Patriots’ Bob Kraft says Jeff Bezos would ‘be a great owner’ of Commanders

New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft stated Jeff Bezos “might be probably the most competent businesspeople on the planet” who would make a “nice proprietor” if he bought the NFL’s Washington Commanders.

Kraft, one of many NFL’s strongest homeowners, hailed Bezos as a “super operator” when requested about studies that the Amazon founder was wanting into shopping for the Washington workforce from Daniel Snyder.

“For these of us which might be privileged to personal NFL franchises — it’s the one factor greater than something that I imagine builds neighborhood and we’d like good working individuals of their particular person cities,” Kraft told Neil Cavuto of Fox Business Network.

“I feel Jeff could be an ideal proprietor,” Kraft stated.

Final month, The Publish was the primary to report the rising chatter in enterprise circles indicating that Bezos was looking to clear the way for a purchase of the Washington Commanders by selling The Washington Post.

The information web site Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported final month that Financial institution of America, which was employed by Snyder to discover a purchaser for the workforce, “continues to courtroom Bezos — even when there are indications that Snyder doesn’t need to promote” to the mogul.

Snyder is reportedly upset with Bezos over his newspaper’s vital protection of his stewardship of the Washington workforce.

The embittered proprietor suspects that Bezos directed Washington Publish journalists to show up the warmth on Snyder in an effort to ultimately get him to promote the workforce to the Amazon founder.

A consultant for Bezos has denied that The Washington Publish is on the market.

Kraft stated he was not “privy” to any details about the way forward for the Commanders.

Kraft, the Boston native who made his fortune in paper packaging, actual property and personal fairness, bought his beloved Patriots for $172 million in 1994. On the time, it was probably the most ever paid for an NFL workforce.

Since then, the worth of sports activities franchises — notably NFL groups — has exploded.

Final 12 months, Forbes valued the Pats, who’ve gained six Tremendous Bowl titles beneath Kraft’s watch, at $6.4 billion.

When requested by Cavuto on Fox Enterprise Community whether or not he had plans to promote the Patriots, Kraft gave an emphatic response, insisting: “I’m by no means promoting it.”

“After my household, the New England Patriots is crucial factor in my life,” Kraft stated.

“It’s not a enterprise,” he stated of the workforce. “It’s actually a part of my household, it’s a part of the neighborhood.”

“If we do effectively, it makes the entire area higher and I like being within the locker room, being across the gamers.”

“I simply pinch myself that I’ve been so privileged to personal a franchise in my hometown.”

Kraft added: “The great Lord was very type to permit that to occur.”

“We’ve set it up so it hopefully stays within the household for a lot of a long time to come back,” Kraft stated.