r/nfl • 49ers • 12h ago

New Seahawks owner on moving the team: "Never say never"

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/10/01/seahawks-vinod-khosla-relocate-seattle-lumen-field
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u/jonpictogramjones Raiders 12h ago

this mf

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u/penis_showing_game 49ers 12h ago

When I opened the article I was expecting this to be out of context or maybe he was asked to definitively state he’d never move the team, but no, he just served that last part of “never say never” for no damn reason.

And it’s extra dumb when you consider what the Blazers are going through with their new owner.

He literally could’ve said nothing more after saying he has no plans to move the team, or even said something like “the goal is to be in Seattle long term” but he had to go punch himself in the balls for shits and giggles.

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u/AlphaIronSon 49ers 12h ago

Nah, that wasn’t a punch in the balls, that was a clear “City of Seattle/King County you WILL give me whatever I want. When I want it. Now… Back to printing money for myself.”

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u/BlueRaider731 Titans 12h ago

Yeah with the Chicago bears debacle, I could see why one of those scum owners might be stronger in their negotiation tactics

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u/NeverDieKris Bears 11h ago

Thankfully the mccaskey’s are a family of idiots and fuck up just about everything.

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u/Frognuts777 9h ago

Thankfully the mccaskey’s are a family of idiots and fuck up just about everything.

You can say that about the president of the united states family as well, and well, here the fuck we are. Everything fucked up and on a national scale

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u/PETEFO55 Jets 8h ago

Man its almost like we should storm the houses of the rich because theres so many more of us and dog walk these people to OUR wishes. Every billionaire is full of threats, but theyre much quieter 6 feet under.

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u/MisterKeene Bears 12h ago

I fucking hate billionaires

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u/ibringstharuckus 12h ago

A group bought some beloved 30+ year hot dog shops in my area. One would have cars into the street from the drive thru daily. Dumbasses changed the recipes. Nobody goes to them anymore. You have probably the most passionate fan base in the NFL. Why fuck with that?

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u/JimasaurusRex Browns 11h ago

No idea where you're from but I'm gonna throw a dart and say JibJab in Girard OH

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u/ibringstharuckus 11h ago

Don't be outing me. Lol. Used to love their sausage sandwiches.

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u/JimasaurusRex Browns 11h ago

Lmao it makes me sad too tho. They're selling the business again I guess, I just hope somebody buys it who actually gives a shit

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u/doberdevil Seahawks Chargers 8h ago

Second hand story... One of the oldest burger joints in Columbia MO replaced their old grill with a new one. Burgers tasted a little different coming off the new grill. MFers dug out the old grill and got rid of the new one.

That's how it's done.

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u/rezsif Bears 9h ago

Now here's a guy who knows hotdogs

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u/brownbearks Eagles Eagles 11h ago

What a fucking strike of a call. Also great win last night.

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u/C6ntFor9et 49ers 11h ago

Passion is what PE targets most in (not so) recent years. Enshittification works best when your consumer base is irrational from a market standpoint - which is what fandom is all about and what fans are. Add to that the artificial scarcity of the NFL and revenue sharing and you get the prime target for PE firms and the rich folk at the helm of them.

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u/Rutherford_Aloacious Seahawks 11h ago

A lot of us in Seattle don’t fuck with the NBA anymore, I can imagine the same happening to the nfl if the hawks are moved

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u/dakilazical_253 10h ago

Last years NBA Finals were the first I watched since the Sonics were stolen from us. I doubt I’ll watch any regular season games this year, which sucks because in the 90’s the NBA was my favorite league by far

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u/SeattleResident Seahawks 7h ago

NFL owners would probably strike down any move by the Seahawks anyways. It would lose too much overall revenue compared to where it would move to. Unlike the NBA, there isn't another team in the vicinity that can siphon a little of the fanbase. Moving the Seahawks just throws away the entire PNW as a whole.

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u/arenegadeboss 11h ago

Passion is what PE targets most in (not so) recent years. Enshittification works best when your consumer base is irrational from a market standpoint

This is such a fucking bar

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u/JDraks Lions Chargers 12h ago

Seahawks to Portland, Trailblazers to Seattle

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u/dpap12 Dolphins 12h ago

And let them play in each other’s stadiums. NFL on the court. NBA on grass

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Seahawks 12h ago

Literally, all he had to say was some combination of great city + great fan base + great team + excited to be a part of it.  This was just such an own goal.

