Though potential buyers for the Seahawks are “starting to emerge,” the team “hasn’t generated the interest the NFL hoped for” when the estate of late former owner Paul G. Allen put the team up for sale in February. A team owner said of the market, “It’s soft.” An exec said, “There isn’t as much action as there was with Denver and Washington.” The sources said that there are “doubts along NFL owners and executives” about whether the Seahawks sale “will eclipse” the $10B mark. They said that they believe the team “will sell for slightly above” $9B, which would “still be a record price for an NFL team.” Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos, who had been a candidate to buy the Commanders, is a “potential buyer.” Celtics limited partner Aditya Mittal and former Celtics controlling owner Wyc Grousbeck are “preparing a bid, as is” 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla (ESPN.com, 5/8).
In Seattle, Bob Condotta looked at what comes next in the process of the Seahawks sale (SEATTLE TIMES, 5/9). Also in Seattle, Matt Calkins wrote under the header, “Seahawks sale is likely inevitable. Here’s what fans should hope to avoid” (SEATTLE TIMES, 5/9).
