The Seahawks Won the Super Bowl and Nobody's Rushing to Buy Them. What's Going On?
You'd think hoisting the Lombardi Trophy would make your franchise irresistible. But the Seahawks' sale is moving slower than a safety blitz, and it's raising some real eyebrows across the league.
Just months after the team won its second-ever Super Bowl title with a victory over the Patriots, the estate of Paul G. Allen put the Seahawks on the market in February. The problem? There's barely any bidding war happening. According to ESPN, potential buyers are showing what one team owner called "soft" interest. An NFL executive put it bluntly: "There isn't as much action as there was with Denver and Washington." Those were the two most recent NFL franchise sales, and they moved fast.
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The money being thrown around for NFL teams these days is absolutely insane. Denver sold for $4.65 billion back in 2022 to the Walton-Penner ownership group. Then the Commanders went for over $6 billion to Josh Harris, who also runs the 76ers and the Devils. That deal immediately became a North American sports record.
There's league speculation that the Seahawks could fetch $10 billion given the championship pedigree, with belief that the team will at least get close to that number. But that's speculation. Right now, the Allen estate isn't offering much detail. "There is no news to share about the sale process," a spokesperson told ESPN when asked about any potential dealings.
Selling on the Championship High Has Worked Before
The Seahawks aren't the first championship franchise to try this playbook. The Celtics pulled the same move after winning the 2024 NBA title. Owner Wyc Grousbeck announced his intentions to sell the team following that championship run. The sale got finalized for an NBA record $6.1 billion last summer.
Sometimes the timing works. Sometimes it doesn't. We'll find out soon enough where this Seahawks sale lands.
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