In a surprising turn of events, new Seattle Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla declared himself to be a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the introductory press conference.
Vinod and Neeru Khosla became the new majority owners of the Seattle Seahawks after the NFL approved their purchase of the team at a $9.612 billion valuation.
The Seahawks have a new owner after almost three decades. Paul Allen purchased the team in 1997, and his sister, Jody managed them following his passing.
Seattle recently enjoyed success, winning Super Bowl LX by comfortably beating the New England Patriots. But as they prepare to enter a new era, fans got a bit of a rude surprise from their new owner.
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The San Francisco 49ers have had a few changes near the top of the organization this offseason, including minority owner Vinod Khosla selling his stake after agreeing to purchase the division rival Seattle Seahawks.
On Saturday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that another high-ranking member of the franchise, Paraag Marathe, is leaving the team.
Marathe has been with the 49ers for 25 years and was serving as the president of 49ers Enterprises and the executive vice president of football operations. He was the team's top cap expert and contract negotiator, using skills that he picked up since joining the team at the turn of the century.
According to Schefter, Marathe is leaving to focus full-time on Leeds United and Rangers FC along with other sports efforts. With 49ers Enterprises, he's served as the chairman. It will be interesting to see who steps in to take his spot.
San Francisco currently has three vice presidents in their personnel and scouting department, including Tariq Ahmad (player personnel), Matt Ploenzke (football R&D) and Kewsi Adofo-Mensah (personnel and strategy), who returned to the team this offseason after serving as the Minnesota Vikings general manager.

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The NFL remains one of the more exclusive clubs for those with the ability to purchase a sports team. They do not let just anyone into their circle, and those who are grandfathered in take team ownership personally. However, teams still change hands from time to time, as we saw this past weekend.
The San Francisco 49ers' limited partner, Vinod Khosla, is set to purchase the Seattle Seahawks. As part of the deal, he will, of course, relinquish his stake with the 49ers, but who are some of the other owners around the league? We wanted to take a look.
*Note: The sale of the Seahawks to Khosla is not yet approved by the league, so Jody Allen is still the owner of the franchise at the time of publication.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: List of current NFL team owners heading into the 2026 season

The proposed sale of the Seahawks will break two NFL records— one for the sale of defending Super Bowl Champions, and another for the largest reported price in the league’s history at more than $9.6 billion.
So now, what will the proposed buyer, Vinod Khosla, do with the Seahawks?
Some sports industry **** ysts and experts say it’s a prime time to use the team’s success against the fans.
“The conditions are ripe for asking for public dollars,” said Jeff Shulman, the Chair of the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business Department of Marketing and International Business.
“The team’s performing at a high level. There’s civic pride and everything, and people don’t want to see this cultural **** et leave the city,” Shulman added.

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Here’s a closer look at the family heading the group that’s set to buy the Seahawks.

In an NFL memo Adam Schefter posted at 3:56 p.m. PST on Saturday afternoon, we learned that Neeru Khosla will officially serve as the Seattle Seahawks new controlling owner after the franchise's recent sale to the Khosla family and several limited partners.
The memo also mentions her husband Vinod, the tech investor who holds a net worth of over $13.7 billion, who's been the main name reported as the buyer of the Seahawks. According to The Hindustan Times, he's the world's 217th richest person. It says Neeru is an educator and entrepreneur, She has experience on the West Coast, having attended two of it's biggest universities in Stanford and San Jose State, earning a master's degree in molecular biology and studying gene expression.
The memo specifically mentions "Neeru Khosla, who would serve as the controlling owner," meaning the Seahawks will have a second straight female owner in row after Jody Allen. In seven years since her father Paul passed away in 2018, Jody allowed John Schneider, Pete Carroll and Mike Macdonald to advance the franchise, ensuring they would receive any help possible from ownership to see their vision through on the field. It'd be fascinating to know what advice Allen might share with Khosla, but there's plenty of hope the latter will learn from the former's approach of favoring the football operations and seeing the business thrive as a result.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Neeru Khosla to serve as Seattle Seahawks controlling owner

