DigInBoys Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/17/nfl-finally-ditches-cross-ownership-policy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 It was a stupid rule, so I'm not sad to see it go, but for the average football fan, I don't think this changes a whole lot, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Owners getting a rare win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjapirate Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 3 hours ago, TheKillerNacho said: It was a stupid rule, so I'm not sad to see it go, but for the average football fan, I don't think this changes a whole lot, lol. limits my chances of ever owning a team if i somehow stumble upon billions of dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 This impacts a handful of people on the entire planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Quote the NFL finally has scrapped the rule that prevents owners from owning non-NFL teams in markets containing other NFL teams. Wait...so then how did Benson buy the NO Pelicans when he ha already owned the NO Saints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigInBoys Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, JustAnotherFan said: Wait...so then how did Benson buy the NO Pelicans when he ha already owned the NO Saints? "in markets containing OTHER NFL teams" ie you couldn't own an NFL team in one city and another pro team(ie basketball, baseball) in another city which had a NFL team. To my knowledge. This doesn't affect just the owners. There can be a lot of situations where teams come up for sale in pro sports and now you will have more NFL owners potentially in the mix. I don't think I need to explain how ownership can affect sports teams and fanbases in any number of ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 minute ago, DigInBoys said: "in markets containing OTHER NFL teams" ie you couldn't own an NFL team in one city and another pro team(ie basketball, baseball) in another city which had a NFL team. To my knowledge. This doesn't affect just the owners. There can be a lot of situations where teams come up for sale in pro sports and now you will have more NFL owners potentially in the mix. I don't think I need to explain how ownership can affect sports teams and fanbases in any number of ways. So basically you couldn't own the Giants and the Knicks, or the Rams and the clippers, etc... That's a pretty dumb rule to begin with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, DigInBoys said: "in markets containing OTHER NFL teams" ie you couldn't own an NFL team in one city and another pro team(ie basketball, baseball) in another city which had a NFL team. To my knowledge. This doesn't affect just the owners. There can be a lot of situations where teams come up for sale in pro sports and now you will have more NFL owners potentially in the mix. I don't think I need to explain how ownership can affect sports teams and fanbases in any number of ways. Okay, yeah, I was reading this all wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigInBoys Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 25 minutes ago, rob_shadows said: So basically you couldn't own the Giants and the Knicks, or the Rams and the clippers, etc... That's a pretty dumb rule to begin with No, quite the opposite. I believe it was more akin to "If I own an NFL team in one city, I cannot own a pro sports team in another city which also contains an NFL team". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 25 minutes ago, DigInBoys said: No, quite the opposite. I believe it was more akin to "If I own an NFL team in one city, I cannot own a pro sports team in another city which also contains an NFL team". Oh okay... Still dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footbull3196 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 This was my favorite comment "It’s tough not being allowed to own 3 professional sports teams. It’s my biggest issue in life, obviously" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistakey Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 7 hours ago, rob_shadows said: Oh okay... Still dumb yeah the dude who owns all of the denver sports and arsenal had to own the rams instead of the broncos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, mistakey said: yeah the dude who owns all of the denver sports and arsenal had to own the rams instead of the broncos Well, it was actually the opposite, he couldn't own all the other Denver teams if he wanted to buy the Rams, since that market already contained the Broncos. He might have wanted to own the Broncos, but they weren't up for sale. He wanted to get into NFL ownership and it just so happened that the Rams were up for sale. Either way, it was always a ridiculous rule, since the other sports aren't really in direct competition with the NFL (they are, but it's not really that significant of an impact). But, like the blackout rule, I imagine it was created at a time when they were still in self-preservation mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketheadsdad Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 So, this means that Jimmy Truckstop can buy the Crew, even though the Buckeyes play in Columbus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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