All NFL owners rarely converge outside of their scheduled quarterly meetings.But the richest sports league in the world is making a special exception on Wednesday for a historic sale.Sam Darnold could soon have a new NFL ownerGettyOwners of the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and more are expected to unite in Atlanta.With all 32 NFL teams scheduled to be represented, owners will vote on the planned sale of the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.If approved, the $9.6 billion valuation of the Seahawks will mark the largest amount paid in history for an NFL team.A group led by Vinod Khosla, a Silicon Valley billionaire, is the prospective buyer. Khosla’s net worth is estimated at $13.2 billion.He’s the founder and managing director of Khosla Ventures, which made early-stage investments in companies including DoorDash and OpenAI.“We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks,” Khosla said in July after the initial sale was announced. “We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere.”It will require 24 yes votes from NFL owners for the sale to go through.If approved, Khosla will be purchasing one of the premier teams in the league with a revered modern stadium in Lumen Field.The Seattle Seahawks need NFL approval for a record $9.6 billion salegettyLumen Field is a big homefield advantage for the SeahawksGettySeattle won Super Bowl LX by beating the Patriots 29-13 in Santa Clara, California.The Seahawks have been hit hard by injuries this preseason, but they’re still a 2026 Super Bowl contender and could repeat as NFC West champs in a loaded division.“We’re running our process forwards, and we just keep honing that and keep driving towards the little, tiny things and chasing the edges we need to chase to keep perfecting,” Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde exclusively told talkSPORT. “And we probably never will perfect it, but we just keep driving towards this goal.”It’s the first time that an NFL team is being sold immediately after winning the Super Bowl.Khosla’s wife, Neeru Khosla, is set to serve as Seattle’s controlling owner. NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?Khosla was forced to relinquish a 3.1 percent minority ownership stake in the San Francisco 49ers, who are one of the Seahawks’ division rivals, before he could attempt to purchase Seattle’s team. The Seahawks’ record $9.6bn sale price would beat the second-place mark (Washington Commanders in 2023 to Josh Harris) by more than $3bn.