Seattle Seahawks fans probably won’t appreciate new team owner Vinod Khosla’s position on potentially relocating the team.
Khosla, who purchased the Seahawks from Paul Allen’s estate in July for a record-breaking $9.612 billion, recently spoke to Axios’ Dan Primack about his newfound ownership stake.
The 71-year-old billionaire was asked about “being a steward of the Seahawks and preserving what Paul Allen built” while still not officially ruling out the idea of relocating the team. Asked if he would make such a commitment, Khosla did not give a straight answer.
“I will never say never,” Khosla responded. “Will this team be in Seattle 500 years from now? But I have no current plans to change anything about the team, including the coach, president, operation or Lumen Field. It all functions well.”
Seahawks fans probably don’t feel all too comfortable hearing that their team’s new owner has “no current plans” to move the team. The word “current” qualifies that statement quite a bit.
It doesn’t help that Khosla admitted in August that he started as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and continues to watch all of their games. He later felt the need to defend himself, claiming the media made his Steelers admission a bigger deal than it actually was.
All Seahawks fans want is assurance that their great-great-great-great-grandchildren’s grandchildren can still watch the team play in Seattle in the year 2526.
