Vinod Khosla comments on Seahawks' future in Seattle amid ownership change
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 3, 2026, 12:35 PM
Last updated Oct 3, 2026
Vinod Khosla, the new chair of the Seattle Seahawks, addressed the team's future in a recent phone interview. While the Seahawks' lease at Lumen Field extends through 2032 with options until 2062, Khosla stated, "I will never say never" regarding potential changes. He emphasized that he has no current plans to alter the team's operations or location, describing his initial period as an owner as a time for learning. This statement comes in the wake of the SuperSonics' departure in 2008, highlighting past concerns over franchise relocations in Seattle.
- •Khosla's family purchased the Seahawks for $9.612 billion.
- •The current lease at Lumen Field runs through 2032.
- •Khosla previously emphasized the importance of learning in his new role.
- •Seattle's history includes the SuperSonics' move to Oklahoma City in 2008.
- •Local officials once fought to keep the Seahawks in Seattle during the 1996 relocation threat.
- 12:35 PMYahoo Sports — Seahawks’ Vinod Khosla gives ‘never say never’ answer on team’s future in Seattle
"The Seahawks’ lease at Lumen Field runs through 2032, with options to renew through 2062. That timeline sat underneath the most talked-about answer from Vinod Khosla’s phone interview as the team’s new chair with Axios’ Dan Primack, published Thursday, Oct. 1. Khosla’s family closed its record $9.612 billion purchase of the franchise from Paul Allen’s […] The post Seahawks’ Vinod Khosla gives ‘never say never’ answer on team’s future in Seattle appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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