The Seattle Seahawks are not currently for sale, but might be in the next few years. The current board is seemingly not adhering to former owner Paul Allen's wishes, at least not by the letter of his wishes. As part of the details of his trust, the sports teams he owned were to be sold upon his death (which occurred in 2018).
This week, it was announced that the NBA team Allen owned, the Portland Trailblazers, was going to be sold. The other two Allen-controlled teams, the Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders, are not. Maybe the board is waiting for the NFL franchise price tag to increase.
Jody Allen, Paul's sister, has kept the organization's atmosphere the same, which is positive. The team does not underspend. But if a sale is going to happen, let's hope it is sold to the right person.
Three potential buyers of the Seahawks that hopefully won't get the team
Jeff Bezos - Amazon founder
Bezos obviously has the money to buy the Seahawks for whatever the asking price is. He also knows how to turn a profit. The problem might be in how he handles the staff other than the team's on-field product.
What has made the team special beyond what it does on the field is how well every staff member is treated, even if they have little to do with the team. Secretaries are happy, front-office personnel are happy, and on it goes. Bezos might be so concerned with winning that, theoretically, the staff might not be treated exceptionally well.
Howard Schultz - Former Starbucks CEO
There is too much bad juju here. Schultz is partly responsible for Seattle's lack of an NBA franchise. He did not move the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City specifically, but he wanted to make a lot of money, so where the team ended up was not of great concern to him.
Starbucks is synonymous with Seattle, but the city has better coffee. Many others would make for better owners for the Seahawks than Schultz. Allowing him to own the city's NFL franchise would be like giving him an award he does not deserve.
Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta - Attached to Station Casinos
The Fertitta brothers have money, but not that much money compared to Schultz or Bezos. The problem is that they are connected to running the Station Casinos. The NFL might have an unspoken agreement with gamblers, but outwardly, the problem would be different.
The league cannot appear to have anything to do with rigging games, even though there have been murmurs for years. That is not to say the NFL fixes games, but having ownership involved in betting is likely a no-no. The Fertittas did manage to turn the UFC into a massive enterprise, though, so they know how to run a business well.