The Seattle Seahawks are set to play in their first NFL Championship in 11 years when they face the New England Patriots – once again – in Super Bowl LX.
The team are 4.5-point favorites going into the bout, although there are some injury concerns surrounding quarterback Sam Darnold, who suffered an oblique injury prior to the team’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
However, according to newly-surfaced reports, the team could be looking to make a big splash and capitalize on their successful season that far outshone expectations.
ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Brady Henderson revealed that the Seahawks will go up for sale after the Super Bowl on February 8, in a piece for the site on January 30.
“The Seattle Seahawks will go up for sale after Super Bowl LX, according to league and ownership sources familiar with the arrangement tell ESPN, ending years of questions about when the team would seek new ownership following the 2018 death of former owner Paul G. Allen.” Wickersham and Henderson wrote, before noting that there have already been movements towards a sale over the past few days.
“Sale discussions have taken place at ownership and league levels for at least the past week, the sources said.”
The Allen Family are Looking to Sell the Seahawks
Former owner, Paul Allen’s sister Jody, who has assumed ownership duties for the past seven-plus years, has never been a vehemently hands-on owner, nor is she considered to be – or even describes herself as – a vast savant of the game.
Yet she has made some smart decisions over the past few seasons: deciding to move on from Pete Carroll at what looked to be the exact right time, and giving full football operations control to general manager, John Schneider, who continues to prove himself to be one of the best at his job in the NFL.
Paul Allen ultimately wanted Jody to sell the team eventually, whilst giving the money from the sale away.
The Allen family responded on the speculation publicly, per Ian Rapoport.
“We donât comment on rumors or speculation, and the team is not for sale. Weâve already said that will change at some point per Paulâs wishes, but I have no news to share. Our focus right now is winning the Super Bowl and completing the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers in the coming months.” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport posted on X.
How Much Could the Seahawks Sell For?
It is unclear how much exactly Seattle and the Allen family will get from the sale. Wickersham estimates that the number could be in the $7-8 million number, according to an executive who works for a rival team.
Per Sportico, the number should be closer to $6.5 million, whilst Forbes has it at $6.7 billion, but traditionally online valuators more often than not under-rather than over-estimate the eventual selling prices of franchises.
The biggest NFL franchise purchase made to-date was the $6.05 billion paid for the Washington Commanders by Josh Harris back in 2024, whilst the US sporting franchise record was shattered last year when Mark Walter paid $10 billion for LA Lakers in June 2025.
The prices for teams keeps going up and up, so whilst it would be unlikely that we would see the $10 billion number getting topped by Seattle, the Allen’s will no doubt get an excellent price for the franchise when they do eventually agree a sale.
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