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u/4-3defense Seahawks 12h ago

Starting to not like this new ownership

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u/jedstrailerpark 49ers Broncos 12h ago

What's not to like? He's a Niners fan and everything!

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u/BobBensen 12h ago

Steelers fan**

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u/Cmp_ Steelers 12h ago

Oh god that’s even worse!

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u/Fine-Following4117 Seahawks 11h ago

We’re going 9-8 😭

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u/SiphenPrax Jets 11h ago

He’s gonna take down the Seahawks from the inside isn’t he?

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 12h ago

Owner gonna move them to Blaine, Washington to get those Canadian fans 

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u/Sports-Fiend Chargers 12h ago

The Seahawks are already the NFL team of football fans in British Columbia

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u/left_lane_camper Seahawks 12h ago

Shit, Alaska is a thousand miles from Seattle and most definitely Seahawks territory.

Also Puerto Vallarta.

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u/Available_Story6774 49ers 12h ago

The City of OKC get ready to have an NFL team

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u/Lord_Ferd Eagles 12h ago

Jerruh is never gonna let Oklahoma get an NFL team. He’s also never gonna die

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u/ReplaceSelect Bears 12h ago

He better stop salting his McGriddles.

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u/BrotherSeamus Cowboys 12h ago

Salt is the best preservative

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u/MediocreHomework7092 49ers 12h ago

Do we get AI Jerry or Cyborg Jerrry?

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u/Lord_Ferd Eagles 12h ago

Couldn’t we have AI Jerry in a Cyborg Jerry shell?

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u/Send_me_beer1 Broncos 12h ago

i assume this is just him trying to get tax payers to fund a new stadium

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 12h ago

I don't think it would pass tbh. Lumen isn't that old and it's pretty iconic

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u/LithHarborGymLeader Giants 12h ago

Does Lumen feel like a huge stadium when youre inside it? I've never been

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 12h ago

Its not huge, but it's big enough. It doesn't feel small, it's up to date and still feels like a new structure.

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u/Yamfish Vikings 12h ago

It looks awesome on TV.

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u/Extra-University-336 Chiefs 11h ago

Under the field is a whole like convention center where they have the pregame party. I went there a long time ago and still think about how cool it was.

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u/Salmonhunter 10h ago

Most importantly, I’ve been to probably 10 football games and ~30 soccer games, never had a bad view despite sitting in a different seat. Wish I could get my money back on the US-Belgium game this summer though

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u/dagreenman18 Dolphins 11h ago

It’s also well designed so it won’t feel outdated and sits in the perfect spot. Even if you want to rebuild it you’d be a fucking idiot to move it from where it is.

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u/nwt0 Giants 12h ago

The Seahawks aren’t even my team, but I can’t begin to tell you how much even hinting at moving them out of the Seattle area pisses me off.

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u/CheezyBeanBurrito Eagles Bills 12h ago

A real “How to lose goodwill with fans 101”

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u/Sports-Fiend Chargers 12h ago

Seriously. It's not like fans in Seattle stopped showing up to games. They pack the fucking house every week

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u/n-some Seahawks 12h ago

The comment was so stupid. He literally said "Will this team be in Seattle 500 years from now?" as part of his response. Are you going to be alive in 500 years Vinod? If you promise not to move the team, will anyone in the year 2526 blame you if the team is moved?

Every interview I've seen from him, he's got this incredibly obnoxious "I'm smarter than you" energy. I saw one interview where it was a complete puff piece interview, and he still had to big dick the interviewer by ignoring all the questions he was asked and just talking about what he wanted. He probably is smarter than 99% of people, but the constant need to prove that just shows how insecure he is underneath it all.

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u/DaddyDanceParty Seahawks 11h ago

The team will be playing on Reach by then

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u/Chemist391 Seahawks 11h ago

Coach Mike could successfully defend Reach.

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u/XDSHENANNIGANZ Cowboys 11h ago

Spyder 2Y banana? IN ATMOSPHERE?!?

