BREAKING: Seahawks Announce Sale Process A Of Team | Seattle Sports

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1. Man i hope we get a rich owner that loves Seattle and wants to win! 🙏

2. Can't Jody just buy it from the trust?

3. Pretty scary for those of us who were Seattle fans in the '90s. We've seen the damage bad owners can do.

4. Praying for either MacKenzie Scott, Melinda French Gates, or a combo of the 2!
   No Jerry Jones types.
   Things are so great right now, they just have to invest a bunch of money in the team, coaches, facilities, etc. and then get out of the way.

5. MacKenzie Scott should buy the Hawks!

6. nordstrom again

7. The trust says it will be sold to the highest bidder period.

8. What about the city or state owning it, is that possible?

9. They better stay in Seattle, otherwise, my dream as their announcer will be ruined.

10. Initial estimates for sale price are between $6-8B… totally agree that owner needs to stay out of the football decisions, something that a Bezos couldn’t do.

11. Nothing could kill this franchise faster. If they get an egomaniac owner…..

12. The news was broken two weeks ago, and y’all wanted to cry and say that people were trying to sabotage us b4 the game

13. Steve ballmer is the only good guy choice… He could live anywhere in the world but chooses to live on Lake Washington…..

14. The new owner better be the salt of the earth or the fans we be on them like …………………………… well, how do you find owners as good as the Allens.

15. Lets just hope Lumen Field doesn't end up Amazon Stadium.

16. Bezos would be the worst

17. Depending on who buys it this could be my last year as a Seahawk fan.

18. Fortunately, Bezos can't buy the Seahawks. He has a media conflict of interest with the NFL through Thursday Night Football. He would have to divest from Amazon Prime.

19. Melinda French Gates or MacKenzie Scott. Considering they are both charitable philanthropists like Jody Allen and have deep ties to Seattle, they seem like ideal owners. Neither I imagine would want to get too involved with operations. No Bill, no Jeff.

20. As a Seahawks fan who was also formerly an Oakland Athletics fan, I know exactly the contrast between good and bad ownership! It doesn't get much worse than John Fisher!

21. Is it possible for Jody to sign a new 20 year lease for Lumin Field before the team is sold?

22. I really just want Jodi to buy out the trust.

23. Hawks play 5 winter games in PNW but 4 autmun games in UK cuz Brits never sell tickets to rivals.
    70 M potential fans in UK (passionate like Rob Staton).

    Rename Em as the Seattle & Liverpool Hawks & play at Anfield (Europes most magical stadium)

24. With the Seattle Seahawks now expected to be sold, and proceeds going to philanthropy per Paul Allen’s estate plan, a couple of things stand out.

    First, Jody Allen was fined $5 million by the National Football League because league rules prohibit a franchise from being owned long-term by an estate. That issue has now forced movement toward a sale.

    Second, the Seahawks’ stadium agreement reportedly requires that 10% of net sale proceeds be paid to King County if the team is sold. If the Seahawks sell for an estimated $5–6 billion (recent NFL franchise sales have ranged from $4.65B to over $6B), that would mean $500–600 million going to King County under the 10% clause.

    If the concern in delaying the sale was avoiding that payment, the numbers are significant. My view? If the franchise sells in that $5–6 billion range(Just guessing) and the proceeds are headed to philanthropy anyway, allocating even half of that 10% — $250–300 million — to King County would still represent an enormous community contribution while honoring the original spirit of the agreement.

    At valuations like these, we’re not talking about symbolic money. We’re talking about generational impact dollars.

25. Sell to Oklahoma, San Diego, Toronto or Charlotte

26. #TeamMelinda&MacKenzie

27. Time to get ripped off for another stadium. Lumen Field is ancient.

28. I didn't make my billions consolidating Mid and Mountain West distressed airlines, repackage them to a PE Firm, just to sit on the sidelines and stay out of roster decisions! I'm smart at business therefore I want say in the draft, forget that Dunning-Kruger hogwash!

29. We KNEW it was coming….BUT, I still feel a profound sadness that the names Paul Allen (and his sister Jody) will no longer be associated with this awesome team! GO HAWKS!!

30. I cannot wait to start cheering for the Raiders after the Seahawks become the OKC Clouds.

31. anything is possible. if a certain person in power wanted to apply enough pressure to nfl owners, they’d cower and let the team move. not saying that would happen, but it is, of course, possible.

32. also, if jody is a fiduciary, she likely by law has to accept the highest bidder.

33. Jody should just buy out the trust. Don't need or want a new owner

34. Sell high, but with Jody, John, and Mike we could build a dynasty.