June 9 2022
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/looking-at-the-five-nfl-teams-most-likely-to-be-sold-next-following-the-broncos-record-breaking-sale/

[clarifying inserts, not part of original
article, included in brackets]

[the high sell price of the Broncos leads
some to think NFL franchises are under-
valued (i.e., that if sold they'll sell at a
value much higher than current market
value, as that's what happened when the
Broncos were sold)]

---

New Orleans Saints

.... Current owner Gayle Benson ... , the 75-year-old
Benson said that the team would definitely be sold
after she passes away ...

[Occasionally, females live up to 120 years or
so, presently, so Gayle's passing may not occur
for up to 45 years from now although life exten-
sion technology may allow her to live longer than
that]

---

Seattle Seahawks

The team is currently run by Jody Allen, the sister
of former Seahawks owner Paul Allen, who died
in October 2018. As things currently stand, the
Paul Allen Trust owns the team and Jody is in
charge of the trust.

There has been speculation that the Seahawks
could be sold, but there has been no definite indi-
cation that it's going to happen. ... at least one
person with knowledge of how the Paul Allen
Trust works thinks the team is going to eventu-
ally be sold and that it could happen soon. "Paul ...

.... directed that the trust be liquidated upon his
death and the assets used to fund his passion
projects."

[He died over 3 years ago so the so-called liqui-
dation upon his death hasn't yet happened, so
it's unclear in this article why one person thinks
it will happen soon]

---

Chicago Bears

Team owner Virginia McCaskey is 99 years old &
it's not clear what's going to happen with the team
when she's gone. ... it wouldn't be a surprise to see
a team like the Bears sell for more than $5 billion. If
the Bears were sold for anywhere near that amount,
it would create a huge profit for the family.

To put that potential profit in perspective, just con-
sider this: George Halas bought the team for only
$100 back in 1920.

---

Washington Commanders

Dan Snyder will likely never sell this team on his own
accord, but there's a chance he could end up selling
if he's forced out by the NFL's other owners.

[see article for details on investigations that may
lead other owners to vote Dan Snyder out of owner-
ship of the Commanders]

---

Los Angeles Chargers

[see article for details on ownership by 4 children of
Alex Spanos & legal / financial problems that may
lead to the sell of the team]

---

Cleveland Browns

[see article for possibility that the owner may sell
the team if Deshaun Watson is suspended for a
long time due to 24 sexual misconduct lawsuits
& a possible NFL suspension, but the article does
not posit what the chances are that the owner
might sell the team if a lengthy supension trans-
pired]

--- --- ---

Follow-up:

Actually, 5 teams were mentioned with a 6th
team (the Browns) referred to as a wild card.

The following article (March 6 2022) mentions
that Jeff Bezos (worth $172.4 billion) may buy
"a surprise NFL team". The article thinks that
surprise team is either the Commanders or the
Seahawks.
https://sportsnaut.com/jeff-bezos-interested-buying-nfl-team/

Of course, when you're one of the richest peo-
ple in the world, when you have enough money
to buy any NFL team, that surprise could be a
team far removed from the list in the original
post in this thread.

Even Jerry Jones, who has no plans to sell the
Cowboys, the following article in 2018 says it
would take $10 billion to buy the Cowboys but
Jerry has no plans to sell the team. If Jeff Bezos
offered him $20 billion, well then, that might be
a Cowboy on a horse of a different color, just
fantasizing.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jerry-jones-reveals-how-much-he-would-hypothetically-be-willing-to-sell-the-cowboys-for/

On Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 12:59:01 PM UTC-5, observer wrote:

