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With just three days until the Washington Commanders' first official training camp practice, the team's new ownership, including Mitchell Rales, is generating excitement and optimism for the future. Rales emphasizes the need for a collective effort to rebuild the franchise and rally everyone involved. The sale completion has energized the fanbase, and the new owners have made a positive first impression.
Proposed Commanders owner Josh Harris and top minority investor Mitchell Rales met with the NFL for 2.5 hours to address concerns about the debt structure of their $6.05 billion transaction to potentially buy the Washington Football Team from Daniel Snyder. The league is trying to ensure the franchise will be financially viable post-closing, but fans eager to see Snyder go should support measures aimed at preventing funding issues that could harm the team's competitiveness.
The Josh Harris group, which includes Mitchell Rales and Magic Johnson, has submitted a bid to the NFL to buy the Washington Commanders for $6.05 billion. The offer is non-exclusive, leaving the door open for other bidders, including Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos. If the league approves the terms of Harris' offer, both sides would need to sign it and then submit it to the NFL's finance committee for an official review. The earliest the NFL could vote on a new owner would be May 22-24 in Minneapolis.
Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the NFL's Washington Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales for a record $6.05bn, pending approval from the rest of the league's owners. The sale comes after multiple investigations into Washington's workplace misconduct and potential improprieties, which found Snyder played a role in a toxic culture. Harris and Rales will inherit a once-storied franchise that has fallen far from its glory days, with their biggest immediate challenge being a new stadium to replace FedEx Field.
Jeff Bezos will not bid on the Washington Commanders, according to a source close to him. Bezos had shown interest in buying the NFL franchise, but never made a bid. Josh Harris, owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL's New Jersey Devils, has submitted an official offer of around $6 billion for the team, while Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta were also interested.
Two groups, led by billionaires Josh Harris and Steve Apostolopoulos, have submitted fully-financed bids of $6 billion to purchase the Washington Commanders NFL franchise from current owner Daniel Snyder. There is a growing belief that a purchase agreement could be in place by the NFL Draft. Harris' group includes fellow billionaire Mitchell Rales and former Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson. Snyder has been under scrutiny in recent years for numerous accusations, leading some owners to publicly consider forcibly removing him as the owner of the Commanders.
The Josh Harris/Mitchell Rales group, which now includes Magic Johnson, has submitted a fully financed bid for the Washington Commanders that meets Dan Snyder's $6 billion asking price, according to a source. If accepted, the deal would break the previous record sale for a franchise. Other groups interested in purchasing the Commanders include Steve Apostolopoulos and Tilman Fertitta. Snyder led a group that purchased the team in 1999 for $800 million.
The Josh Harris/Mitchell Rales/Magic Johnson group has submitted a fully-financed bid that meets Dan Snyder's $6 billion minimum asking price for the Washington Commanders. However, there are still holdups in the deal, including Snyder's demand to be indemnified by other NFL owners for any future lawsuits and settlements, which the NFL has reportedly rejected. If Snyder accepts the bid, owners will likely vote to approve the sale in May.