What incoming Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla said in his first press conference - Field Gulls
The NFL has unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family for $9.612 billion. Vinod Khosla expressed his commitment to maintaining the team's winning culture and engaging with the Seattle community.
Why it matters
This represents one of the largest sports franchise acquisitions in history, signaling a major shift in NFL ownership dynamics.
The Seattle Seahawks are just about at the finish line as far as transitioning franchise ownership from the Allen family to the Khosla family.
In a special league meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday, NFL owners unanimously approved the Khoslas as the next owners of the reigning Super Bowl champion. While the $9.612 billion sale is not expected to close until early September, a press conference was still held to introduce the would-be new owners, which includes Sun Microsystems co-founder and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, his wife and would-be controlling owner, Neeru, and their son, Neal. Their daughter, Nina, was also part of the event.
Here’s what was said in the first presser! We’ll presumably get a press conference again when the sale is closed and they’re inside the VMAC building.
Vinod Khosla’s opening statement
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