..> June 9 2022
..> https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/looking-at-the-five-nfl-teams-most-likely-to-be-sold-next-following-the-broncos-record-breaking-sale/
..>
..> [clarifying inserts, not part of original
..> article, included in brackets]
..>
..> [the high sell price of the Broncos leads
..> some to think NFL franchises are under-
..> valued (i.e., that if sold they'll sell at a
..> value much higher than current market
..> value, as that's what happened when the
..> Broncos were sold)]
..>
..> ---
..>
..> New Orleans Saints
..>
..> ... Current owner Gayle Benson ... , the 75-year-old
..> Benson said that the team would definitely be sold
..> after she passes away ...
..>
..> [Occasionally, females live up to 120 years or
..> so, presently, so Gayle's passing may not occur
..> for up to 45 years from now although life exten-
..> sion technology may allow her to live longer than
..> that]
..>
..> ---
..>
..> Seattle Seahawks
..>
..> The team is currently run by Jody Allen, the sister
..> of former Seahawks owner Paul Allen, who died
..> in October 2018. As things currently stand, the
..> Paul Allen Trust owns the team and Jody is in
..> charge of the trust.
..>
..> There has been speculation that the Seahawks
..> could be sold, but there has been no definite indi-
..> cation that it's going to happen. ... at least one
..> person with knowledge of how the Paul Allen
..> Trust works thinks the team is going to eventu-
..> ally be sold and that it could happen soon. "Paul ...
..>
..> ... directed that the trust be liquidated upon his
..> death and the assets used to fund his passion
..> projects."
..>
..> [He died over 3 years ago so the so-called liqui-
..> dation upon his death hasn't yet happened, so
..> it's unclear in this article why one person thinks
..> it will happen soon]
..>
..> ---
..>
..> Chicago Bears
..>
..> Team owner Virginia McCaskey is 99 years old &
..> it's not clear what's going to happen with the team
..> when she's gone. ... it wouldn't be a surprise to see
..> a team like the Bears sell for more than $5 billion. If
..> the Bears were sold for anywhere near that amount,
..> it would create a huge profit for the family.
..>
..> To put that potential profit in perspective, just con-
..> sider this: George Halas bought the team for only
..> $100 back in 1920.
..>
..> ---
..>
..> Washington Commanders
..>
..> Dan Snyder will likely never sell this team on his own
..> accord, but there's a chance he could end up selling
..> if he's forced out by the NFL's other owners.
..>
..> [see article for details on investigations that may
..> lead other owners to vote Dan Snyder out of owner-
..> ship of the Commanders]
..>
..> ---
..>
..> Los Angeles Chargers
..>
..> [see article for details on ownership by 4 children of
..> Alex Spanos & legal / financial problems that may
..> lead to the sell of the team]
..>
..> ---
..>
..> Cleveland Browns
..>
..> [see article for possibility that the owner may sell
..> the team if Deshaun Watson is suspended for a
..> long time due to 24 sexual misconduct lawsuits
..> & a possible NFL suspension, but the article does
..> not posit what the chances are that the owner
..> might sell the team if a lengthy supension trans-
..> pired]
..>
..> *--- --- ---*

Follow-up 2:

Update regarding Deshaun Watson:

On Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4:22:09 PM UTC-5, observer wrote:

