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Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30Zuckerberg and Cook rule out bids for Seattle Seahawks
6 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30
- The NFL franchise is up for sale and could fetch more than $10bn, after reports on Thursday linked the Meta and Apple chiefs to a potential purchase.
- Both executives are not interested in buying the team, ending speculation that two of Silicon Valley's best-known leaders might enter the auction.
- The Seahawks won February's Super Bowl, a factor likely to add to interest in one of the most valuable potential sales in US sports.
With tech billionaires out, who can actually afford the Seahawks' historic $10 billion price tag? How will the sale of the Super Bowl champion Seahawks create a multi-billion dollar philanthropic legacy? Why do billionaires pay record prices for NFL teams when the financial returns are comparatively small?