The reigning Super Bowl champions are getting a new owner — with a division rival twist.
A group led by Vinod Khosla has agreed to buy the Seahawks, the team confirmed Saturday.
ESPN reported that the sale is for an NFL record $9.612 billion.
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Khosla, a venture capitalist and Silicon Valley businessman, became a non-controlling, limited partner in the 49ers in May 2025.
The Seahawks are coming off their second Super Bowl win. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
“We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks,” Khosla said in a statement. “We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere.”
The sale is still subject to NFL approval.
ESPN reported that owners have been told to leave a date open in August for a meeting to approve the sale.
As noted in a memo sent to NFL teams Saturday and shared by league insiders, the Khosla family will have to divest from the 49ers.
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In the wake of a Super Bowl 2026 championship, the Estate of Paul G. Allen announced it had “commenced a formal sale process.”
Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, bought the Seahawks in 1997 for around $200 million.
After Allen’s death in 2018, his younger sister, Jody Allen, took over as chair of the team.
According to Forbes, Khosla has a net worth of $13.7 billion.
The Seahawks were previously valued by the publication at $6.7 billion.
Vinod Khosla speaks onstage during the “Super Reliability vs. Super Intelligence” panel at the HumanX Conference San Franciso 2026 Moscone Center South on April 08, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images for HumanX Conferen
The Commanders, the last NFL team sold, went for $6.05 billion in 2023 to a Josh Harris-led group.
At the time, that was a record for a North American sports franchise.
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That record was later overtaken by the sale of the Lakers for $10 billion last year.
Last year, after the Khosla family bought their stake in the 49ers, Khosla’s son, Neal, explained that the family was big 49ers and football fans.
“My father and I have been season ticket holders for 30 years, going to games at The Stick starting when I was a child through the last 11 years at Levi’s Stadium,” Neal Khosla said, according to the 49ers website.
“For us, becoming members of the 49ers family is a dream come true and we’re honored to be a part of the team’s future success and continued impact on the Bay Area community.”
Now, if approved, the family will be taking over an NFC West rival.
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