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What are yall hearing? Ive heard that Seahawks hit the market after tonights win.
I thought he sold all his property in Seattle. He seems content living on yachts and in the White House.
a kennedy
(35,579 posts)game, she sells the team. Wish we could help her buy it back.
thinkingagain
(1,342 posts)Melon
(1,183 posts)When Paul Allen died, divestment of the Seahawks was a part of his will with some proceeds to go to philanthropy.
dpibel
(3,833 posts)Bezos' ex, who is giving billions to good causes?
The Seahawks are owned by the estate of Paul Allen.
Wiz Imp
(9,341 posts)The Seattle Seahawks are owned by the estate of Paul Allen, with Jody Allen serving as the trustee/chair who controls the franchise.
If youre looking for a simple name, its Jody Allen, but the cleaner, fully accurate answer is: Paul G. Allens trust/estate owns the team, and Jody Allen oversees it.
Is Jody Allen the owner or just the decision-maker?
Functionally, shes both in the way fans mean it. Multiple outlets describe the Seahawks as owned by the Paul Allen estate and controlled/overseen by Jody Allen.
So when you see Seahawks owner Jody Allen, its shorthand for her role as the franchises controlling figure under the estate umbrella.
Melon
(1,183 posts)Initech
(108,007 posts)Amazon needs to be broken up and Jeff Bezos needs a long prison sentence for helping to overthrow democracy.
FHRRK
(1,410 posts)After the last SB win (coach had announced he was retiring) the next day the rumor was Jimmy Johnson was going to be the coach. Literally almost puked.
Daughter is Seahawks fan, Im not passing this rumor along.
Wiz Imp
(9,341 posts)I would expect there are at least a few who would not be in favor of Bezos owning a team. Enough to prevent the sale? I have no idea.
Currently, only one NFL owner has net worth over $25 billion (that is Rob Walton, primary owner of the Denver Broncos at between $113 & 138 billion. Bezos net worth is close to $250 billion.
Rob Walton's wealth significantly exceeds that of any other NFL owner, often reported as being more than the combined net worth of the next nine wealthiest owners. That would mean, Bezos' wealth would likely be more than the next 20 wealthhiest owners combined (excluding Walton).
CentralMass
(16,909 posts)Wounded Bear
(64,004 posts)Actually, it doesn't appear to be happening that fast. But we're apprehensive in Seahawks land.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(2,473 posts)Besides Bezos.
