New Seattle Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla turned heads during a press conference on Thursday when he admitted that he’s a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and is still a supporter of the black and gold.
“I happened to come to this country in ’76 when the Steelers were winning Super Bowls, 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 pushed back on the critics over his admission that he’s still a Steelers fan. He made it clear that the Seahawks are his No. 1 priority.
He just wanted to be transparent on how he fell in love with the game, which occurred during his time at Carnegie Mellon University in the 1970s when the Steelers were winning Super Bowls.
“Reporters will make every molehill into a mountain just to get column inches to write or video minutes. What’s wrong with admitting my 1976-78 period in Pittsburgh (CMU) got me excited about the NFL? I still watch their games doesn’t mean I won’t unconditionally ALWAYS as owner, want the @Seahawks to win and have every edge up, EVERY TIME over every other team!!!!” Khosla wrote on X. “Zero questions!!! At the other end is a set of teams I always want to lose every advantage. But happy to have the sports writer getting more column inches and fill their pages. You are welcome. Apologies in advance for my very transparent style.”
The NFL’s team owners unanimously approvedKhosla‘s $9.612 billion purchase of the Seahawks on Wednesday. The $9.6 billion deal is the largest transaction in NFL history.
The Steelers do not play the Seahawks in 2026. Their next scheduled meeting with Seattle is in 2027 in Pittsburgh.
Khosla assures Seahawks fans that he will be in navy blue and green instead of black and gold for the 2027 meeting.
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