Interest in buying Seahawks not ‘soft,’ says NFL commissioner

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday refuted a report that interest from potential new owners of the Seahawks has been “soft” during remarks made at the league’s spring meeting in Orlando, Fla.

Interest in buying Seahawks not ‘soft,’ says NFL commissioner. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday refuted a report that interest from potential new owners of the Seahawks has been “soft” during remarks made at the league’s spring meeting in Orlando, Fla. “There have been some reports that I would say are not accurate with respect to the amount of interest,” Goodell said. “It’s exactly the opposite. It’s actually been tremendous interest in the team.” The statement appeared to be referencing a May 8 story from ESPN that quoted one team owner as saying “it’s soft” in regards to interest in buying the team, and quoted another executive as saying “there isn’t as much action as there was with Denver and Washington.” Those were the last two NFL teams to sell, in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Goodell’s statement came during an answer to a...