Khosla group closes the Seahawks purchase by Dec 31 2026

Last week the open question was the vote. The owners answered it unanimously on August 26: the Khosla family buys the Seahawks at $9.612B. This call is the follow-through: the money actually moves by December 31. The reference class is small but real, and it says the vote was the hard part. The league vettes a buyer's financing before it lets the owners vote, so post-vote closings are administrative. Washington 2023: approved July 20, closed July 21. Denver 2022: approved August 9, closed within days. Carolina 2018 is the slow case: approved in May, closed July 9, about 7 weeks. No recent NFL sale has failed or materially stalled after ratification. 90% against that class, not higher, because $9.612B is the largest price the league has transacted and size adds paperwork even when it does not add doubt. December 31 gives the process 4 months against a 2-month worst case in class. If this drags past Thanksgiving with no announcement, the kill condition above is already describing it.