Owners on the NFL’s finance and ownership policy committees voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend approval of the league-record $9.612 billion sale of the Seahawks from the Paul G. Allen estate to a group led by the family of venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
The NFL informed teams Thursday of the unanimous recommendation. It practically ensures that the sale will be ratified by the full group of owners when they meet next Wednesday in Atlanta.
The sale is expected to officially close sometime in September, sources familiar with the matter told Front Office Sports.
The Khosla group reached an agreement last month to buy the Seahawks from Allen’s estate. The deal must be approved by at least 24 of the 32 owners.
The other finalist in the bidding, FOS previously reported, was a group headed by Aditya Mittal and Wyc Grousbeck. Mittal is the CEO of steel and mining company ArcelorMittal and the son of the company’s executive chairman, Lakshmi Mittal. He also is a minority owner of the Celtics. Grousbeck is a former Celtics governor.
