First Bidders for Seahawks - Thoughts

SocialParasite · May 7, 2026

IndyHawk said:
One of those two is based in Britain, likely the Hawks will play
two over there like the Jaguars do.

Rat · May 7, 2026

hawks85 said:
I don't know about this. I want someone with PNW ties.

Would I even need a second hand to count all the people with strong PNW ties who could reasonably make this purchase? This is looking like a $10B price tag.

We're not getting another Paul Allen. It just isn't happening. The sooner we all accept that, the better. At this point, I'm just hoping for someone who isn't TOO meddlesome, and maybe is only regular billionaire awful of a human rather than cartoonishly evil.

Seahawker · May 7, 2026

JA should just keep the team.
First world problems and all.

CPHawk · May 7, 2026

IndyHawk said:
One of those two is based in Britain, likely the Hawks will play
two over there like the Jaguars do.

The Jags play 2 games there, because they have no fans. The nfl isn’t going to make a team with a packed house every week, go to Wngland 2 times a year. The MFL isn’t interested in losing money.

IndyHawk · May 7, 2026

CPHawk said:
The Jags play 2 games there, because they have no fans. The nfl isn’t going to make a team with a packed house every week, go to Wngland 2 times a year.

It's not the fans in the stadium that brings the most money, it's worldwide exposure and TV contracts.
It's no secret the NFL wants to be in Europe, and the Hawks can very well play there
two times a season if this team gets sold to an outside the U.S buyer.
I hate the idea of it, but it can happen.

HOF Hater · May 7, 2026

Grouback was a fantastic owner for the Celtics

Hawkinaz · May 7, 2026

Some information on the 2 bidders

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-sale-what-we-know-about-reported-bidders/

glenwo2 · May 7, 2026

CPHawk said:
Guy who made his money building steel in India. I’d bet there would be plenty of controversy but it happened in India and not the US

You think all billionaires have controversy (which is probably true) but you're right.

So long as he keeps any controversy out of the U.S., I'm good.

TwilightError · May 8, 2026

Rat said:
Would I even need a second hand to count all the people with strong PNW ties who could reasonably make this purchase? This is looking like a $10B price tag.

We're not getting another Paul Allen. It just isn't happening. The sooner we all accept that, the better. At this point, I'm just hoping for someone who isn't TOO meddlesome, and maybe is only regular billionaire awful of a human rather than cartoonishly evil.

This. The Celtics-guy seems good to me. Options being The Satan himself, Emperor Palpatine and Joffrey Baratheon.

Ozzy · May 8, 2026

Rat said:
The Celtics are an exceptionally-run organization. They basically just let Brad Stevens, who is arguably the John Schneider of the NBA, do his thing and get out of the way.

Doing a little digging it seems like Celtic fans love the ownership there. That would interest me for sure and if what Rat is saying is true, no reason to think otherwise, JS would love it too.

MORGULON · May 8, 2026

Meddling aside , is there a clause in the will stating that the team is not to be moved?

Glasgow Seahawk · May 8, 2026

Worried about the stadium suddenly being mentioned. It doesn't need replacing.

JPatera76 · May 8, 2026

MORGULON said:
Meddling aside , is there a clause in the will stating that the team is not to be moved?

Pretty sure there is actually.

ivotuk · May 8, 2026

CPHawk said:
Guy who made his money building steel in India. I’d bet there would be plenty of controversy but it happened in India and not the US

This is the thing. Big business owners in India don't have the employee safety rules that we have in the U.S.

ivotuk · May 8, 2026

Hour 1 - New Potential Seahawks Ownership Suitors, Kirk Cousins
Friday, May 08, 2026 | 44:00

Salk reads some overnight texts to start the show and also reacts to the news of a couple of new names emerging as potential suitors to buy the Seahawks. Then, they re-air their conversation with NFL QB Kirk Cousins on the Seahawks, his own career and much more.

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FrodosFinger · May 8, 2026

I mean it’s still fairly early in the bidding process. Whoever buys the team should commit to Schneider and Macdonald long term and keep the Hawks in Seattle. This is a local homegrown franchise with a robust fanbase. Aside from that you better have deep pockets

HOF Hater · May 8, 2026

ivotuk said:
This is the thing. Big business owners in India don't have the employee safety rules that we have in the U.S.

No doubt has abused the many Dalits that works those jobs

chrispy · May 8, 2026

Someone talked about the Seahawks playing more in Europe if an international buyer wins the bid. However, if the Indian mining/metal tycoon wins, wouldn't it make sense that the Seahawks would be forced to play in India? That's 1.5 billion rabid sports fans and none of them have an nfl jersey yet. It would suck for the team's travel but the owners might really like that idea....

MORGULON · May 8, 2026

HOF Hater said:
No doubt has abused the many Dalits that works those jobs

They'll definitely abuse the Seahawks players .. they'll be making rugs in between practice

Hawkstud · May 9, 2026

hawks85 said:
I don't know about this. I want someone with PNW ties.

HawkRiderFan said:
I'm sure he will be forced to sell his minority interest if it gets that far.

He has already stated that he would sell off his 49ers interest and move to the Seattle area to tend to his business matters should he win the bid.

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