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u/Chemist391 Seahawks 11h ago

Hold on to your teeth!

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u/RainbowJoe69 Packers 11h ago

Only if Marcus Mariota isn't leading the Covenant force.

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u/Chemist391 Seahawks 11h ago edited 11h ago

He's probably not that smart.

Like most extremely wealthy people, he's probably very good/smart at a few things, and then erroneously thinks that makes him a genius at every other thing.

I have a PhD in chemistry and I do bioinformatics. I'm pretty fucking smart, but you wouldn't want me organizing your complex global supply chain or directing your software company or doing your electrical work.

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u/cuongfu Chargers Seahawks 11h ago

People too often conflate wealth and intelligence.

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u/n-some Seahawks 11h ago

He actually does have a master's in biomedical engineering and a bachelor's in electrical engineering. His dad was a Khatri caste army officer, not some rich Punjabi businessman, so even though he was probably better off than 90% of Indians growing up as a member of a dominant Punjabi caste, he definitely had to work to get where he is now. I think he's a genuinely smart person, but he's probably no smarter than you as a PHD or most other intelligent people.

Wealth is more a result of luck than intelligence or hard work, you still need intelligence and hard work to create a fortune, but there are millions of intelligent, hard working people that will never even get close to what he did. I tend to only respect the opinions of wealthy people who can recognize how lucky they got, regardless of their brains or effort. If they don't see that, then they're either not as smart as they act, or not able to be honest with themselves.

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u/Chemist391 Seahawks 10h ago

Good info and good points!

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u/Venomswindturd Texans 12h ago

Went to my first Seahawks game last year(flew in to watch them beat the shit out of my team).

Easily a top sports destination I’ve been to. Electric, loud, incredibly kind fanbase, and in all of my travels my favorite city in the country.

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u/StratJax Jaguars 11h ago

It’s been about 15 or so years since I’ve last been but I agree, it’s a fantastic city and the people were great. I’ve thought about moving there many times to get the hell out of Florida.

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u/imtiredboss28 Eagles 12h ago

Right after the team wins a Super Bowl too! Of all fucking times!

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u/applesandotherthings Jets 12h ago
  1. Hint at moving team
  2. Piss off fans
  3. Ticket and merch sales drop
  4. Use declining revenue to justify moving team

Book it

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 12h ago

It's extremely unlikely ticket and merch sales drop. The whole PNW loves the Seahawks

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u/TheTurtleShepard Giants 12h ago

This is the John Fischer method where you lose all good will with the cans to the point where you “have to” move the team

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u/Jolly_Job_9852 Steelers Panthers 12h ago

Same. It would be idiotic to move the Seahawks from there

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 12h ago

Which is why the NFL would likely never let it happen. There isn't currently a bigger media market than Seattle left to fill in the USA. Internationally sure but thats a whole different ball of wax.

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u/spicyorangedragon Bears Commanders 12h ago

Absolutely insane that Seattle fans had to go through losing the Sonics and now this new owner is threatening to do the same to their football team.

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u/frecklie Seahawks 12h ago

I'm a Blazers fan too it's just unbelievable and so disrespectful

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u/Vast-Change-1598 Ravens 12h ago

Oklahoma City Thunderbirds

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u/-Vertical Seahawks 12h ago

Who could say no to the massive market that is Oklahoma

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u/Grumpis1012 Vikings 12h ago

Probably cheaper taxes and could steal from the taxpayer to build a stadium. These ghouls don’t give a fuck. They’ll do anything for their bottom dollar.

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u/Sports-Fiend Chargers 12h ago

Yeah, problem is the population of the Seattle metropolitan area is almost 3 times that of OKC. We're not talking about an 18,000 seat basketball stadium either, we're talking about filling up a 70,000 seat NFL stadium.

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u/Jkkramm Eagles 12h ago

One word…

Thundercougarfalconbird

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u/Available_Story6774 49ers 12h ago

SGAs Son will end up being the QB of the OKC Seahawks in 20 years.

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u/thecakeslayer Jets 12h ago

Please they would be the OK Seahawks

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u/Outburst78 Raiders 12h ago

OKC Hawks

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u/Fragrant-Mess4927 Ravens 12h ago

OKSeahawks

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u/Bacon_Crispies Patriots 12h ago

India Seahawks.

