The Seattle Seahawks are being sold to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla, in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen, the team announced on Saturday.
The Khosla family entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champions for $9.612 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to the The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal is still subject to approval by the NFL.
The Khosla family will become the team’s controlling owner, according to a social media post by the Seahawks.
“We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks,” Vinod Khosla said in a statement. “We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere.”
Allen’s estate announced on Feb. 18 it had begun the process of selling the team, which is coming off its second Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Investment bank Allen & Company LLC and law firm Latham & Watkins led the sales process, which was estimated in February to continue through the offseason.
Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
His current net worth is $13.7 billion, Forbes reported this month.
The company invests in experimental technologies such as biomedicine, robotics, and was the first venture firm to invest in OpenAI, per Forbes.
The Khosla family will be required to relinquish its ownership stake in the San Francisco 49ers as part of the deal. Khosla joined 49ers ownership group as a minority owner in 2025, purchasing 3.1% of the team.
NFL owners still have to ratify a final purchase agreement and they are expected to meet in August to approve the deal, ESPN reported.
The Seahawks have been in the Allen family since 1997, when Paul Allen bought the team for $194 million from then-owner Ken Behring. Allen was critical in keeping the Seahawks in Seattle, which is where the team is expected to remain after the sale is finalized.
The Seahawks have a lease at Lumen Field that runs through 2032 with three 10-year options.
Since Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, died in 2018 from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 65, the Seahawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers have been owned by his sister, Jody.
The estate agreed in September to sell the Trail Blazers to an investment group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. The Trail Blazers will remain in Portland as part of the deal, which is awaiting final approval from the NBA Board of Governors.
The last NFL team to be sold was the Washington Commanders in 2023. A group led by Josh Harris that includes Magic Johnson bought the team from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family for a record $6.05 billion.
The Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 in the Super Bowl in February.
This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the name of the family purchasing the team to Khosla throughout.
AP NFL writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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FILE - Seattle Seahawks players take part in the team's NFL football Super Bowl 60 parade and celebration, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer,File)
CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander Justin Wrobleski became the sixth member of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the National League All-Star roster and Chicago outfielder Tristan Peters was added to the American League squad on Saturday, a day after becoming the seventh White Sox player to hit for the cycle.
Washington left-hander Foster Griffin also was added.
Wrobleski replaced Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns, who won't be active for Tuesday night's game at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park because of tightness in his right groin.
Peters took the roster spot of Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz, who was put on the injured list because of a sprained right thumb.
Griffin replaced Milwaukee pitcher Braxton Ashcraft, who threw 98 pitches Saturday against Pittsburgh.
Wrobleski, 26, is 10-2 with a 2.69 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 100 1/3 innings. He joins two-way star Shohei Ohtani, right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, first baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy and outfielder Andy Pages as Dodgers All-Stars.
Ohtani will have his left knee drained Sunday to relieve continued irritation and will not go to Philadelphia.
Peters joins White Sox teammates Miguel Vargas and Munetaka Murakami on the All-Star roster. Murakami, a rookie slugger from Japan, was added Friday just hours before he returned to action against the Athletics after missing six weeks with a right hamstring strain.
Still a rookie at 26, the speedy, slick-fielding Peters is batting .303 with six homers and 35 RBIs is his first full major league season. He has 20 doubles and three triples; the most recent came in the seventh inning of Chicago's rout of the Athletics on Friday that made Peters the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle since Jose Abreu in September 2017.
Chicago obtained Peters' rights last December from Tampa Bay. He appeared in only four games with the Rays last season without a hit in 12 plate appearances, but the one-time Savannah Banana has taken off in Chicago.
“The White Sox gave me this opportunity and I went into it just trying to make the most out of it and just be who I am as a player, too," Peters said. “I know there was a lot of bunting in the beginning and just trying to figure out who I am at the big league level and you know they give space for that, too. Just an incredibly supportive group and that's helped me thrive.”
A native of Winkler, Manitoba, Peters became the second Canadian to record a cycle. He joins Cleveland right-hander Cade Smith and Miami infielder Otto Lopez, who holds dual Canadian-Dominican citizenship, as Canadians on the 2026 All-Star roster.
Peter's said becoming an All-Star was a pipe dream at the start of the season. But after several months, he thought it might become a possibility.
“I guess toward the end of this first half, I was like ‘OK, maybe there's a chance,' but there's a lot of really, really talented players in this league," he said.
Kurtz is batting .266 with 20 home runs, 66 RBIs and a league-leading 76 walks. The 23-year-old was the AL rookie of the year last season, when he batted .290 with 36 homers and 86 RBIs.
He landed on injured list for the second time in his career after being sidelined with a strained left hip flexor in May 2025.
Griffin, back in the major leagues after three seasons pitching in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants, is 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 19 starts.
“I’m later in my career, and it happened now and I’m super grateful for that and super proud of that," the 30-year-old Griffin said. "Just looking back over all the time and effort and work I put in, it’s a huge honor and I’m excited for it.”
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Washington Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin throws during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chicago White Sox's Tristan Peters, left, celebrates with closing pitcher Tyler Davis, center, after defeating the Athletics in a baseball game in Chicago, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Chicago White Sox's Tristan Peters, right, slides safely into third base for an RBI triple while Athletics third baseman Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, center, catches the throw during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Chicago White Sox's Tristan Peters (29) celebrates with teammate Munetaka Murakami (5) at the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against The Athletics in Chicago, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