Both private equity firms and deep-pocketed individuals continue to snap up stakes in professional sports teams—with the most recent being Vinod Khosla's family purchasing the Seattle Seahawks for a record $9.6 billion.
The league allowed private equity to acquire minority stakes in 2024, and there are now six PE-backed NFL franchises, according to PitchBook's Private Equity Sports Investment dashboard. NFL rules block investment firms from becoming majority team owners, confining them to passive minority stakes. But the value of those minority investments, coupled with individuals buying teams outright, has skyrocketed as the NFL and other US pro sports leagues have made it easier for teams to take in outside capital.
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Another five teams have ties to private capital through their owners, who have made their fortunes in venture capital and private equity. The previous valuation record for an NFL team was set in 2023, when a group led by Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders for $6.05 billion.
In the first instances, Arctos Partners in December 2024 bought a 10% stake in the Buffalo Bills, and Ares Management became a 10% owner of the Miami Dolphins that same month.

The world is learning a lot about the 71-year-old Vinod Khosla now that the billionaire has been revealed as the lucky man set to purchase the Seattle Seahawks. Khosla's $9.6 billion purchase signals the largest sale price of an NFL franchise, topping the Washington Commanders' mark of $6.05 billion.
While the sale to Khosla, who's an entrepreneur and venture **** istant, still has to be approved by at least three-quarters of NFL owners (24 of 32), there aren't expected to be any snags in the deal.
Meanwhile, we've learned more about what the family of the late Paul G. Allen is doing with the proceeds from the sale.
As part of the Allen family's agreement to sell the Seahawks to Vinod and his wife, Neeru Khosla, the announcement was made that the proceeds will be donated to a nonprofit organization.
"Excited to be part of this great franchise," Vinod Khosla said on X. "Also excited to see the money all go to a non-profit. No other comments till sale is final…"

Typically, the exorbitant price paid for a major-league sports franchise goes into private pockets. The proceeds from the $9.612 billion sale of the Seahawks will, like every **** et distributed by the Paul G. Allen Estate, go to charity.
"Excited to be part of this great franchise," Vinod Khosla, the leader of the group that will be buying the team, said on Twitter. "Also excited to see the money all go to a non-profit."
In that respect, the delayed sale of the team following the passing of Paul Allen has worked to the significant benefit of the charity that will benefit from the transaction. Three years after the Commanders sold for a then-record $6.05 billion, the bar has been raised by more than 50 percent.
Khosla, 71, also posted a link to his Wikipedia page. In 1976, Khosla came to the U.S. from India to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982. Four years later, he joined venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins as a general partner.
A leading venture capitalist, he prefers the term "venture **** istant."

The acquisition of the Seahawks by a group led by 49ers minority investor Vinod Khosla set the NFL record for a change-of-control sale at $9.612 billion, ending a five-month process the league described as "robust" in a memo shared with clubs on Saturday.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Front Office Sports the sale price is $9.612 billion, soaring past the previous record of $6.05 billion, set in 2023 when the Commanders were sold to a group led by Josh Harris. The deal did not quite beat the record for the highest-priced pro team change-of-control sale in history. That still belongs to the Lakers, which last year were sold to a group led by Mark Walter at a $10 billion valuation. The Seahawks deal marks the second-largest change-of-control transaction in pro sports history.
To complete the deal, Khosla will be required to sell his minority interest in the 49ers, which was acquired just last May.
Vinod Khosla, founder of venture-capital firm Khosla Ventures, has a net worth of nearly $14 billion, according to Forbes. His wife, Neeru Khosla, will "serve as controlling owner," according to a memo shared with other NFL teams on Saturday that was obtained by FOS. Also involved will be Vinod and Neeru's son, Neal Khosla, the memo says—he is expected to "have a significant leadership role in the ownership group."
"We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks," Vinod Khosla said in a statement announcing the deal. "We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere."

