The source says that Bezos, 58, is “looking into buying the Washington Commanders” after current proprietors Dan and Tanya Snyder announced they were exploring options to sell the NFL team on Wednesday. Bezos is considering making the purchase “conceivably in partnership” with Jay-Z, according to the insider. The rapper recently possessed a stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
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Sources let the power source know that Bezos “has strong help within the league to eventually join their ranks,” yet at the time, no teams were for sale.
Presently however, the Commanders could be available. The Snyders appears to be entertaining the idea of selling — or adding a minority proprietor to — the team after 23 years of ownershi, according to a statement shared with Individuals on Wednesday. The Commanders stated that the Snyders “have employed BofA [Bank of America] Protections to consider potential transactions.”
Despite the fact that the statement didn’t unequivocally state the team was going to sell, as The Wall Road Journal revealed, hiring a bank is a common initial phase in the process.
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When asked by Individuals what buying options the team was entertaining, a team spokesperson said, “We are exploring all options.”
Dan, 57, and Tanya, 60, have already had at least four phone calls with parties interested in purchasing the team, according to Forbes. New possession, under Bezos etc., would save the franchise from a potential “ousting” of the Snyders, who have been enduring an onslaught multiple times for accusations of workplace misconduct.
Those accusations aren’t sitting great in the league — during a new NFL proprietors meeting, the chance of “ousting” the Snyders as proprietors of the Commanders was apparently discussed among attendees, according to Sports Illustrated.
Nonetheless, the Snyders said they are still extremely focused on the Commanders. “The Snyders remain focused on the team, all of its representatives and its endless fans to putting the best item on the field and continuing the work to set the highest quality level for workplaces in the NFL,” the statement concluded.
