SI: Who Is Vinod Khosla? What to Know About the Family That Has Agreed to Buy the Seahawks

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    The Khosla family has agreed to buy the Seahawks for a reported $9.612 billion.

    Eva Geitheim|

    The reigning Super Bowl champions appear to have found their new owner.

    Months after the Seahawks announced that the Paul Allen estate would be selling the team following their Super Bowl LX victory, the franchise announced Saturday that it has reached an agreement to sell the team to a group led by Vinod Khosla and his family. The group includes Vinod and his wife Neeru Khosla as well as their son, Neal Khosla.

    The Seahawks were previously owned by Paul Allen from 1996 until his death in 2018. Since his death, his sister Jody Allen had been running his estate, which included the team. Now, she is slated to pass the team to Khosla’s group.

    “We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks,” Vinod said, on behalf of the Khosla family. “We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere.”

    Khosla additionally posted on social media after the agreement was announced, “Excited to be part of this great franchise. Also excited to see the money all go to a non-profit. No other comments till sale is final.”

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