Seattle Seahawks Begin Sale Process in Major Test for NFL (2)

The Seattle Seahawks have began the process to sell the team, in what is set to be the biggest ever deal for a National Football League franchise.

The Seahawks have retained investment bank Allen & Co. to manage the sale, according to an announcement Wednesday, and comes just weeks after the team’s triumph in Super Bowl LX.

The franchise is owned by the estate of the late Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018. His sister Jody Allen is the executor of the estate, valued at about $20 billion at his death, and is overseeing the selling ...