General Discussion

Who Owns the Seattle Seahawks? Team Ownership Explained
The Seattle Seahawks are owned by the estate of Paul Allen, with Jody Allen serving as the trustee/chair who controls the franchise.

If you’re looking for a simple name, it’s Jody Allen, but the cleaner, fully accurate answer is: Paul G. Allen’s trust/estate owns the team, and Jody Allen oversees it.

Is Jody Allen the “owner” or just the decision-maker?
Functionally, she’s both in the way fans mean it. Multiple outlets describe the Seahawks as owned by the Paul Allen estate and controlled/overseen by Jody Allen.

So when you see “Seahawks owner Jody Allen,” it’s shorthand for her role as the franchise’s controlling figure under the estate umbrella.