Seahawks ▲ Sold for $9.6B · NFL record· Paul Allen Estate ▲ Proceeds to charity· Khosla ▲ Buys Seattle · Divests 49ers· 1997 → 2026 ▲ 4,847% return· Seahawks ▲ Sold for $9.6B · NFL record· Paul Allen Estate ▲ Proceeds to charity· Khosla ▲ Buys Seattle · Divests 49ers· 1997 → 2026 ▲ 4,847% return·
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$9.612B
NFL Sale Record
Lead Story · News · July 15, 2026 · 8 min read

The $9.6 Billion Handoff.

Paul Allen paid $194 million to save the Seahawks in 1997. Twenty-nine years later, his estate sold the franchise for a record $9.612 billion — and every cent of the profit goes to charity.

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