Amazon founder Jeff Bezos hires investment firm to evaluate a potential bid on Commanders

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Elon Musk might own Twitter, however fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos might quickly be the owner of an NFL group. The creator of Amazon, Bezos employed the financial investment company of Allen & & Company to examine a possible quote for the Washington Commanders, according to The Washington Post

Allen & & Company formerly managed the sale of the Panthers to David Tepper and the Broncos to the Walton-Penner group.

Current Commanders owner Daniel Snyder apparently wishes to offer the group for $7 billion. That should not be a problem for Bezos, who with a net worth of $1178 billion is among the world’s most affluent individuals.

The hour glass seems abandoning Snyder’s ownership of the Commanders. Snyder’s future concerning his ownership of the group has actually remained in concern given that the league fined Snyder’s franchise $10 million at the conclusion of their office misbehavior examination. The examination was released after The Post report that consisted of 15 previous workers declaring that they were sexually bugged throughout their time with the franchise.

A 2nd report released in The Post pointing out interviews with over 100 staff members who declared Snyder “has commanded a company in which females state they have actually been marginalized, victimized and made use of.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can propose shooting any owner, investor or partner for wrongful conduct and would take that problem to the league’s Executive Committee. Goodell would require three-fourths of the committee to vote to end the owner.

The 58- year-old Snyder has actually owned the franchise because May of1999 Washington is 164-220 -2 throughout Snyder’s ownership. Washington has actually won 2 championship game and has actually made the playoffs 6 times over that period.

Bezos, 59, mentioned potentially acquiring the Commanders throughout a look on CNN this previous fall. Throughout the interview, Bezos shared that he played football throughout his teenage years in Houston. The Oilers, coached by Bum Phillips, were amongst the NFL’s finest groups for a time period throughout Bezos’ teenage years.

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