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The Seattle Seahawks, fresh off their Super Bowl victory, have officially entered the marketplace as their ownership begins a formal sale process.<\/p>

According to a statement released by the Estate of Paul G. Allen, the decision to sell the NFL franchise aligns with the late Microsoft co-founder’s wishes to liquidate his sports investments and donate the money to charitable causes.<\/p>

Allen acquired the Seahawks in 1997 for $194 million but passed away in 2018 at 65 years old due to complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer. His estate has overseen team operations since his death.<\/p>

The sale will be managed by investment firm Allen & Company alongside legal representatives from Latham & Watkins, with the process expected to extend through the 2026 offseason.<\/p>

Any final sale agreement will require approval from NFL team owners.<\/p>

Following their February 8 Super Bowl triumph over the New England Patriots, Forbes valued the Seahawks at $6.7 billion in 2025, ranking them as the 14th most valuable NFL franchise.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Seahawks have begun the formal process of being sold, following instructions from late owner Paul Allen’s estate. Allen, who bought the team in 1997 for $194 million, passed away in 2018 and directed that his sports holdings be sold with proceeds going to charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771444835423.jpg?fit=450%2C303&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5SU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22602,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seattle-seahawks-officially-put-up-for-sale-by-paul-allens-estate\/","url_meta":{"origin":22624,"position":0},"title":"Seattle Seahawks Officially Put Up for Sale by Paul Allen’s Estate","author":"Admin","date":"February 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has officially begun the process to sell the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise. 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