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- If accepted, Aditya Mittal would become majority owner of the Seattle Seahawks; Wyc Grousbeck a minority owner.
- Mittal and Grousbeck grew close during the Celtics fundraising process and are pursuing a new high stakes venture together.
- Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is reported as a competing bidder for the franchise.
- This story originally appeared on Celtics Wire.
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Boston Celtics minority owners Wyc Grousbeck and Aditya Mittal are planning to big on NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, per recent reporting form the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach. The Globe reporter also shared that if successful, the duo have the blessing of Boston majority owner Bill Chisholm to continue in their roles as minority owners with the Celtics as well.
If the bid were accepted, Mittal would become the Seahawk’s majority owner, with Grousbeck being a minority owner in that team as well. “Mittal and Grousbeck grew close while working together in the fundraising process to finalize the Celtics bid, and now they appear prepared to enter a new high-stakes venture together,” writes Himmelsbach of the pursuit of the Seattle NFL franchise.
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The Globe also reports there is competition for their bid with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla also in the running to take over the team.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Report: Celtics minority owners to bid on Seattle Seahawks of NFL
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