The Seattle Seahawks have officially been put up for sale - 10 days after winning American football's biggest prize. Late team owner Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, bought the franchise in 1997, saving it from potentially being moved to Southern California. He oversaw the Seahawks' first Super Bowl win in 2014 but died in 2018, aged 65, from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The most recent NFL team sale saw the Washington Commanders purchased in 2023 by a group controlled by Josh Harris for a record $6.05bn (£4.5bn). The Allen estate has selected investment bank Allen & Company and law firm Latham & Watkins to lead the sale process of the Seahawks.

Source: BBC February 18, 2026 21:52 UTC