion sale of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141727\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/sports\/dodgers-chairman-mark-walter-becomes-lakers-majority-owner-sale-becomes-official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> last October \u2014 the richest deal in North American sports history.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Seahawks confirmed the pending sale in a statement, though financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Vinod Khosla, a limited partner with the San Francisco 49ers, will be required to sell his family\u2019s minority stake in the team as part of the agreement before becoming the Seahawks\u2019 controlling owner.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks,&#8221; Vinod Khosla said in a statement on behalf of the Khosla family. &#8220;We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Lumen-Field-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Super Bowl LX trophy celebration in Seattle\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A general overall view of the Super Bowl LX trophy celebration at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.<\/span> <span>(Kirby Lee\/Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Before the sale can become official, it must be approved by at least 24 of the NFL\u2019s 32 owners. That vote could come as soon as late next month at a league meeting, according to ESPN, though the deal must first be reviewed by the league\u2019s finance committee.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Beyond the Khosla family, it remains unclear what other parties are possibly involved in the investor group.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141728\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/following-super-bowl-title-jaxon-smith-njigba-eyes-continued-success-seattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FOLLOWING SUPER BOWL TITLE, JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA EYES CONTINUED SUCCESS IN SEATTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Vinod and Neeru Khosla have been married since 1980. Vinod is listed as the co-founder of Sun Microsystems. He later created Khosla Ventures. Their son, Neal Khosla, is a Stanford graduate and the co-founder and CEO of Curai Health. Neeru Khosla graduated from San Jose State University with a master&#8217;s degree in molecular biology and is also an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Jody Allen has chaired the Paul G. Allen Estate since her brother\u2019s death in October 2018. In February, the estate <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141729\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/sports\/seahawks-go-up-sale-after-super-bowl-lx-could-see-record-payday-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">put the Seahawks up for sale<\/a>, following Allen\u2019s wishes that his assets eventually be sold, and the proceeds sent to charity.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Seahawks-huddle.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Seahawks players huddle during a game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Seattle Seahawks players stand in the huddle during an NFL divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on Jan. 17, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Brooke Sutton\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Earlier this week, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141731\" href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/newsletter\/seahawks-front-runners-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Front Office Sports<\/a> reported that a group led by Celtics alternate governors Wyc Grousbeck and Aditya Mittal was viewed as one of two finalists in the Seahawks bidding process.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141732\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><strong> sports coverage on X<\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong>, and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_2141733\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><strong> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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