Billionaire tech investor Vinod Khosla has been named the Seattle Seahawks’ new owner behind a massive $9.6 billion sale on August 26th. Yesterday, Khosla, alongside his family, gave his very first press conference; it’s fair to say it was an unforgettable introduction to the new owner.
The Seahawks are coming off a triumphant Super Bowl championship last year and look to maintain momentum by introducing their new owner to Seahawks fans. Rather, Khosla gave a perfect example of “what not to do during your opening press conference as the new Seahawks owner,” Barstool Sports posted on X.
What not to do during your opening press conference as the new Seahawks owner?
Reveal you’ve been a Steelers fan your whole life and still watch all of their games
pic.twitter.com/Jx6wPTxsh5— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 27, 2026
“I also happened to come to this country in ’76 when the Steelers were winning the Super Bowl, so actually I was originally and still am a big Steelers fan. Also, little-known fact, but I still watch all the Steelers games too,” Khosla cheerfully said.
Barstool Sports personality Hubbs commented on the matter sarcastically.
“Jack Bauer couldn’t have gotten that information out of me if he had a gun pointed at my knee and was threatening my family’s safety. Just no need at all to put that out there. Now, is it earth-shattering and detrimental that the Seahawks owner is a big Steelers fan? No, not really. It’d be worse if the Seahawks hadn’t won a Super Bowl since losing to Pittsburgh in 2006, but thankfully for them, they have,” Hubbs wrote for Barstool Sports.
As harmless as the comments may have felt to Khosla, they definitely could have been perceived as offensive to die-hard Seattle Seahawks fans or even the team as a whole. With the season starting, maybe the Steelers become a second thought, as Khosla now has a personal stake in the Seahawks organization.
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