An ownership group led by India-born billionaire Vinod Khosla has purchased the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, the NFL team announced on Saturday.
The Estate of Paul G. Allen revealed it entered into a formal sale agreement with a group led by the Khosla family, notably 71-year-old Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, a partner in the San Francisco 49ers' ownership group.
The Khosla family will become the team's controlling owner, according to a Seahawks statement.
"We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks," Vinod 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."
NFL owners must approve the transaction for the deal to be complete.

The Philadelphia Eagles are not for sale, but the NFL’s latest ownership agreement may have dramatically changed how the franchise is valued.
The estate of Paul Allen has reached an agreement to sell the Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family and limited partners for $9.612 billion, subject to league review and approval. If finalized, the deal would shatter the NFL record set when Josh Harris’ group purchased the Washington Commanders for $6.05 billion in 2023. It would also provide the clearest sign yet that elite NFL franchises are worth far more on the open market than annual valuation lists may suggest.
That matters in Philadelphia because the Eagles were already among the league’s most valuable teams. Sportico valued the franchise at $8.43 billion, sixth in the NFL, after Jeffrey Lurie previously agreed to sell small minority stakes at a valuation just north of $8.3 billion. The Philadelphia Inquirer also noted that the Eagles’ valuation followed minority-stake transactions tied to Lurie’s franchise.
The Seahawks' number changes the conversation. Sportico had valued Seattle at $6.59 billion, but the agreed sale price is nearly 46% higher than that figure. Apply even part of that premium to the Eagles, and Philadelphia’s value quickly moves past $9 billion. Apply the full open-market premium, and the Eagles could reasonably be viewed as a franchise worth more than $12 billion in a full-control sale scenario.
That does not mean Lurie is looking to sell. He reportedly maintained control of 85% of the franchise after the minority transactions, and there has been no indication he plans to divest further. Lurie bought the Eagles in 1994 for a reported $185 million, then a record price for a sports franchise. Three decades later, that investment has become one of the most valuable ******* ets in professional sports.

The Estate of Paul G. Allen has announced that it has entered into a formal sale agreement for the Seattle Seahawks.
The agreement was made with an “ownership group led by the Kholsa family for the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise,” according to the Allen estate.
The Khosla family will become the team’s controlling owner.
This also includes Vinod Khosla, who is also a San Francisco 49ers limited partner.
“We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks. We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere,” said Vinod Khosla, on behalf of the Khosla family.

The Seattle Seahawks announced that the franchise has been sold and that ownership has changed hands.
Seattle announced that the team has been sold to an ownership group led by the Khosla family. This includes Vinod Khosla, a limited partner in the San Francisco 49ers.
The team was reportedly sold for a record $9.6 billion, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Seth Wickersham.
This will be the first ownership change for the Seahawks since 1997, when the franchise was purchased by Paul Allen. After his death in 2018, the ownership of the team transferred to Allen’s estate and was managed by his sister Jody Allen.
This story will be updated.

With the start of the NFL’s regular season drawing ever closer, there remains one question hanging over the head of the Seattle Seahawks’ organization: Who will our next owner be?
It’s a question that could soon have its answer. According to a report from Front Office Sports’ Ben Horney, the bidding process appears to be down to two options. One group vying for ownership of the Super Bowl champions is led by San Francisco 49ers minority stake owner, Vinod Khosla, while the other is being championed by Boston Celtics minority owner Aditya Mittal and a former Celtics governor, Wyc Grousbeck.
Seahawks fans may want anyone ***** ociated with their vaunted NFC West rivals to stay far away from the franchise; however, there is a component to one of the groups that should bring a smile to their faces. Horney reports that at least one former Seahawks player is involved in one of the groups, though no specifics were mentioned in the article about which group or which player we might expect to see in a deal.
If Khosla is involved in purchasing the Seahawks, the family would be forced to sell their minority stake in the 49ers, which it acquired last spring. While these two groups appear to be the finalists, Horney says that a third suitor emerging is not out of the question.
The report from Horney keeps in line with the timeline discussed by NFL insider Ian Rapoport on the Pat McAfee Show in late May. Rapoport said in that appearance that the team could have a new ownership by August and that the sale could go for a record $10 billion.