Comment A Bezos bid for the team could include music mogul Jay-Z as an investor, according to this person, who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the potential sale of the franchise is in its early stages. “I don’t know if they’re going to work together on this,” this person said, adding that each is “interested.” Bezos owns the Washington Post. He has been mentioned as a possible owner of other NFL franchises, including the Seattle Seahawks. News of Bezos’ interest was first reported by People. The Commanders said Wednesday that Daniel and Tanya Snyder, his wife and co-CEO of the franchise, had hired an investment bank to “look into potential transactions” related to the Commanders. The team did not specify whether the Snyders plan to sell the entire franchise or a minority stake. A Commanders spokesman said Wednesday: “We are exploring all options.” The potential sale comes with Daniel Snyder and the team under investigation by the NFL, the House Oversight and Reform Committee and the DC and Virginia attorneys general. Investigators with the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia interviewed witnesses about allegations of financial wrongdoing involving the group, multiple people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The group denied any financial wrongdoing Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said last month that NFL team owners should seriously consider voting to remove Snyder from Commanders ownership. Forbes estimated in August that the Commanders are worth $5.6 billion. Bezos has an estimated net worth of $113.2 billion, according to Forbes, which currently ranks him as the fourth-richest person in the world. Other NFL owners have previously expressed a strong desire for Bezos to buy a team. “I’m sure it would ultimately be in everyone’s best interest if someone as community-minded as he is involved in the Seattle situation,” New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a 2019 interview with The Post. Jay-Z, whose name is Shawn Carter, formed a partnership with the NFL in 2019 to have his Roc Nation agency co-produce the Super Bowl halftime show. He is a former co-owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes.