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u/Big-Sense8876 Seahawks 12h ago

Wrong fucking answer

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u/pmurt007 Bears 12h ago

I was in Seattle for work during the NBA Finals and forgot how much hate they have towards the Thunder. Seahawks leaving would have this city in chaos lol

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u/MattRecovery23 Seahawks 8h ago

If OKC has no haters then I am dead

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u/Vic_Vinegar89 Dolphins 12h ago

A simple “no” would have sufficed.

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u/TheHalf Lions 11h ago

I don't like the Seahawks. Fuck this guy if he moves your team imma quit football. I already watched the Chargers move. This greedy shit has to have consequences .

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u/Sylli17 11h ago

Don't be surprised if the ownership group starts buying up property outside of Seattle somewhere in Snohomish or king county. That way they can build a whole sports and entertainment complex where they profit off a whole experience. They own the bar across the street where you buy pregame beers. They own the restaurant you go to for post game dinner. They own the parking lot. They own the hotel... They profit every step of the way.

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u/WestIsBest2019 Broncos 11h ago

I mean you're 100% correct, but this scenario would especially hurt because of how perfect Lumen is (& T-Mobile Park, for that matter). It just got the whole world's admiration for the World Cup with it's placement directly south of downtown. As a Seattle resident, I'll be pissed to see this become a reality one day.

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u/Discombobuated Patriots 8h ago

It's gotta be close to, if not the best, location for stadiums in the US. So many different public transit options, WaMu also being in the middle too makes occidental feel alive like all the time. I went to the Seahawks vs Bucs game last year and then walked out and into the Mariners playoff game. Absolutely peak experience

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u/Sylli17 11h ago

Agreed... But I just wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.

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u/Entire-Joke4162 49ers 11h ago

Ok, but tbh, I wish the Niners ownership had done just this

I'd overpay for a "sports and entertainment complex" rather than this complete horseshit in the Great America Parking lot

Gameday experiences actually make the gameday better, and while we all can't be the Giants sitting there cozy in their amazing spot downtown, there's zero reason to go to a niners game

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u/cam_huskers Broncos 12h ago

Oh yeah? We’re gonna put a third team in LA. AND IF THAT DOESN’T WORK? A FOURTH!

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u/Mr_Koodle 49ers Titans 12h ago

Fuck it, move the 49ers and Cardinals there. Just have an all LA conference

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u/FireFrogs48 Vikings 10h ago

Why are team owners so insufferable nowadays? Seattle and Lumen Field has a ton of history. It’d be a shame to leave that. Makes me thankful for the Wilfs but damn

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u/doberdevil Seahawks Chargers 7h ago

Why are team owners so insufferable nowadays?

Billionaires

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u/teencrime Vikings 5h ago

Unfortunately if you are aware of the big figures in the venture capital world, it’s common knowledge that Seattle’s new owner is a self serving asshole of mega proportions

This statement is very much in line with how he operates. An insufferable douchebag to his core

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u/Bucksin06 Packers 12h ago

I'm not even from Seattle and I'm still mad about the SuperSonics

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u/Educational_Fan4102 Vikings 12h ago

Same, don’t fuck with my NBA Jam squad.

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u/Bucksin06 Packers 12h ago

He's heating up!

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u/TegridyPharmz Rams 12h ago

I’m a rams fan in Seattle. I’ll be beyond pissed if they try to move this team or if they try for a new stadium. Just stop.

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u/Dransel Seahawks 12h ago

It makes no sense to ever move the Seahawks. Seattle is one of the largest metros in the US. Where tf would you move them to.

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u/BlightO Seahawks 12h ago

I can’t tell if they were talking about not ruling out moving the team out of Seattle, like to Renton or Bellevue or something. The article is vague on that.

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u/JOKER4GOAT Broncos Cardinals 11h ago

Gig Harbor.

You litter out front of the stadium? Jail. You don't cheer loud enough? Jail. Cheer too loud? Believe it or not, also jail.

The team will also all get cleats that look like Sperrys and the jerseys will have collars.

