Seahawks sale: Answers to five key questions about what’s next - The Seattle Times
The Paul G. Allen Estate has reached an agreement to sell the Seattle Seahawks to an ownership group led by the Khosla family. The sale is currently pending approval from the NFL's Finance Committee and a vote by league owners scheduled for late August.
Why it matters
The sale of a major NFL franchise represents a significant shift in professional sports ownership and league governance.
We now know the answer to the biggest question hovering over the Seahawks this summer — who will be the next owner.
The team announced Saturday that the Paul G. Allen Estate has reached an agreement to sell the team to an ownership group led by the Khosla family — specifically husband and wife, Vinod and Neeru, and son, Neal.
Vinod Khosla, 71, is a native of Pune, India, who moved to the United States in 1976, earned an MBA from Stanford and co-founded Sun Microsystems.
His wife, Neeru, who will serve as controlling owner , is also a native of India who moved to the United States shortly after the two were married in 1980.
Their son, Neal, is also a Stanford grad and the co-founder and CEO of Curai, a Palo Alto-based virtual primary and urgent care platform.
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