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Jeff Bezos could also be including NFL proprietor to his resume.
The Amazon founder, together with Jay-Z, is in talks on a possible joint bid on the Washington Commanders, CNN reported earlier this month. Nevertheless, it isn’t clear if the 2 have but spoken with Dan Snyder and his spouse, Tanya, the present homeowners of the NFL workforce.
In an unique interview with CNN’s Chloe Melas this weekend, the billionaire businessman was requested if he was searching for to purchase the workforce.
“Sure, I’ve heard that buzz,” Bezos mentioned with a smirk.
Bezos identified that he “grew up in Houston, Texas, and I performed soccer rising up as a child.”
“It’s my favourite sport,” he mentioned within the interview. “So we’ll simply have to attend and see.”
A Home Oversight Committee investigating Snyder accused the present Commanders proprietor of fostering a “poisonous office” and conducting “a shadow investigation to focus on his accusers, pin the blame on others, and affect the NFL’s personal inside assessment.” Snyder has denied the accusations however is contemplating a sale of the workforce.
The NFL fined the Commanders $10 million following an inside investigation by legal professional Beth Wilkinson final 12 months.
Why would Bezos wish to personal the Commanders? The workforce is likely one of the most notable franchises in probably the most fashionable sports activities leagues on the planet. The Commanders have received three Tremendous Bowls (in 1983, 1988 and 1992) and is situated within the big Washington, DC, market.
The NFL is the largest scores powerhouse on American TV and has been successful for Amazon Prime Video, which is the unique dwelling to “Thursday Evening Soccer.”
Jay Marine, Prime Video’s head of sports activities, wrote in an inside memo in September that the debut “exceeded all of our expectations for viewership” and led to “the largest three hours for US Prime signal ups ever within the historical past of Amazon.”
– CNN’s Chloe Melas and David Shut contributed to this report.