Seahawks to be sold for NFL-record $9.6 billion: Who bought the team, and why billions will go to charity

Getty Images For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Seattle Seahawks will have a new owner. The franchise announced on Saturday that it will be sold to a group led by Vinod Khosla, who presently holds a minority stake in the San Francisco 49ers. The total sale price is expected to be $9.6 billion, the highest price ever paid for an NFL franchise. Khosla will need to divest his 49ers stake before he can be officially confirmed as the new owner of the Seahawks, but that will be a formality if the sale is approved. The NFL’s other…