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Jake Angelo

Meet Jody Allen, the billionaire owner of the Seattle Seahawks who plans to sell the team and donate the proceeds to charity

Jody Allen (Credit: Kevin Sabitus—Getty Images)

Following a decisive 29-13 win Sunday night over the New England Patriots, the billionaire owner of the Seattle Seahawks, Jody Allen, took to the stage at Levi’s Stadium to triumphantly hoist the Lombardi trophy in the air.

That appearance on the Super Bowl winner’s stage, though, is likely to be Allen’s last, as the team is reportedly up for sale, according to sources who spoke with ESPN last week. Her status as a billionaire entrusted with spending down a billionaire’s fortune, and now a victorious Super Bowl winner eyeing a near-immediate exit from the field, makes her one of the most unusual figures in American sports. 

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