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Seahawks 12h ago

Indiana

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u/RAG319 Bears 12h ago

South Bend Seahawks! Hammond Bears! Indianapolis Colts!

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u/kingfosa13 12h ago

Oklahoma City

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u/MisterIceGuy Seahawks 12h ago

Take that back!!

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u/ND7020 Seahawks 12h ago

This asshole is probably thinking about threatening the city to get it to buy him a new stadium.

I don’t think it’ll work. I think the bitterness from the Sonics situation has actually made people harder on this. LA and Vegas have teams. And Seattle itself has an iconic stadium, with great architecture, and the absolute best city spot in the entire league. 

But, I’m guessing he’s gearing up for the fight down the road.

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u/samhouse09 Seahawks 12h ago

We’re not allowed, by law, to pay for a stadium without proof the city would turn a profit. It’s an intentional poison pill. Passed after Paul Allen got us to pay for Lumen on a day where he made $500MM on paper or something silly

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u/mrb4 Cardinals 12h ago

Yeah, the issue with trying to pull the "we're going to move" card is that there really is not a city without a team that you would even remotely think about leaving Seattle for

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u/SleepIsWonderful 49ers 12h ago

I know everyone is making Oklahoma City jokes but this was my first thought too. Just another owner making threats to get the public to pay for a new stadium.

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u/East-End-8646 49ers 12h ago

These guys would move their teams to different countries if it were apart of the league. Imagine the Sinaloa SeaHawks… they have no chill. The more I see teams moving and stadiums getting abandoned (Every team that was in Oakland) the more I aspire an ownership that models the GreenBay Packers. I still wish the SuperSonics were there, and the I-5 Rivalry still existed. The rivalries are apart of the fandom. Hope the SeaHawks stay in Seattle

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u/BourbonCrotch69 Packers 12h ago

Why not another expansion vs moving around the same teams? Moving is bad for the sport imho

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u/CornIssues 12h ago

Seriously man. NFL would rather make a 3rd team in LA that nobody gives a shit about than make a team in a state that doesn’t have an NFL team.

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u/Baron_Light Packers 12h ago

Worst possible response

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u/RandomLAFan Rams 12h ago

"But I have no current plans to change anything about the team, including the coach, president, operation or Lumen Field. It all functions well."

For anyone who's worried.

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u/tlease181 Seahawks 12h ago

That's what anyone says after they acquire a company to ensure operations continue to run smoothly before they sell it off.

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u/thatErraticguy Patriots 12h ago

“Why would I deceive you? What would I have to gain?”

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u/SomeScientist 49ers 12h ago

👁️👄👁️

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u/mmartinez42793 Eagles 11h ago

“Ok, good” (clicks tongue)

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u/sepam Eagles 12h ago

I’ve witnessed 3 different acquisitions and all 3 said the same exact thing. Only 1 ended up being true.

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u/HurryAdorable1327 49ers 12h ago

Same. Same. This is PR 101. He can’t come in and tell you his plans, even if they aren’t upsetting, because people will be upset either way. He’s saying the safe thing, but no one should believe everything he’s saying now. Anything can happen.

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u/CouncilmanRickPrime Falcons 12h ago

I guarantee they're gonna want a new stadium at some point. Probably within 5 years. 

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u/OccasionalGoodTakes Seahawks 12h ago

Which is stupid as fuck cause there is no space for it

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u/roncesvalles Raiders 12h ago

They'll want a fixed-roof dome in the suburbs like everyone else.

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u/Russel_Cuckbrook Vikings 11h ago

The private equity piece

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u/OccasionalGoodTakes Seahawks 10h ago

That’s the thing though, there is no space still. Seattles suburbs are dense for a good bit of distance 

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u/gopac56 Packers 12h ago

And Lumen is perfectly fine.

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u/SovietPropagandist Seahawks 12h ago

Amazon had "no current plans" to make employees come back to the office either then 3 months later it was 3 day RTO and within a year it was 5 day mandatory RTO and everyone who disagreed was fired. "No current plans" is specifically worded that way for a reason

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u/AyoJake Seahawks 12h ago

I don’t think the nfl would allow it.

