Seattle Seahawks sale: Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook have the 'same answer'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook have just sent a 'common message' on reports of the two buying National Football League team, Seattle Seahawks. And the message is: 'Not Interested'. There have been reports that CEOs of two of America's biggest technology companies -- Meta and Apple -- are interested in buying NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. According to a report in Bloomberg, reports surfaced last week linking the two tech titans to the National Football League team, which is currently up for sale and widely speculated to fetch a price that could surpass $10 billion.
Last week, Front Office Sports had said in a report, “Five sources familiar with the matter tell Front Office Sports they’ve heard Zuckerberg is considering a bid, while four say Cook is separately weighing an offer. The identities of the other two potential bidders were not clear, nor was it known whether any formal offers had been made."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly offered the only public comment on the sale at the NFL league meetings on March 31, stating: “There is no news to report. Since we last met (his news conference prior to the Super Bowl) they are officially for sale. They hired a bank and they are going to work with them and there is a great deal of interest in that. That’s about all I know at this stage.”
Meta statement on Mark Zuckerberg buying Seattle Seahawks
“Glad we could intercept the rumors on this one: Mark is not making any investment or bid for the Seattle Seahawks,” a Meta spokesperson said.
Apple CEO Tim Cook 'not buying' Settle Seahawks
As per the report, a person familiar with Apple CEO Cook too denied that he was making a bid for the team. The author of the Front Office Sports story, Ben Horney, who took to X, formerly Twitter, to initially stand by his story, later issued a clarification saying: "Update: a source close to Apple tells @FOS the rumor of Cook's interest in the Seahawks is 'completely false."
The Seattle Seahawks’ sale is expected to be the largest ever deal for an NFL franchise. The team is currently owned by the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018. Allen bought the Seahawks for $194 million in 1997. His sister Jody Allen has been running the team as the executor of the estate, and is overseeing the selling of his assets to raise money for charity. The football team Seattle Seahawks won the league championship in February’s Super Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks will be the third NFL franchise to be sold in recent years.
Last week, Front Office Sports had said in a report, “Five sources familiar with the matter tell Front Office Sports they’ve heard Zuckerberg is considering a bid, while four say Cook is separately weighing an offer. The identities of the other two potential bidders were not clear, nor was it known whether any formal offers had been made."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly offered the only public comment on the sale at the NFL league meetings on March 31, stating: “There is no news to report. Since we last met (his news conference prior to the Super Bowl) they are officially for sale. They hired a bank and they are going to work with them and there is a great deal of interest in that. That’s about all I know at this stage.”
Meta statement on Mark Zuckerberg buying Seattle Seahawks
“Glad we could intercept the rumors on this one: Mark is not making any investment or bid for the Seattle Seahawks,” a Meta spokesperson said.
Apple CEO Tim Cook 'not buying' Settle Seahawks
As per the report, a person familiar with Apple CEO Cook too denied that he was making a bid for the team. The author of the Front Office Sports story, Ben Horney, who took to X, formerly Twitter, to initially stand by his story, later issued a clarification saying: "Update: a source close to Apple tells @FOS the rumor of Cook's interest in the Seahawks is 'completely false."
The Seattle Seahawks’ sale is expected to be the largest ever deal for an NFL franchise. The team is currently owned by the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018. Allen bought the Seahawks for $194 million in 1997. His sister Jody Allen has been running the team as the executor of the estate, and is overseeing the selling of his assets to raise money for charity. The football team Seattle Seahawks won the league championship in February’s Super Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks will be the third NFL franchise to be sold in recent years.
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