Rumors circulating about Jeff Bezos buying the team

Does anyone still want to ask what if the new owner is worse?


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DS is going to retire this saying: "deal with the devil you know..."

Does anyone still want to ask what if the new owner is worse?


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What I don't get is how the hell Goodell signed off on it without checking first with the minority owners?

It can't, it would lose money in Sponsorship. Example Pepsi is the "Official soda of the NFL but Coke owns the Atlanta Falcons do they serve Coke or Pepsi might not be a good example but you see what I mean.

Other leagues do it

The NFL should really change its rules to allow for corporate ownership. They still require that families own 30% of the equity in the team. That was fine when valuations were $100M or even $500M, but when you're talking 30% of $5.8B or whatever, you're talking about what 100 people on Earth who could potentially make this work? Probably fewer.

We ended up with one who could make it work at a valuation of $875M, and he ended up being an asshole who didn't care about corporate governance, Mr. "What the F__ do I need a board meeting for?"

Other sports have eliminated that clause. The NFL would stand to benefit if corporate ownership were permitted. Say what you want about the downsides of that but boards are used to providing oversight and governance, and executives accountable to them are used to that relationship. Dan clearly never was.

And you're right, it had to have affected the branding, and I'm sure it has affected player acquisition decisions. Why was Carson Wentz so appealing? Because none of his contract was guaranteed, meaning Dan didn't have to take funds and sock it away in escrow, he didn't have to commit any cash up front. As long as he remains owner we won't offer any meaningful long term guarantees.

His cash flow problems are the primary reason we lost Kirk Cousins. Guaranteed.


I saw on some of the twitter threads last night that they are alleging the cash flow problems with the team is so severe that they may only be weeks / months away from checks, etc. bouncing.

How does something like that work? Does the NFL guarantee whatever you are supposed to be paid? Say you are Bob that works in the cafeteria and you find out that your paycheck / direct deposit bounced?

Can the team, etc., go bankrupt or does the NFL have provisions for that to protect everyone?

Snyder has a real solid chance at being a prison bitch. He would be claimed in minutes.

Can you imagine having the privilege to own one of the greatest sports organizations of all time, and then completely squandering that opportunity, and failing to the extent that he has? It's nothing short of amazing.

Two finalists?

Jeff Bezos and Josh Harris are the two finalists to buy the Washington Commanders; NFL owners will discuss Dan Snyder after new reports - Hogs Haven

https://www.hogshaven.com/2023/3/1/23620447/jeff-bezos-josh-harris-finalists-buy-washington-commanders-nfl-owners-discuss-dan-snyder-new-reports

Daniel Snyder allegedly charged Commanders $4.5 million to put team logo on his private jet, per report (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/daniel-snyder-allegedly-charged-commanders-4-5-million-to-put-team-logo-on-his-private-jet-per-report/)

Two finalists?

Jeff Bezos and Josh Harris are the two finalists to buy the Washington Commanders; NFL owners will discuss Dan Snyder after new reports - Hogs Haven

https://www.hogshaven.com/2023/3/1/23620447/jeff-bezos-josh-harris-finalists-buy-washington-commanders-nfl-owners-discuss-dan-snyder-new-reports

If Bezos wants the team, it will happen.

Guaranteed.

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Commanders rank as NFL's worst in new NFLPA survey of players' working conditions. Full report here: nflpa.com/washington-com…



Money so tight that food and travel/ hotels are worst in league apparently.

Reason why I want someone like Bezos to take over, someone who can afford to invest in facilities and stadium not some guy taking on huge loans just to buy the team