{"id":22624,"date":"2026-02-18T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seattle-seahawks-officially-put-up-for-sale-following-owners-death\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:00:36","slug":"seattle-seahawks-officially-put-up-for-sale-following-owners-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seattle-seahawks-officially-put-up-for-sale-following-owners-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks Officially Put Up for Sale Following Owner’s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n

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. Allen purchased the team in 1997 for $194 million, and the sale is expected to exceed $7 billion. His estate plans specify that proceeds from sports team sales will go toward\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/sports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771442252655.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":94322,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seattle-seahawks-sold-to-khosla-family-in-record-breaking-9-61-billion-deal\/","url_meta":{"origin":22624,"position":1},"title":"Seattle Seahawks Sold to Khosla Family in Record-Breaking $9.61 Billion Deal","author":"Admin","date":"July 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Seattle Seahawks are heading to new ownership after the Paul Allen estate announced a sale agreement with a group led by the Khosla family. The reported sale price of $9.61 billion would set a new NFL record and rank as the second-largest sports franchise sale in North American history.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/sports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783822598436.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22571,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seattle-seahawks-to-be-sold-following-late-owner-paul-allens-wishes\/","url_meta":{"origin":22624,"position":2},"title":"Seattle Seahawks To Be Sold Following Late Owner Paul Allen’s Wishes","author":"Admin","date":"February 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The estate of deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has started the sale process for the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise. The team recently captured its second Super Bowl championship in franchise history.","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/sports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771439563683.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771439563683.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771439563683.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771439563683.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":94304,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/khosla-family-agrees-to-buy-seattle-seahawks-for-9-612-billion\/","url_meta":{"origin":22624,"position":3},"title":"Khosla Family Agrees to Buy Seattle Seahawks for $9.612 Billion","author":"Admin","date":"July 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Seattle Seahawks are set to change hands as the Khosla family has formally agreed to purchase the defending Super Bowl champions for $9.612 billion. The deal, which still requires NFL owner approval, follows the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen. As part of the agreement, the Khosla family\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/sports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783816250744.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783816250744.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783816250744.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783816250744.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63249,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/former-celtics-owners-join-race-to-purchase-seattle-seahawks\/","url_meta":{"origin":22624,"position":4},"title":"Former Celtics Owners Join Race to Purchase Seattle Seahawks","author":"Admin","date":"May 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two prominent Boston Celtics investors have thrown their hats into the ring to acquire the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise. The potential buyers include steel company CEO Aditya Mittal and former Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, who face competition from tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook.","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/sports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778174639352.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":93556,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/two-bidding-groups-emerge-as-front-runners-to-buy-seattle-seahawks\/","url_meta":{"origin":22624,"position":5},"title":"Two Bidding Groups Emerge as Front-Runners to Buy Seattle Seahawks","author":"Admin","date":"July 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two investor groups \u2014 one tied to the Boston Celtics and another connected to the San Francisco 49ers \u2014 have risen to the top of the bidding process for the Seattle Seahawks. The reigning Super Bowl champions are expected to sell for somewhere between $8 billion and $10 billion, possibly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/sports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783646211316.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}