In addition to the Steelers and (though denied by the team) the Jaguars, the Rams are also for sale, according to SportsBusiness Journal.
Per SBJ, the Rams have hired an investment bank to locate possible buyers. The primary owners, Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez has turned down an offer. Team president John Shaw said that a sale is not actively being pursued.
But Shaw wouldn’t comment on whether an outside company has been hired to oversee any passive efforts to sell.
Meanwhile, SBJ echoes a report last week from the Philadelphia Daily News that Jags owner Wayne Weaver is looking to sell. According to SBJ, Weaver is looking to sell a “significant minority position” in the club.
In May, Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports reported that the Rams are on the market, and that former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo had some interest in buying them. Chip Rosenbloom responded to the report by saying that he has “every intention of keeping the Rams in St. Louis,” but said nothing about whether he has any intention of keeping the Rams.
So, basically, all or a significant part of three of the NFL’s 32 franchises — the Steelers, Rams, and Jaguars, — are currently available to anyone with a few extra hundred million laying around.
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July 14th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Did they try ebay yet?
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July 14th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Maybe the miscellaneous section on craigslist could help.
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July 14th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
But… the steelers arent moving to LA. rams and jags sure could.
and no, the dallas cowboys arent moving.
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July 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
How weird would that be? Of all the people to buy the Rams - DeBartolo. I don’t really care where they play ball, I’ll be a fan regardless but the man who bankrolled our biggest rival’s dynasty becomes our new owner? Amazing.
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July 14th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
If these guys don’t watch out, they’re going to dilute the market and only end up getting $499MM.
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July 14th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
in this market that sure could be.
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