Billionaire businessmen Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z are discussing a attainable joint bid on the NFL staff, two sources with information on the matter instructed CNN.
The Amazon founder’s curiosity in buying the staff dates again to 2019, per CBS.
And it seems to be like husband and spouse co-owners of 23 years Dan and Tanya Snyder would possibly lastly be able to promote. Earlier this week, The Wall Road Journal reported that the Snyders have employed Financial institution of America to contemplate “potential transactions.”
Each Bezos and Jay-Z have connections to the sports activities trade. Bezos started a profitable streaming partnership with the NFL earlier this 12 months; Jay-Z was previously co-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, and his firm, Roc Nation Sports activities, represents a number of NFL athletes.
Based on Forbes, the Commanders are price $5.6 billion, making them the sixth most beneficial staff within the NFL.
Information of the potential sale comes amid an investigation into quite a few allegations of sexual harassment leveled in opposition to staff executives and Dan Snyder himself, and monetary malfeasance.