Dareke Young #83 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with 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, which beat the New England Patriots in the 2026 Super Bowl earlier this month, announced Wednesday that it has begun a process by which it could sell the franchise. The process, led by investment bank Allen & Co. and law firm Latham & Watkins, is expected to continue through the 2026 offseason.
The Seahawks franchise is owned by the estate of Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who led the Seahawks from 1997 until his death in 2018. His sister, Jody Allen, became executor of his estate after his death and took over management of the franchise, overseeing the sale of its assets and donations to charity.
“The estate of Paul G. Allen announced today that it has initiated a formal sale process of the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise, in accordance with Allen’s directive to eventually sell his sports holdings and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropy,” the franchise wrote on social media.
Before the Seahawks’ most recent Super Bowl victory, the Seattle team was valued at around $7 billion, according to CNBC’s official NFL valuations. Within that range, the sale has the potential to become one of the largest in NFL history, after the Washington Commanders sold for approximately $6 billion in 2023.
A sale would be finalized after NFL owners ratify a purchase agreement, according to the Seahawks.