A group led by tech investor Vinod Khosla has agreed to purchase the Seattle Seahawks, with sources telling ESPN the sale price will be a record $9.612 billion.
Khosla is currently a limited partner of the San Francisco 49ers, making the acquisition a notable crossover within the NFC West division. The sale would give him majority ownership of a rival franchise in the same conference.
The $9.612 billion figure, if confirmed, would set a new record for the sale of a North American professional sports franchise, surpassing previous benchmarks that had already climbed steeply in recent years as the value of NFL teams has surged.
No further details about the timeline for league approval or the composition of the purchasing group have been reported. NFL ownership transfers require approval from at least 24 of the league's 32 owners before any sale is finalized.
