"SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks are going up for sale in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen. Allen's estate announced Wednesday that it has begun the process of selling the team, which is just coming off its second Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Investment bank Allen & Company and law firm Latham & Watkins will lead the sales process, which is estimated to continue through the offseason."
"NFL owners must then ratify a final purchase agreement. The estate said the sale is consistent with Allen's directive to eventually sell his sports holdings and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropy. The Seahawks have been in the Allen family since 1997, when Paul bought the Seahawks for $194 million from then-owner Ken Behring. Since Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, died in 2018 from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 65,"
Paul Allen's estate has begun the process of selling the Seattle Seahawks, with Allen & Company and Latham & Watkins leading the sales process estimated to continue through the offseason. NFL owners must ratify a final purchase agreement. The sale follows Allen's directive to sell sports holdings and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropy. The Seahawks recently won their second Super Bowl in franchise history. The team has been in the Allen family since Paul Allen bought it in 1997 for $194 million. Since Allen's 2018 death, ownership has been managed by his sister Jody, and the Trail Blazers were agreed to be sold in September.
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