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The Owners Meet in Orlando Today. The Seahawks Sale Gets Its Close-Up.
NFL owners are in Orlando right now. The Spring League Meeting was originally scheduled for two days but got compressed to a single Tuesday session, with meetings concluding by 6 p.m. The Seahawks sale is on the agenda. So is a vote to award Nashville the 2030 Super Bowl, a Bears stadium update, and the 2028 draft going to Minneapolis. It’s a full card.
But for 12s, there’s only one item that matters. Three bidding groups have gone public: Aditya Mittal and Wyc Grousbeck, Vinod Khosla, and a Steve Apostolopoulos-led group reportedly circling. The original $11 billion fever dream has cooled considerably. ESPN reported that interest has been “soft” and the process “has dragged a bit.” Three sources told ESPN that the lack of updates at March’s meeting stood out compared to the Broncos and Commanders sales.
~$9B
Estimated sale price after initial $11 billion expectations deflated, per ESPN.
A sale this summer would likely require a special meeting. Owners aren’t scheduled to gather again until October. But history says the process can move fast when it wants to: the Broncos deal went from agreement to unanimous approval in two months flat.
Somewhere in that Orlando hotel, 32 billionaires will spend six hours deciding things that affect millions of fans. The Seahawks’ future is one agenda item among many. That’s the part that should unsettle you. Schneider, Macdonald, and the football operation continue as normal, because that’s what they’ve been told to do and because that’s who they are. The trophy is in Renton. The sale is in Orlando. The two things haven’t intersected yet.
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Rookies
Jadarian Price Threw a First Pitch. He Still Hasn’t Signed a Contract.
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The weekend was a full Seattle integration tour: NFLPA Rookie Premiere in LA on Saturday, T-Mobile Park on Sunday. Price wore No. 8 at both events. He looked comfortable. He looked like a Seahawk. He’s just not officially one yet, because his rookie contract remains unsigned. Picks 21 through 32 are all in the same boat. Calendar problem, not a negotiation problem.
Meanwhile, Mina Kimes won Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars on Friday, taking home $1 million for the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition. The Seahawks superfan beat Ike Barinholtz and Steven Weber in the finale using the same analytical approach she brings to NFL Live. Adam Schefter tweeted what we were all thinking: “Like her Seattle Seahawks, Mina is a champion.”
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Adam Schefter tweeted what we were all thinking: Like her Seattle Seahawks, Mina is a champion.
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AROUND THE COOP
Around the Coop
NFL owners are expected to vote Nashville as the host for Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 at today’s meeting, per Rapoport and Garafolo. The Titans’ new $2.1 billion stadium hasn’t hosted a football game yet, but it already has a Super Bowl. Must be nice to skip the winning part. ESPN ESPN
Russell Wilson told the New York Post he’s weighing a Jets offer against a CBS analyst gig. “I still know I can play ball at a high level,” he said, about backing up his former backup. The circle of life is cruel. Pro Football Rumors Pro Football Rumors
The 2028 NFL Draft is expected to be awarded to Minneapolis at today’s owners meeting, per Albert Breer. The league is also eyeing an increase to 10 international games for 2027. The NFL’s appetite is bottomless. The Big Lead The Big Lead
The NFL’s Accelerator Program participants are frustrated after the meeting compression cut their owner face time to a single optional lunch. Some are wondering if the trip was worth it. CBS Sports reports sources called the schedule change “an unfortunate coincidence.” Sure. CBS Sports CBS Sports
NFC WEST SCHADENFREUDE REPORT
RAMS
Stafford’s extension is the gating item for the entire Rams offseason, and it’s still not done. His $48.27 million cap hit sits there like a boulder on the railroad tracks while Nacua, Turner, Young, and Avila all wait in line behind him. Rambling Fan laid out the math: Nacua’s deal will top $43 million AAV, but the Rams “will not allow Stafford to be anything other than the highest-paid player on their team for even a second.” Every extension in LA is stuck until the MVP signs. Tick, tick, tick.
NINERS
Fox Sports predicted the 49ers as the NFC’s top team in 2026. SI says their offseason plan is a reason for optimism. Meanwhile, George Kittle is rehabbing a season-ending injury on a golf course and Brandon Aiyuk is the “best player who could still be cut.” The 49ers added depth pieces like Christian Kirk and Vederian Lowe, which is a polite way of saying they’re trying to survive a season that starts with a 17-hour flight to Melbourne. Optimism is free. Plane tickets to Australia are not.
CARDINALS
The Cardinals released an AI-generated schedule video featuring mascots on a Zoom call. The Athletic ranked it dead last out of 32 teams. Pat McAfee said they “lost the schedule release.” Arizona also has the third-hardest schedule in the NFL, zero primetime games, and a local sports station is already asking when Carson Beck will make his debut over Jacoby Brissett. When your fan base is debating the benching before the first snap, you might have a content problem and a football problem.
SEACHICKENS TRIVIA
Michael Sinclair was drafted in the sixth round out of Eastern New Mexico and became one of the Seahawks’ most prolific pass rushers, earning three consecutive Pro Bowl selections. How many sacks did Sinclair record in his NFL-leading 1998 season?
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16.5 sacks, which remains the Seahawks’ single-season franchise record. Sinclair totaled 41.5 sacks across his three Pro Bowl seasons (1996-98) and finished with 73.5 career sacks in Seattle, second only to Jacob Green.
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Thirty-two billionaires in a Florida hotel room. One trophy in a Renton case. OTAs in seven days. Go Hawks. — The Rooster