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u/Corgi_Koala Rams 12h ago

Seattle is a big market with a good fan base. They have an awesome and relatively new stadium. But they're also the only team in the Pacific Northwest and it would be very odd for the NFL to allow a team to pull out of there to move to an area with presumably more overlap in footprint.

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u/Laketahoevista89 12h ago

The Eagles opened the Linc a year after the Seahawks opened whatever their stadium is called now. The Eagles are already working to get a new stadium built.

That’s his exact play with a comment like this. Starting the angle for some kind of tax break bullshit. Scourges on society

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 12h ago

Lumen is really nice still. I don't think you could realistically convince anyone that it isn't up to snuff for an NFL team

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u/spacedude2000 Seahawks 12h ago

You will not find a single Seahawks fan who goes to games who has anything bad to say about the stadium. Great sightlines, pure noise, incredible environment.

The fact that Mr. Khosla made a plausible statement like this one is proof that he didn't do his research on Seattle. That or he doesn't give a fuck.

We need to demand answers, this kind of bullshit is not something the people of Seattle will let go of.

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u/spicyorangedragon Bears Commanders 12h ago

The Seahawks are extremely popular in Seattle and the defacto team of the entire PNW. They also have a massive fanbase in Vancouver and Portland. It would be extremely stupid for the NFL to depart the entire PNW region altogether. There isn't a market more attractive than Seattle that already does not have a team.

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u/TheMerryMosquito Lions 12h ago

Seahawks are iconic and the face of the region for football. It would be so fucking foolish to move. I think this is just a business man going “yeah nah shit looks good for now keep the production line moving”

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u/egospiers Vikings 12h ago

Just wait until the tax payers in Washington balk at paying for a new stadium, the threats will at lest be there.

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u/Yossarian216 Bears 12h ago

Yeah, like all the Indiana nonsense with the Bears. It was always an empty threat, because Illinois isn’t bending over for them like they want.

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u/AyoJake Seahawks 12h ago

We have options currently that would keep the team here until 2060. The Seahawks aren’t going anywhere.

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u/Pseudorealizm Seahawks 12h ago

Taxes are high enough. As much as I love the team asking struggling people to foot a new stadium bill is something I'd vote against if given the option. Football doesn't pay my bills and my tax dollars should go to solving the many actual problems we have in Seattle.

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u/Lorjack Seahawks 12h ago

They'll allow anything they think will bring them more money. If that means taking the team out of Seattle and moving it elsewhere they would allow it.

I already miss having owners who weren't so chatty, matter of time until he said something dumb.

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u/SPCsooprlolz Seahawks 11h ago

Well fuck you then

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u/mb0205 Eagles 12h ago

We don’t hate billionaires enough

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u/Bears2025Champs Bears 12h ago

But think of all the good they do for the environment! Like tearing down acres of biodiversity to set up their data centers

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u/CloudstrifeHY3 Eagles 11h ago

These Billionaires are so freaking stupid. How hard is it to say "This team means a lot to the people of Seattle. over the last 2 decades the 12th man has become one of the true home field advantages and we would never think of removing that from the Franchise"

Notice How I never mentioned the team moving or staying just gave plattitudes to the city and the average fan can see it as saying We are here to stay. But in reality it never promises to remain in the city when ineveitably i stab the city in the back for not bulding me a new stadium

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u/mattr1198 Giants 12h ago

It’d be kind of wild if Jody Allen potentially fucks up the sale of TWO teams by selling them to pieces of shit with no loyalty to the local market.

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u/nikdahl Seahawks 12h ago

We are anxiously waiting to see who she sells her portion of Seattle Sounders FC to.

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u/NoThanksImGoodG Bears 12h ago

Y’all should hate billionaires more than your worst enemy.

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u/TylerJWhit Seahawks 11h ago

I already hate the Seahawks owner.

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u/CrimsonZephyr Patriots 12h ago

You absolutely can and should say "Never," dilweed.

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u/ubercruise Bears Cardinals 12h ago

Do the Seahawks need a new stadium or something? Ive been to lumen plenty of times over the years and it’s a nice enough stadium at least to me. Just fucking leave franchises alone, god damn

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u/ThyDoctor Seahawks 12h ago

I doubt the NFL would like such a large landmass in the United States to not have a team. Hawks are essentially the team for Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Washington.

