Paul Allen Estate refutes report that Seahawks will be sold after Super Bowl: 'The team is not for sale'
The family that owns both the Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers refuted claims that the NFL franchise would soon be sold
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It is planned that the Seattle Seahawks will go up for sale after competing in Super LX against the New England Patriots, according to ESPN; however, a spokesman representing the ownership of the franchise refuted those claims on Friday.
"We don't comment on rumors or speculation, and the team is not for sale," the spokesman said. "We've already said that will change at some point per Paul's wishes, but I have no news to share. Our focus right now is winning the Super Bowl and completing the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers in the coming months."
The Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers have been owned by the estate of Paul G. Allen since the former owner of both franchises died of cancer in 2018. His sister, Jody, has controlled the teams in the years since his death.
The Trail Blazers are in the midst of being sold as Allen's sister, in August 2025, reached an agreement to sell the team to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon from Allen's estate. Closing date and sale terms were not disclosed at the time, though ESPN reported that the Blazers were worth an estimated $4 billion.
If the Seahawks are indeed put for sale after the NFL's championship game, it would mark the first time in the Super Bowl era that the entirety of a team that played in the title game would be up for sale shortly after its conclusion.
A sale could reach between $7 billion and $8 billion, per ESPN, which received that estimate from an executive with another franchise. That would set a new NFL record. The Washington Commanders currently hold the mark after going for over $6 billion to the Josh Harris-led group in 2023.
Some of the largest team sales in North American sports have come during the 2020s. Harris and company broke the record that was set in 2022 when the Walton-Penner group purchased the Denver Broncos for $4.65 billion. Mat Ishbia, the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, purchased the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury for $4 billion.
This past summer, the Los Angeles Lakers were sold for a reported price tag of $10 billion, the largest sale in NBA and North American sports history.
