Commanders officially agree to sell to Josh Harris' group for $6 Billion

[Saxum]

1 hour ago, FLFan said:

It is a shame he will do so well out of his mismanagement of the proud Washington franchise, but NFL teams are scarce commodities, much more scarce than billionaires.  In any event, his incompetence and arrogance and outright criminality probably shaved billions off what this franchise could have been worth if cared for properly.  

 

Proud Washington franchise? It was last franchise who was willing to sign black players.

[MikePJ76]

3 hours ago, mannc said:

Wow.  Far more than the Broncos sold for, what, a year ago?  Despite their many problems under Dan Snyder, Washington remains a cornerstone NFL franchise.  

 

that remains to be seen.  They have lost at least 50% of their fan base due to snyder.  With a stadium that is a complete dump  and probably a long shot at the playoffs it seems like that is going to take a while before they are anywhere near what that franchise was.  

 

Now if they build a new stadium and their new qb works out and they win the division in the next couple of years I bet a lot of those old fans would come back.  

[AuntieEm]

2 hours ago, without a drought said:

Close, but this Josh Harris is the owner of the NBA's 76ers and the NHL's Devils

Thought you couldn't own teams in another city in other sports.  Pegula had sabres but they both are Buffalo teams.

 

 

[Saxum]

33 minutes ago, AuntieEm said:

Thought you couldn't own teams in another city in other sports.  Pegula had sabres but they both are Buffalo teams.

 

 

 

Would not be surprised if NFL had exception for having a lot of liquid assets.

[mannc]

52 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

 

that remains to be seen.  They have lost at least 50% of their fan base due to snyder.  With a stadium that is a complete dump  and probably a long shot at the playoffs it seems like that is going to take a while before they are anywhere near what that franchise was.  

 

Now if they build a new stadium and their new qb works out and they win the division in the next couple of years I bet a lot of those old fans would come back.  

Then why were the “Commanders”  just sold for $1.4 billion more than the Broncos, one of the most iconic and valuable franchises in the league?

[Mr. WEO]

5 hours ago, KingBoots8 said:

Ok, so which team has the worst owner in the NFL now? 
 

Arizona? LA Chargers? Browns? Bengals?

 

It's been the Browns for many years...

[Einstein]

5 hours ago, KingBoots8 said:

They’re gonna spend more than $6b at the end of the day too. They need a new stadium and likely are going to re-brand given fan reaction to the Commanders.

 

Agreed. The Commanders is a terrible name.

 

 

[Thrivefourfive]

5 hours ago, KingBoots8 said:

They’re gonna spend more than $6b at the end of the day too. They need a new stadium and likely are going to re-brand given fan reaction to the Commanders.

Thank god 

[Mr. WEO]

2 hours ago, MikePJ76 said:

 

that remains to be seen.  They have lost at least 50% of their fan base due to snyder.  With a stadium that is a complete dump  and probably a long shot at the playoffs it seems like that is going to take a while before they are anywhere near what that franchise was.  

 

Now if they build a new stadium and their new qb works out and they win the division in the next couple of years I bet a lot of those old fans would come back.  

 

none of this is true.  they are are #9 in revenue despite everything

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, mannc said:

Then why were the “Commanders”  just sold for $1.4 billion more than the Broncos, one of the most iconic and valuable franchises in the league?

 

Inflation? Because 4.6 Billion dollars then is worth more than 6 Billion dollars today?

[mannc]

2 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Inflation? Because 4.6 Billion dollars then is worth more than 6 Billion dollars today?

It was less than a year ago.

[WhoTom]

11 hours ago, mannc said:

Then why were the “Commanders”  just sold for $1.4 billion more than the Broncos, one of the most iconic and valuable franchises in the league?

 

1. There are  only 32 teams in the NFL;

2. They rarely go up for sale;

3. They always increase in value;

4. There's always a multi-billionaire who's willing to overspend for a toy.

 

 

 

[Arkady Renko]

It’s bad for the Bills when another team improves their ownership.  This is bad news, friends. 

[Mr. WEO]

is this the same guy who agreed to buy the team for 6 billion a month ago?

13 hours ago, mannc said:

Then why were the “Commanders”  just sold for $1.4 billion more than the Broncos, one of the most iconic and valuable franchises in the league?

 

Broncos are a regional brand

[Chicken Boo]

18 hours ago, mannc said:

Wow.  Far more than the Broncos sold for, what, a year ago?  Despite their many problems under Dan Snyder, Washington remains a cornerstone NFL franchise.  

 

Location location location.

[mannc]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Broncos are a regional brand

Maybe, but it’s the entire Rocky Mountain region, including at least six states…

42 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:

 

Location location location.

It’s more than location…

[Chicken Boo]

51 minutes ago, mannc said:

It’s more than location…

 

Well of course.  It's a storied franchise in our nation's capital with about 5.5 million people. (DC metro area).  

[Southern_Bills]

17 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Well, maybe that franchise won’t be a thorn in the NFL’s side any further,

 

Snyder gets Six Billion to get fired from the NFL…, poor guy, 😂

 

Wish I could get fired like that lol

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, mannc said:

Maybe, but it’s the entire Rocky Mountain region, including at least six states…

It’s more than location…

 

Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho....the most sparsely populated area of the country.

Edited May 13, 2023 by Mr. WEO

[Dan Darragh]

I guess there's no question by now that Terry did NOT overpay