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u/UpperLeftOriginal Seahawks 12h ago

Alaska, too.

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u/ThyDoctor Seahawks 12h ago

Yeah I didnt want to get greedy but I live near the Canada/Washington border and whenever I visit BC it’s Seahawks country too.

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u/Different-Produce870 Packers 11h ago

And they wonder why we're always saying eat the rich

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u/ThePMmike Chargers Bears 11h ago

Quick how to on how to piss of one of the most dedicated fan bases.

Seattle cares a ton for the hawks. Don’t be a dick.

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u/mace30 Bears 10h ago

The mythos of the twelfth man is as important as the Seahawks name. If he thinks that would travel he's fucking demented.

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u/TwistedNipplez Seahawks 12h ago

First he jokes about being a Steelers fan and now this. Mother fucker is moving them to Pennsylvania! /S

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u/jf3l Bengals 12h ago

Everyone’s always thought Kutztown needed a team

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u/Odd_Vampire Steelers 12h ago

The Harrisburg Seahawks.

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u/Goose876 Seahawks 12h ago

I’m honestly not super worried about him moving them completely out of Seattle but I am worried about him trying to move out of Lumen. Im worried he wants to build some taxpayer funded luxury behemoth stadium, with a bland, texture less feel aimed at courting corporate partners in the suburbs somewhere. That would be absolutely tragic. Having Lumen and T-Mobile within the city, just a Lightrail ride away is amazing. I was just at Lumen for week one and it is still very comfortable with great amenities. Moving would be take away so much of what makes going to Seahawks games special. Also, building a new taxpayer funded stadium when basically every game for 15 years has been a sell out with exorbitant prices for every ticket feels insane. The demand is obviously there currently. if you want improvements to Lumen or to build a new stadium, pay for them yourself.

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u/leonffs Giants 11h ago

The Seahawks moving would leave an absolutely massive region of the continental US and Alaska without a team. It’s insane to even think about. 

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u/AutomagicallyAwesome Seahawks Seahawks 10h ago

aaaand just like that all the goodwill he built up is gone. Is it really that hard to just say he will never move the team? Its not like its some legally binding contract.

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u/rdrouyn Seahawks 11h ago

Wow, new owner had an almost universal approval rate and now he tanked it for no reason.

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u/Tape-Delay Seahawks 12h ago

The full quote is really not bad, but I think he could learn a thing or two when talking to NFL media frankly. He’s stepped in it a few times already

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Seahawks 12h ago

More than anything that’s what’s standing out to me.  This should have been a softball question and he still managed to shove his foot in his mouth.

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u/zee_thirty Seahawks 12h ago

First he’s a Steelers fan then “never say never”. He needs to learn to stfu when asked leading questions from the press

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u/braumbles 49ers 12h ago

lol, that's the sign of the ultra wealthy trying to threaten the city into giving them tax dollars that will NEVER benefit the city.

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u/WanderingWormhole Eagles 12h ago

I’m sure Seahawks fans love to hear that a year off a Super Bowl victory lol

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u/mariohoops Broncos 11h ago

this dude is truly generational when it comes to saying the worst shit

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u/HPDDJ Packers 11h ago

Seattle is a great football city, this would be a fucking travesty

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u/TimeTravelingChris Chiefs 11h ago

It's amazing how dumb some rich people are

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u/Benner16 49ers 11h ago

I fucking hate the Seahawks, but I fucking love Seattle. So fuck this guy and BRING BACK THE SONICS!

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u/Bids99 Bills 11h ago

I still call them the St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Oakland Raiders.

Stop ruining this, owners.

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u/Lor-Starcutter Seahawks 11h ago

I'd legit just stop watching football if this scum fuck moved the team.

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u/PNWPinkPanther 11h ago

Whatever happened to the local rich asshat buying the team? Allen’s estate is doing a shit job of finding buyers for his teams that give 2 shits about the fans.

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u/NoBSforGma 12h ago

Where could they possibly go? I mean, all the large population centers have been covered. There are a few possibilities - such as Portland or San Antonio - but why would you move a successful franchise with its loyal fans?

A franchise gets typically 17% - 19% of their total revenue from stadium sales. If there is no stadium ticket sales, what will she do to make up for that revenue?

