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Two Bidding Groups Went Public in the Same Day. One of Them Owns Part of the 49ers.
The Seahawks ownership race has real names attached to it now. On Thursday, Sportico reported that Aditya Mittal and former Boston Celtics controlling owner Wyc Grousbeck have submitted a letter of interest to Allen & Company to buy the franchise. Mittal is the CEO of ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel companies, and contributed roughly $1 billion to the Celtics’ 2025 ownership takeover. Grousbeck would operate the team from Seattle part-time. Under his watch, the Celtics won titles in 2008 and 2024.
$6.59B
Sportico’s current Seahawks valuation. The sale price is expected to be significantly higher.
Hours later, Sportico dropped a second bomb: Vinod Khosla, a minority investor in the San Francisco 49ers, is also prepping a bid. Yes, a guy who currently owns a piece of our most hated rival wants to buy our team. Khosla co-founded Sun Microsystems and is worth about $14.5 billion. He’d need to sell his 49ers stake if his bid wins, which means somewhere in the Bay Area, a man would literally be choosing the Seahawks over the Niners. I need this to happen for purely emotional reasons.
Sportico values the Seahawks at $6.59 billion, but the actual sale price is expected to land between $7 billion and $10 billion. The Zuckerberg and Cook rumors were debunked last week. Steve Ballmer is still circling. The auction is heating up, and the franchise hasn’t even held a formal round of bidding yet. Schneider and Macdonald keep building. The new owner will inherit a Super Bowl trophy and an 80,000-square-foot VMAC expansion. Not a bad starter home.
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Front Office
The Vikings Want to Interview Schneider’s Right-Hand Man
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Years Nolan Teasley has spent in the Seahawks organization, from scouting intern to assistant GM.
If the Vikings hire him, the Seahawks would receive two third-round compensatory picks, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson. That’s a nice consolation prize. Minnesota has cast a wide net, also requesting interviews with assistant GMs from the Rams, 49ers, Bills, Chargers, and Titans. Teasley is one of six external candidates.
Losing Teasley would sting. Keeping him means the pipeline is intact and the dynasty has its institutional memory. Either way, the fact that other teams are shopping inside Schneider’s front office is its own kind of compliment.
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AROUND THE COOP
Around the Coop
Albert Breer expects Devon Witherspoon’s extension to be finalized before training camp, with compensation north of $35 million per year. Witherspoon and Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez share an agent, and whichever signs first sets the floor for the other. Schneider, your move. NFL Trade Rumors NFL Trade Rumors
The NFL schedule release is now expected May 13 or 14, per CNBC’s Alex Sherman. The league is finalizing the 272-game slate as we speak. Seven days until we know who walks into Lumen Field on that Wednesday night in September. Field Gulls Field Gulls
Beau Stephens is already getting reps at both left and right guard at the VMAC, barely a week after the draft, per SI on Seahawks. Anthony Bradford’s competition just doubled.
Aaron Rodgers is likely to play for the Steelers in 2026 and is expected to visit Pittsburgh this weekend, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The annual Rodgers retirement drama is apparently resolving the same way it resolved last year. Shocking. NFL.com NFL.com
NFC WEST SCHADENFREUDE REPORT
RAMS
Stafford still hasn’t said a public word about the Ty Simpson pick. Not one. Meanwhile, Turf Show Times is running a full historical comparison piece arguing this is basically the Rodgers-Favre transition. The Rams are now producing more content justifying the pick than they produced wins in the NFC Championship Game against us. McVay admitted he was worried the pick could “throw a wrench” into Stafford’s extension talks. Simpson, for his part, is competing with Stetson Bennett for the backup job. The floor is even lower than the reach.
NINERS
SB Nation put Shanahan on a 2026 hot seat list, comparing his arc to Andy Reid’s late Eagles tenure. The record through nine seasons is 82-67 with zero Super Bowl wins. Richard Sherman called it absurd — said at least 15 to 20 teams would fire their coach to interview Shanahan. Sure. But those teams also haven’t blown two Super Bowls.
CARDINALS
LaFleur went on Colin Cowherd and Jim Rome back-to-back and delivered the exact same non-answer about Aaron Rodgers both times. Rapoport said on Pat McAfee there are “no legs” to the Rodgers-to-Arizona rumors. ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss asked a source if the Rodgers noise was real and got a two-word response: “Not at all.” So Arizona still has Brissett (who went 1-11), Minshew, Carson Beck, and Kedon Slovis. The Rodgers dream is dead, and now they’re just a 3-14 team with a four-man QB room and zero answers.
SEACHICKENS TRIVIA
Rick Mirer was drafted 2nd overall by the Seahawks in 1993 and set NFL rookie records for passing attempts, completions, and yards. He regressed sharply and was traded after four seasons. What did the Seahawks ultimately receive from the Bears in exchange for Mirer?
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A first-round pick. That pick was eventually packaged in a trade to move up and draft Shawn Springs, with the broader maneuvering helping Seattle acquire the draft capital that led to Walter Jones at 6th overall. The worst Seahawks QB of all time indirectly produced the best left tackle in NFL history.
Who Should Own This Team?
Celtics money? 49ers money? Ballmer money? We want your take. Tell us who should buy the Seahawks, what question is keeping you up at night, or just yell into the void about the schedule release. We read everything.
The schedule drops next week. The bidders are circling. Somewhere in Renton, Schneider is ignoring all of it and studying film on a UDFA edge rusher who ran a 4.5 at his pro day. Go Hawks. — The Rooster