The Seattle Seahawks have officially changed hands. The Khosla family completed their purchase of the franchise Thursday, ending the Allen family's 29-season ownership and immediately installing new leadership at the club.

Sale finalizes ownership change

Khosla family purchase closes, ending Allen era as Seahawks set NFL sale record

With the sale closed, ownership of the Seahawks has moved to the Khosla family. The transition concludes nearly three decades of Allen family stewardship, a span that included four conference championships and two Super Bowl titles.

The ownership transfer follows formal league approval; NFL owners unanimously voted to approve the sale on Aug. 26. The Seahawks organization confirmed the completion Thursday, marking the end of an era in Seattle and the start of the Khosla family's control of the franchise.

League-record price reshapes franchise valuations

The agreed price — $9.612 billion — is a league-record for an NFL franchise sale. It exceeds the approximately $6.05 billion paid in 2023 for the Washington Commanders.

The scale of the transaction immediately reorders franchise valuations across the league. The unanimous approval by fellow NFL owners cleared the final regulatory hurdle and confirmed the Khoslas as the club's new majority voice in football and business matters.

Beyond the headline dollar figure, the deal carries clear organizational implications: new executive leadership at the ownership level and the end of a long-standing family era that oversaw the team's rise to sustained competitiveness and two Lombardi trophies. The Seahawks enter their next chapter under a new family ownership structure responsible for steering long-term strategy, stadium matters and the franchise's place in the NFL marketplace.

As the Khosla family assumes control, operational and football-related decisions will be managed within the framework the NFL and the Seahawks maintain for transitions of ownership. For fans and the broader league, the sale represents both a significant business milestone and a concrete change in the governance of a high-profile franchise.

The transaction’s completion is definitive: ownership has moved to the Khosla family and the Allen family's three-decade run in Seattle has concluded.

Vinod Khosla

Khosla Family Takes Control of Seattle Seahawks for $9.612 Billion

Vinod Khosla