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The Owners Meet Tomorrow. The Seahawks Sale Is On the Table.
NFL owners convene in Orlando on Tuesday for the league’s Spring Meeting, and the Seahawks sale will be part of the conversation. The original two-day schedule has already been compressed to a single day of meetings, per CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones, but the agenda hasn’t gotten lighter. The franchise’s future ownership is the biggest unanswered question in the building.
The backdrop isn’t encouraging. ESPN’s Seth Wickersham reported that interest in the Seahawks has been “soft,” with three sources telling ESPN the lack of updates at the spring owners meeting stood out compared to the Broncos and Commanders sales. The initial $11 billion speculation has deflated. Sources believe the team will sell for slightly above $9 billion, still an NFL record, but well below the fever dream.
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Expected sale price for the Seahawks, per ESPN sources. Down from early speculation of $11 billion.
Three bidding groups have gone public: Aditya Mittal and Wyc Grousbeck (Celtics ties), Vinod Khosla (a 49ers minority owner who’d need to sell his equity), and possibly Steve Apostolopoulos, though he told ESPN flatly that he’s “not pursuing the Seahawks.” The meeting won’t produce a sale. But if a deal crystallizes this summer, a special meeting would be required. Owners aren’t scheduled to gather again until October.
Meanwhile, two Seahawks staffers are in Orlando for the NFL’s revamped Accelerator Program: assistant GM Nolan Teasley and defensive coordinator Aden Durde. Teasley, who’s also interviewing for the Vikings’ open GM job, will be networking with the same owners who might soon vote on who signs his checks in Seattle. Durde is on the coaching candidate list. The Seahawks sent two representatives to a program designed to help people leave their current jobs. That’s either a sign of organizational strength or a very specific kind of irony.
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Remembering
Charle Young, Seahawks Captain and Playoff Pioneer, Dies at 75
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Young was named the Seahawks’ offensive captain in 1984, the year the team went 12-4. He scored a touchdown in the AFC title game against the Raiders. He was an ordained minister who helped spark the team’s playoff motto: “I believe.” After retiring, Young continued working with the Seahawks on game days for years, checking uniforms for NFL compliance. A College Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion with the 49ers, Young finished his career where it mattered most to this franchise.
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He set the tone and tempo for practice and preparation. He taught those guys how to win.
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AROUND THE COOP
Around the Coop
Clark Hunt told Sports Business Journal that private equity will “probably be part of the equation” for any Seahawks sale, and hinted the NFL could allow more than 10% PE ownership to get a deal done. When the league starts bending its own rules for you, the price tag is officially a problem. Spokesman-Review
Puka Nacua’s extension can’t even begin until Matthew Stafford’s renegotiation is finalized, because the Rams won’t let their receiver out-earn their QB. Stafford’s deal is the gating item for every other contract in LA. The Seahawks locked up JSN in March. The Rams are still playing traffic cop. A to Z Sports
Spotrac projects Nacua’s next deal at four years, $155 million. That would top JSN’s $168.6M total but slot below his $42.15M AAV depending on structure. The WR market JSN set is about to get tested. Schneider’s timing looks better by the week. Heavy
George Kittle is still rehabbing a season-ending wild-card injury and hitting golf courses instead of practice fields. The 49ers are paying him $15 million this year to work on his short game. Must be nice. Yardbarker
NFC WEST SCHADENFREUDE REPORT
RAMS
The Rams have a Stafford problem and a Nacua problem, and they’re the same problem. Stafford’s extension has been making “significant progress” since April, but nothing is signed. Until it is, Nacua’s deal can’t move, because the Rams refuse to let their receiver out-earn their quarterback even briefly. Nacua will top JSN’s $42.15M AAV when the ink finally dries, but the ink needs Stafford’s number first. The reigning MVP is 38 years old and holding up the entire franchise’s contract pipeline from a lawn chair.
NINERS
CBS Sports confirmed the 49ers will travel a single-season NFL record of 38,100 miles in 2026, starting with a 17-hour flight to Melbourne for Week 1 and a return trip to Mexico City in Week 11. Kyle Shanahan’s team added Christian Kirk as their big offseason receiver acquisition. Niners Nation already identified Seattle as “the obvious candidate to regress,” which is a fun thing to write about a team that scored six points against the Seahawks in January.
CARDINALS
DraftKings released point spreads for every Cardinals game in 2026. Arizona is an underdog in all 17. Double-digit underdogs in eight of them. Zero primetime games. The schedule release video featured their mascot because there are no recognizable players to put in it. New head coach Mike LaFleur begins his tenure with the hardest schedule in the NFL and a roster that Vegas thinks can’t beat anyone.
SEACHICKENS TRIVIA
Jeff Bryant was drafted 6th overall in 1982 and played all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, starting at all four defensive line positions during his career. How many career sacks did Bryant record as a Seahawk?
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63 sacks. Bryant’s total ranks third in Seahawks franchise history, and his best season came in 1984 when he recorded 14.5 sacks as part of a defense that forced 63 turnovers, the most by any NFL team since the merger.
THE GOLDEN EGG
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The Golden Egg goes to a man who can’t accept it. Charle Young died last week at 75, and the timing demands we stop and say his name. Young arrived in Seattle in 1983, one of several veterans Chuck Knox imported to teach a franchise that had never been to the playoffs how to win. He started all 16 games. The Seahawks made the postseason for the first time. Young became the offensive captain in 1984 and scored a touchdown in the AFC Championship Game. He was an ordained minister who gave his teammates the words they carried into January: “I believe.” He stayed connected to the organization for decades after retiring, quietly making sure uniforms met NFL standards on game days. Some legacies are loud. This one worked the sidelines.
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Receptions as a Seahawk
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Pro Bowls (Eagles)
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Super Bowl Title (49ers)
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