{
  "id": 11575329,
  "title": "No, Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla didn't threaten to move the team.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/no-seahawks-owner-vinod-khosla-didnt-threaten-to-move-the-team",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T01:34:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-seahawks-owner-vinod-khosla-013405278.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seattle Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla informed Axios that he currently has \"no current plans to change anything about the team,\" but is open to the possibility of moving the team away from Seattle at some point in the distant future. The owner did not commit to keeping the team in Seattle indefinitely, stating \"I will never say never.\" However, he emphasized that the team will remain in Seattle \"for at least 500 years\" as a matter of principle. When pressed about the possibility of moving the team within a few decades, Khosla insisted that his answer was not meant to be taken too literally. The Seattle sports scene has a history of teams threatening relocation, most notably the Seattle SuperSonics in 2008. The current owner of the Sonics, Clay Bennett, had previously promised to keep the team in Seattle for at least a year before considering a move. The situation is highly sensitive in Seattle, with residents reacting emotionally to any mention of a potential relocation. Khosla's response, while direct, was an honest answer given the complexities involved in moving a professional sports team, including state government regulations and NFL requirements. While the owner could have promised a concrete timeframe to appease fans, he chose to be candid instead, acknowledging the obstacles before him.",
  "summary": "It wasn’t the easiest way to answer the question, but it was the most honest.",
  "key_points": [
    "Vinod Khosla, Seahawks owner, has no current plans to move the team.",
    "He is open to the possibility of moving the team at some distant future point.",
    "Khosla emphasized the team will remain in Seattle for at least 500 years."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}