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How the NFL Private Equity Talks Went Down

  • NFL owners voted to allow private equity money into the league at a share of up to 10% per team.
  • The move opens up a new source of funding for NFL teams and alters the league’s ownership rules.
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NFL owners voted to allow private equity money into the league, opening up a new funding source and altering the league’s ownership rules. Front Office Sports newsletter writer Eric Fisher provides a report from the meetings that will likely soon reshape NFL ownership groups.

Plus, we also look at the present and future of the Commanders, one year into the Josh Harris era, as the team names its current stadium and eyes a new one.

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