Jody Allen would be extremely rich if Seahawks were sold today

Jody Allen, chairperson of the Paul Allen Trust which owns the Seattle Seahawks, is already a wealthy person. The Allen Trust has a purported net wealth of $20 billion. This does not, of course, include only the value of the Seahawks but other business ventures as well.

Prior to Paul Allen's death in 2018, he had added a stipulation in the bylaws of the Trust that after his passing, the team should be sold. There was no firm timeline for when the team needed to be sold, but his intent was probably not for the Trust to keep control of the team indefinitely. Many pundits have speculated that the team will be sold in the next couple of years.

This makes sense because had the team been sold prior to 2024, 10 percent of the sale would have had to go to the state of Washington. That is no longer the case now. The Trust can keep the money and as Jody, Paul's sister, is the chairperson, she should be set to make a large part of the funds someone uses to purchase the Seahawks.

New valuation of Seattle Seahawks proves Jody Allen will make a lot of money when team is sold

According to a recent study by Sportico, fans now have a decent idea of what the current value of the team is. Seattle has the 14th-highest valuation of any NFL team. The highest is the Dallas Cowboys at $10.32 billion. This is also the most for any North American sports franchise (Seattle is 20th overall). Somewhat surprisingly, the Golden State Warriors are second at $8.28 billion.

The Seahawks' valuation is $5.59 billion. This is the third-most in the NFC West. The Los Angeles Rams valuation is fourth-most in North America at $7.79 billion. The San Francisco 49ers are ninth at $6.86 billion. The Arizona Cardinals do not show up until number 37 and are worth $4.85 billion.

Also of note for Seattle sports fans, the Seattle Mariners are 81 and worth $1.92 billion, the Seattle Kraken is 112 and worth $1.12 billion, and the Seattle Sounders are 130 at $795 million. Unfortunately, WNBA teams did not have a valuation assigned so there is no listing for the Seattle Storm.

All of this means, of course, that whenever the Seahawks are sold, lots of money will change hands (or, you know, be wired to banks). Jody Allen is already wealthy but will be much more so.

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