Seahawks for Sale, Zuckerberg and Cook Interested

The Seattle Seahawks, fresh off their Super Bowl LX victory, were placed on the market February 18 by the estate of late owner Paul Allen, drawing early interest from at least four potential majority buyers, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who bought the team in 1997 for $194 million, died in 2018. His will directed the eventual sale of his sports holdings, including the Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Seattle Sounders, with proceeds to support philanthropic causes. The Trail Blazers were sold earlier this year for $4.25 billion. The Seahawks, valued by Forbes at $6.7 billion with last season's revenue of $624 million, are expected to fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, potentially surpassing the Washington Commanders' record $6.05 billion sale in 2023.

Reports from Front Office Sports, citing multiple sources, indicated five people familiar with the process have heard Zuckerberg, with a net worth exceeding $206 billion, is considering a bid. Four sources said Cook, whose net worth is about $2.9 billion and who plans to step down as Apple's CEO in September 2026 to become executive chairman, is...