KARAH RUCKER: THERE IS BUZZ AROUND JEFF BEZOS. AND IT INVOLVES THE POTENTIAL BUY OF AN NFL FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE AMAZON FOUNDER HAS REPORTEDLY HIRED AN INVESTMENT FIRM TO EVALUATE A POSSIBLE BID FOR THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS FOOTBALL TEAM —
ACCORDING TO BEZOS’ OWN NEWSPAPER, THE WASHINGTON POST.
BEZOS HIRED ALLEN AND COMPANY – THE SAME COMPANY THAT CONDUCTED THE SALE OF THE DENVER BRONCOS LAST YEAR AND THE CAROLINA PANTHERS IN 2018.
SOURCES TOLD ESPN BEZOS HAS **NOT SUBMITTED A BID FOR THE TEAM – BUT SAY IT’S STILL EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND BEZOS IS SHOWING AN INTEREST IN BECOMING THE OWNER OF AN NFL TEAM.
AND WITH JEFF BEZOS BEING THE THIRD RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD WITH A NET WORTH OF 119 BILLION DOLLARS – HE COULD EASILY PURCHASE THE CLUB THAT FORBES RECENTLY VALUED AT $5.6 BILLION.