# NFL 2026 Offseason Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [February 13, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644 "2026-02-13T18:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/28 "2026-02-18T21:13:33Z")
Circling back to this delightful article from Seahawks Wire (reported by @Atamasama) that Robert Kraft was secretly circulating fake rumors that the Allen estate would be selling the Seahawks after the Super Bowl in a psy-ops style cheating scandal (!!). Because the Patriots are HUGE CHEATERS! > [@NFL Playoff Thread 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-thread-2026/1026372/552): > > Theory now is that the Seahawks sale rumor source was Robert Kraft, trying to cheat again and give his team an edge in the Super Bowl by stirring up drama and doubt. I don’t know if I believe that, it seems clumsy to me. Today, the Allen estate began selling the team: > **[Seahawks for sale: Paul Allen's estate to begin selling process weeks after...](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/seattle-seahawks-for-sale-paul-allen-super-bowl/)** > > The estate is also in the process of selling the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers No word yet on if Kraft has begun sabotaging the sale… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644)._