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NFL owners unanimously approve the sale of the Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family

NFL owners on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell congratulated the Khosla family for having “great timing” in purchasing the team that is coming off its second Super Bowl victory in franchise history. “It’s not very often you can buy a Super Bowl championship team, but you’ve done that,”…

On Wednesday, NFL owners unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family, led by Vinod Khosla. Commissioner Roger Goodell praised the Khosla family for their "great timing" in acquiring the team, which recently secured its second Super Bowl victory. Goodell noted that it's rare to buy a team that has already won a Super Bowl championship.

The $9.612 billion sales agreement, announced on July 11, awaited the owners' approval at a special meeting in Atlanta. The deal was in line with the late team owner Paul Allen's wishes. Vinod Khosla, the founder of Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has a current net worth of $13.7 billion, according to Forbes.

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