Bezos is out, Tilman Fertitta submits 5.5 bid for Washington Commander ownership

[FaTaL]

so Bezos was being all buddy buddy with Roger G at the chiefs/chargers game for nothing

theres always other teams, seattle is available and down the street from him

 

[ORDER_66]

I don't think he passes the NFL's due diligence. I remember when the Texans owner came into the league they went forensic into all of his funds and had spies do background checks. If the stories about him are true they won't let this happen. This isn't the MLB with Frank McCourt.

Who's Frank Mccourt???

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

theres always other teams, seattle is available and down the street from him

Not yet, but it will be in a few years.

 

[Left.A1]

I thought they said he was struggling with the Rockets.

Right ..isn’t he worth much less than that offer?

 

[Rekkapryde]

Combine that with Bezos having a TV rights deal with the league atm and it's just too messy to navigate.

Forgot about this…probably the main reason

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

The optics of Bezos owning the paper who orchestrated the hitpiece that forced Snyder to sell was always gonna be tricky from the league's point of view (not even considering the personal beef Snyder would have). That would set a precedent of billionaires ambushing eachother to get someone ousted so they could take their place.

Combine that with Bezos having a TV rights deal with the league atm and it's just too messy to navigate.

Bezos can purchase the entire nfl league.. league valued at 15-20 billion.. more reason for the owners to veto any purchase he trying to make

 

[10bandz]

how does this fakkit Tillman keep coming up with this money

 

[The G.O.D II]

Y’all forgot Tillman is probably mobbed up and got long family casino money. Plus his cousins sitting on billys from the UFC sale

 

[Dipsey Doo]

NFL needed a highly leveraged billionaire in ownership.

Being a DC football fan has got to be the worst

 

[MJ Truth]

I thought fertita is penny pinching and could barely come up with the money to buy the rockets

It’s like dating a dime versus dating a six. You may be willing to splurge on the dime, but for the six you aren’t even willing to upgrade her happy meals. He’s penny pinching because it’s the NBA, he’s willing to be in the debt for the rest of his life to join the NFL.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

ok this is what i dont understand... WHY must it come to a vote??? to me that seems sketchy asf that other owners have the right of way over a matter of a team THEY don't own to be sold...

Can't have someone come in and damage the rep of the shield or willing to go rogue like Cohen/Mets owner. Jerry tried that when he first took over setting up separate apparel deals with Apex and the other owners nipped that shyt quick

 

[Sohh_lifted]

@Nigerianwonder So Jay's bid is out right? lol Jay is 0 - 5 on these NFL team acquistions.

 

[who_better_than_me]

Bezos can purchase the entire nfl league.. league valued at 15-20 billion.. more reason for the owners to veto any purchase he trying to make

couldn't Paul Allen too when he was alive?

 

[Astroslik]

Bezos is an interesting dude. Like we know u got it breh. Why u being cheap?


Seems the country is running out of billionaires

I’m sure he did the best due diligence money can buy and decided to back off

 

[calh45]

Who's Frank Mccourt???

The guy the MLB let buy the Dodgers on layaway. He ain't really have no money. Just some parking lots and they let him parlay into buying the Dodgers. He basically gave them a parking lot in Boston in exchange for the Dodgers then they his divorce basically forced him to sell. He "bought" it with a $400 million "loan" and sold for $2 billion.