Jodi Allen, Chairman of the Seattle Seahawks and a member of the Paul G. Allen Trust, He said in a statement It was released Tuesday by the team that neither the Seahawks nor the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, also owned by the Allen Trust, are currently for sale.
“As president of both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks, my long-term focus is building championship teams that our communities are proud of,” Allen said. “Like my brother Paul, I trust and expect our leaders and coaches to build winning teams that deliver results on and off the field and on and off the field.
“As mentioned before, neither team is for sale and there are no discussions regarding sales.
“There will come a time when these changes will be in light of Paul’s plans to dedicate the vast majority of his fortune to charity, but properties of this size and complexity can take 10-20 years to finish. There is no predetermined timeline by which teams can sell them.
“Until then, my focus – and the focus of our teams – is to win.”
Jodi Allen has served as Seahawks’ president and de facto owner of the franchise since the death of her brother and former team owner, Paul Allen, in October 2018. Paul Allen, a Microsoft co-founder, bought Trail Blazers in 1988 and Seahawks in 1997.
Questions about the future of the Seahawks’ ownership were raised in the off-season after the Walton-Penner family entered into a buy-and-sell agreement in June to buy the Denver Broncos for $4.65 billion; The NFL Finance Committee and three-quarters of the league’s owners have yet to approve the deal. Judy Allen’s statement also comes after Nike founder Phil Knight It is said offered to buy Blazers for more than $2 billion.
When asked during off-season training about the possibility of a sale, longtime Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Jodi Allen has “I didn’t enjoy this idea at all. “
The Seahawks are expected to eventually be sold, as Ian Rapoport reported on the NFL Network Insider at the time of Paul Allen’s death. As Jodi Allen pointed out on Tuesday, now is not the time.
