“I don’t know if they are partners in it,” the person said, adding that each was “interested.”
Bezos owns The Washington Post. He has been mentioned as a potential owner by other NFL franchises, including the Seattle Seahawks.
Amazon currently has the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” bundle.
News of Bezos’ interest First reported by People.
Commanders on Wednesday hired Daniel and Tanya Snyder, his wife and co-CEO of the franchise, to hire the investment bank. “To consider possible transactions” related to Commanders.. The group did not specify whether Snyders intends to sell all ownership or a minority stake. A spokesman for the commanders said on Wednesday: “We are exploring all options.”
The NFL is under investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the attorneys general of DC and Virginia to consider a sale with Daniel Snyder and the team. Investigators from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia have interviewed witnesses about allegations of financial irregularities involving the group, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The group has denied any financial impropriety
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said last month that NFL team owners We should seriously consider voting to remove Snyder From the right of commanders.
Forbes estimated Commanders’ worth at $5.6 billion in August.
Bezos’ net worth is estimated at $113.2 billion, according to Forbes, currently ranking him as the fourth richest man in the world.
Other NFL owners have expressed strong interest in Bezos buying a team in the past.
“I’m sure it’s in everyone’s best interest to have someone as community-minded as him in the Seattle situation,” New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said. In 2019 interview With The Post.
Amazon became the exclusive national carrier of the Thursday night package as part of the NFL New broadcasting contracts Announced last year. Those deals pay the league more than $110 billion in franchise fees over 11 years.
Bezos attended the season opener Thursday night hosted by Amazon Chiefs-Chargers game Sept. 15 in Kansas City, Mo. – and sat down With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell For part of the game.
Produced by Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter Partnership with the NFL In 2019, he turned his Roc Nation agency into a co-producer of the Super Bowl halftime show. He is the former part owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and has a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes.
