New Commanders Sale Timeline Revealed; Bezos Still in Running?

Jeff Bezos hasn't placed a bid for the Washington Commanders, but could he still purchase the team from Dan Snyder?

Jeremy Brener | Apr 5, 2023

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The long-anticipated target date to sell the Washington Commanders at the March owners meetings has come and gone ... and Dan Snyder remains the owner of the franchise.

Snyder still plans on selling the franchise, but who will he be selling it to?

According to Front Office Sports, Josh Harris remains the frontrunner after bidding $6 billion for the franchise alongside fellow investors Magic Johnson and Mitchell Rales.

However, Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos also reportedly submitted a $6 billion bid and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is still in the running.

Per FOS, Bezos met with Snyder a few months back over the holiday season to possibly purchase the franchise. As the third-richest person in the world, Bezos has the potential to outbid the Harris and Apostolopoulos bids and could wager slightly more than $6 billion to drive the price up further and seal the winning bid.

If Snyder is playing the waiting game to see if Bezos will drive up the value of his franchise, it is certainly working.

The owners are meeting once again on May 22, another potential target date for the sale to be put up for a vote. Whichever person acquires the Commanders will need three-fourths majority from the 32 owners to approve the sale.

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Published Apr 5, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.