Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may buy the Seattle Seahawks, report says – Business Insider, Business Insider

                    

• AmazonCEOJeff Bezosmay be considering buying theSeattle Seahawks, according toa Washington Post report.
• While the Seahawks aren’t up for sale, the team might be looking for new ownership after the death of Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen in 2018.
• The purchase would be a feasible one for the richest man in the world: NFL teams can cost as much as $ 2.3 billion, but Bezos is worth an estimated $ 110 billion.
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Jeff Bezos may be eyeing his next big purchase, and it’s right in Amazon’s backyard.

The CEO is interested in buying the Seattle Seahawks, according to “a person familiar with the NFL’s thinking”who spoke with The Washington Post. Amazon did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment on the report.

CBS Sports reportedearlier this week that Bezos wasconsidering buying an NFL team, though it didn’t say which one.

While the Seahawks aren’t up for sale, they might be looking for new ownership. The Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, who bought the team in 1997, died last year aftercomplications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The purchase would be feasible for the world richest man, who isworth an estimated $ 110 billion. The Carolina Panthers recently sold for$ 2.3 billionand the Buffalo Bills for$ 1.4 billion.

And Bezos does appear to be a sports fan. He attendedthe men’s Wimbledon finalin July and was spotted at the Super Bowl in February. Though the Seahawks weren’t playing, heposed for a picturewith his brother, Mark, and Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin, both of whom play for Seattle. The photo racked up over 2, 000 likes and dozens of comments, including one that said: “Please tell me this is a sign @jeffbezos is buying @seahawks 🙏🏻🙏🏻.”

The Post noted that if Bezos were to go through with the purchase, he would join a long line of tech executives who own sports teams. Mark Cuban owns the Dallas Mavericks; Ted Leonsis, a former AOL executive, owns the Washington Wizards, Mystics, and Capitals; and Steve Ballmer, a former Microsoft executive, owns the Los Angeles Clippers.

Allen’s family also owns the Portland Trail Blazers and is a minority owner of the Seattle Sounders soccer team. And up until 2016, Nintendohad a stake in the Seattle Mariners, the city’s MLB team; Howard Lincoln, Nintendo of America’s former chairman, served as the team’s chairman and CEO for 17 Years.