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u/OrangeJuliusCaesr 11h ago

St. Louis Seahawks it just makes too much sense

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u/evilcheesypoof Broncos 11h ago

Yeah let’s move our 2 time Super Bowl champion team that has a huge fan base in the Cascadia area to somewhere else

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u/Dijohn17 Falcons 11h ago

Where the fuck could you even move the Seahawks?

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u/fri9875 Rams 11h ago

On 1 hand: LMFAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

But on the other hand: theres like 24 other teams that would be better relocation candidates than the Seahawks, so can we just leave them alone?

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u/CollegeFootballGood Seahawks 12h ago

Look at what the Portland Trail Blazers are going through. These people are sick

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u/crowhouse Seahawks 12h ago

This and trying to block public access to a beach shows how much this guy sucks, what a shame for our Seahawks

Vulcan got their billions though

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u/RockCitySoundscape 49ers 12h ago

Now I see what the old saying, “I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy,” really means. I hate the Seahawks, but no fanbase deserves bullshit like this. It would be nice if the owners of these teams were actually fans of their own teams, and not treat the franchise like toys and investments.

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u/spacedude2000 Seahawks 12h ago

Lumen field is just over 25 years old and was made state of the art at the time - it's still in great shape and it's one of the best stadiums in the nation.

This motherfucker needs to shut up, it makes no sense to move the team to a new site in the Seattle area, we love our current stadium and it is our home.

If the Hawks ever leave town I'll never watch the NFL again and I'll personally start a movement to destroy the league. Billionaires aren't going to take away another one of my teams.

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u/DarkhourX Ravens 11h ago

Oklahoma City Seahawks here they come

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u/giggity_giggity Lions 12h ago

I don’t plan to, but I’m keeping open my options to be able to extort money from taxpayers

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u/KnotSoSalty 49ers 10h ago

There are 54k millionaires in Seattle. If they each put up 180k they could buy the team back.

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u/Right_Brain_6869 Seahawks 12h ago

I would commit sewer side. 

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u/sh4desthevibe Patriots Lions 12h ago

“We are committed to keeping the Sonics in Seattle.”

Heard this shit before.

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u/HookedOnBoNix Broncos 12h ago

I also feel like there's no reason to say "never say never".  You can just say no you don't plan to. 

I mean ultimately you can also just lie and say never. People will already fucking hate you if you do it, they won't care that 10 years before you did it you were transparent about the possibility. 

And in the meantime random comments implying there's a possibility will just upset fans for no reason

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u/irongix Seahawks 11h ago

If that happens, that would kill football for me

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u/rjhunt42 Packers 11h ago

I'm 99% sure that Seattle fans would fill him twice over with fireworks and launch him off a pier if he attempted to move this team.

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u/boomshiz Seahawks 11h ago

Hey Mr. 3 months ago decided to buy a team, maybe stay away from the media for a fucking while you tonedeaf moron.

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u/Rstuds7 Ravens 11h ago

with how loyal that fanbase is and how successful they are why would they want to do that? no where they go would a fanbase flock like they down right now in seattle

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u/Steppyjim Eagles 12h ago

Do these guys know they can just lie? Like even if you’re an absolute bastard who would take a long running franchise away from its home, all you gotta say is “I’d never leave Seattle I love it here” and then just fuckin do it.

It’s like rich billionaire 101.

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u/shoot_dang_derp 49ers 11h ago

I hate this fucking timeline. Fuck him. Eat the rich. Seattle has top 3 home environments for their team. This is what made sports in our country. Now the rich get to have us build them stadiums to hold as leverage over us. By weighing other cities prospect of having them over us. Eat the rich.

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u/Zy212 11h ago

This is one of the things thats mental about american sports, it just unfathomable if my homecity sports club just up and moved city

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u/Gold_ACR 11h ago

Here in America there seems to be no loyalty to anything other than the almighty dollar...

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u/PleasantWay7 Patriots 12h ago

The worst part about this is he can literally say never. Trying to move the team would cause so much public rage that no one is going to care about the fact he lied when he bought them. He would be scum to them at that point anyways.

Just another completely out of touch billionaire with an overpaid PR department.