{
  "id": 3648740,
  "title": "NFL Owners Unanimously Approve the Sale of the Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and His Family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nfl-owners-unanimously-approve-the-sale-of-the-seahawks-to-vinod",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:56:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20260827-345721/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NFL owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family for $9.612 billion. The transaction, which was announced on July 11, requires the Khosla family to relinquish their ownership stake in the San Francisco 49ers. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised the family's timing, noting their experience in the NFL and their connection to the Seattle community. Khosla, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist with a net worth of $13.7 billion, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to acquire the team, which recently won its second Super Bowl.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Seahawks sale for $9.6 billion to be finalized today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/seahawks-sale-for-9-6-billion-to-be-finalized-today",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:47:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "NFL owners unanimously approve the sale of the Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nfl-owners-unanimously-approve-the-sale-of-the-seahawks-to-vinod-3577759",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:37:44.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "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."
}