India, July 12 -- The Seattle Seahawks are set to enter a new era after agreeing to a change in ownership just months after capturing the Super Bowl LX title. On Saturday, the franchise confirmed that the estate of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has reached a formal agreement to sell the team to an ownership group led by tech billionaire Vinod Khosla and his family. The group includes Vinod Khosla, his wife Neeru Khosla and their son Neal Khosla.

The acquisition is reportedly valued at $9.6 billion, making it the highest-priced sale in NFL history. The sale follows the Seahawks' earlier announcement that the Paul Allen estate planned to transfer ownership after the championship-winning season, with the agreement now marking the nex...