..> Follow-up:
..>
..> Actually, 5 teams were mentioned with a 6th
..> team (the Browns) referred to as a wild card.
..>
..> The following article (March 6 2022) mentions
..> that Jeff Bezos (worth $172.4 billion) may buy
..> "a surprise NFL team". The article thinks that
..> surprise team is either the Commanders or the
..> Seahawks.
..> https://sportsnaut.com/jeff-bezos-interested-buying-nfl-team/
..>
..> Of course, when you're one of the richest peo-
..> ple in the world, when you have enough money
..> to buy any NFL team, that surprise could be a
..> team far removed from the list in the original
..> post in this thread.
..>
..> Even Jerry Jones, who has no plans to sell the
..> Cowboys, the following article in 2018 says it
..> would take $10 billion to buy the Cowboys but
..> Jerry has no plans to sell the team. If Jeff Bezos
..> offered him $20 billion, well then, that might be
..> a Cowboy on a horse of a different color, just
..> fantasizing.
..> https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jerry-jones-reveals-how-much-he-would-hypothetically-be-willing-to-sell-the-cowboys-for/
> On Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 12:59:01 PM UTC-5, observer wrote:
/> .> June 9 2022
/> .> https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/looking-at-the-five-nfl-teams-most-likely-to-be-sold-next-following-the-broncos-record-breaking-sale/
/> .>
/> .> [clarifying inserts, not part of original
/> .> article, included in brackets]
/> .>
/> .> [the high sell price of the Broncos leads
/> .> some to think NFL franchises are under-
/> .> valued (i.e., that if sold they'll sell at a
/> .> value much higher than current market
/> .> value, as that's what happened when the
/> .> Broncos were sold)]
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> New Orleans Saints
/> .>
/> .> ... Current owner Gayle Benson ... , the 75-year-old
/> .> Benson said that the team would definitely be sold
/> .> after she passes away ...
/> .>
/> .> [Occasionally, females live up to 120 years or
/> .> so, presently, so Gayle's passing may not occur
/> .> for up to 45 years from now although life exten-
/> .> sion technology may allow her to live longer than
/> .> that]
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> Seattle Seahawks
/> .>
/> .> The team is currently run by Jody Allen, the sister
/> .> of former Seahawks owner Paul Allen, who died
/> .> in October 2018. As things currently stand, the
/> .> Paul Allen Trust owns the team and Jody is in
/> .> charge of the trust.
/> .>
/> .> There has been speculation that the Seahawks
/> .> could be sold, but there has been no definite indi-
/> .> cation that it's going to happen. ... at least one
/> .> person with knowledge of how the Paul Allen
/> .> Trust works thinks the team is going to eventu-
/> .> ally be sold and that it could happen soon. "Paul ...
/> .>
/> .> ... directed that the trust be liquidated upon his
/> .> death and the assets used to fund his passion
/> .> projects."
/> .>
/> .> [He died over 3 years ago so the so-called liqui-
/> .> dation upon his death hasn't yet happened, so
/> .> it's unclear in this article why one person thinks
/> .> it will happen soon]
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> Chicago Bears
/> .>
/> .> Team owner Virginia McCaskey is 99 years old &
/> .> it's not clear what's going to happen with the team
/> .> when she's gone. ... it wouldn't be a surprise to see
/> .> a team like the Bears sell for more than $5 billion. If
/> .> the Bears were sold for anywhere near that amount,
/> .> it would create a huge profit for the family.
/> .>
/> .> To put that potential profit in perspective, just con-
/> .> sider this: George Halas bought the team for only
/> .> $100 back in 1920.
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> Washington Commanders
/> .>
/> .> Dan Snyder will likely never sell this team on his own
/> .> accord, but there's a chance he could end up selling
/> .> if he's forced out by the NFL's other owners.
/> .>
/> .> [see article for details on investigations that may
/> .> lead other owners to vote Dan Snyder out of owner-
/> .> ship of the Commanders]
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> Los Angeles Chargers
/> .>
/> .> [see article for details on ownership by 4 children of
/> .> Alex Spanos & legal / financial problems that may
/> .> lead to the sell of the team]
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> Cleveland Browns
/> .>
/> .> [see article for possibility that the owner may sell
/> .> the team if Deshaun Watson is suspended for a
/> .> long time due to 24 sexual misconduct lawsuits
/> .> & a possible NFL suspension, but the article does
/> .> not posit what the chances are that the owner
/> .> might sell the team if a lengthy supension trans-
/> .> pired]

[June 21 2022

Browns' Deshaun Watson reaches confidential
settlements in 20 of 24 civil lawsuits alleging
sexual misconduct
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-deshaun-watson-reaches-confidential-settlements-in-20-of-24-civil-lawsuits-alleging-sexual-misconduct/

.... all cases against Deshaun Watson, with the
exception of four, have settled. ... "Ashley Solis
is one of the heroes of this story. Her case has
not settled and thus her story and that of the
other three brave women will continue... ."

Watson is also subject to potential penalty from
the NFL, with commissioner Roger Goodell still
working through a probe into any potential wrong-
doing by the veteran quarterback, who could be
hit with a substantial suspension -- if reports of
Goodell's intent to deliver a one-year ban are ...

.... accurate. Watson is alleged to have solicited
sex from multiple masseuses over the span of
17 months while with the Texans, having report-
edly employed the services of 66 in all during
that stretch of time, and new allegations/cases
have been filed since his move to the Browns.

With this round of conclusion to most of the on-
going cases, it's likely the NFL will rule soon on
the matter.

NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy released a
statement saying: "Today's development has no
impact on the collectively bargained disciplinary
process."]

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