In Tuesday’s NFL news: More than 5 bidders to buy Broncos; Detroit, site of the 2024 Draft; New stadium for the Bills?; and more. Don’t miss the NFL news.
“More than 5, less than 20” bidders for the Broncos
The Denvers Broncos They are for sale, and many people want to get hold of them. On Monday, the organization’s chief executive, Joe Ellis, declined to reveal current candidates seeking to acquire the franchise, citing confidentiality requirements. However, Ellis mentioned that there are “a lot of qualified people who have a significant interest” in buying the Broncos and are “passionate about the team.” Also, although he declined to name names, he provided some very interesting numbers:
“It’s more than five and less than 20,” Ellis said, via Mike Klis of 9News.com. “And there are a lot of people who would like to be involved somewhere, whether they are the controlling owner, or not. It’s been a pretty solid process so far, and I’ll stick to the timeline that I think I said in January, which is that we should have a new owner by the start of the regular season.”
Regarding potential owners, two names that resonate are those of John Elway and Peyton Manning, both as involved in ownership groups, not as controlling owners: “They have asked, that’s what I would say,” Ellis said of Elway and Manning. “They can speak for themselves about what they are asking and what their interest is. I think either would be well accepted by a group if a group or potential owner wanted to include them in the group. We’ll see where this all ends.”
Despite the above statements, when purchasing an NFL franchise, passion and knowledge about football take a backseat: cash is paramount as the highest bidder wins. Now, it only remains for the 2022 NFL Offseason to continue its course to eventually meet the next owner, or ownership group, of the Denver Broncos. Who would you like to see as the new owner of the team in the coming campaign?
More than five, fewer than 20 bidders for the Broncos. https://t.co/APcNXZprm6
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 29, 2022
Bills announce deal for new $1.4 billion stadium
A new era in Buffalo is approaching. Through a statement on his official Twitter account, this Monday the Bills announced that they have reached an agreement with the State of New York and Erie County on a 30-year lease to build a new $1.4 billion stadium in Orchand Park, New York.
“Today we took another step toward solidifying our collective goal of building a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills at Orchard Park,” the team said. “We are grateful for the time, unwavering commitment and efforts of Governor [Kathy] Hochul and his team throughout this process. While there are more hurdles to overcome before we get there, we believe our public-private partnership between New York State, Erie County, led by County Executive Mark Poloncarz, and the NFL will get us there.” .
The official groundbreaking for the new 62,000-seat, outdoor Bills facility is scheduled for spring 2023, with an expected completion date of 2026, reported Cameron Wolfe of NFL Networkthrough Ron Raccuia, Executive Vice President of Pegula Sports.
Finally, it should be noted that this announcement was made official when this Monday the proposal for a new Bills stadium was approved at the annual meeting of NFL owners in Palm Beach, Florida, and is made present after a state study carried out in previous November noted that the team’s current facilities are considered too expensive to renovate, pegging costs at an estimated $862 million. What do you think about the new stadium in Buffalo?
New York State officials have reached a deal to use $850 million in public funds to help the Buffalo Bills build a new $1.4 billion stadium adjacent to its current home. https://t.co/9lgbrzKqod
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 28, 2022
49ers wouldn’t cut Jimmy Garoppolo if they don’t materialize trade
The 2022 NFL Free Agency quarterback carousel, which saw various stars land in new destinations, left a clear loser: the QB Jimmy Garoppoloof the 49ers, who is still destined to change scenery if he intends to start the next campaign. However, since San Francisco has failed to materialize a trade For Jimmy G, there has been speculation that the team may be forced to cut the 30-year-old veteran if they can’t find him a new home.
Despite the above, GM John Lynch said Monday at the NFL’s annual owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, that he does not plan to cut Garoppolo if a trade for him is not finalized: “I don’t foresee that.” , Lynch commented, via ESPN. “He is too good a player. I think Jimmy will play for us or he will play for someone else. I think ultimately the teams that we were closest to, the surgery gave them pause and they ended up going in other directions.”
After the exit in the 2022 NFL Playoffs of the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, San Francisco was expected to trade Garoppolo to a quarterback-needy team to move forward with young Trey Lance as their starter at the position. However, in the process Garoppolo underwent shoulder surgery that will prevent him from throwing to the training campswhich is why its market slowed down significantly.
So if Lynch doesn’t plan to cut Garoppolo and a trade doesn’t show up quickly, San Francisco basically has two options: keep Jimmy G at a base salary of $24.2 million for the upcoming season with the possibility that a new door to place him in another organization opens as the new season begins, or modify your current contract to keep you in the franchise but under a lower figure.
That last option, however, looks less feasible as Lynch added that “the team budgeted” for Garoppolo’s $26.95 million salary-cap hit for 2022, so he doesn’t need to restructure his contract for the numbers in question. cap space make sense. Where will we see Jimmy G play next year?
49ers GM John Lynch doesn’t plan to cut Jimmy Garoppolo if no trade materializes. https://t.co/Fajuh8zcP2 pic.twitter.com/hVNPetikP6
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) March 29, 2022
Detroit will host the 2024 NFL Draft
In more NFL news, it was confirmed Monday that the league’s annual owners meeting voted to give Detroit the honor of hosting the Draft NFL 2024 at an event scheduled to take place downtown near Ford Field, where the Lions. The other cities that were in the race to host the event were Green Bay and Washington DC
“The draft has become a prominent offseason event across the country, and we are excited to work with the Lions and their partners to bring the 2024 NFL Draft to the Motor City. [Detroit]”, said the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell, through a statement. “With the help of Visit Detroitthe Detroit Sports Commission and the City of Detroit, the Lions’ passionate fan base and all visitors will enjoy an incredible three-day experience.”
The NFL Draft was held in New York from 1965 until it became a rolling spectacle in 2015 in the league’s push to reach more corners of the United States. Since then, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville and Cleveland have hosted what is considered by many to be the most important event during the offseason period.
For the 2022 edition, Las Vegas will serve as the venue from next Thursday, April 28 to Saturday, April 30 in an event that was originally due to take place in 2020 but that due to the COVID-19 pandemic had to be postponed. For his part, and as confirmed a couple of days ago, the 2023 Draft will be hosted in Kansas City from Thursday, April 27 to Saturday, April 29. What do you think of Detroit as the venue for the 2024 NFL Draft?
BREAKING: NFL announces Detroit to host 2024 NFL Drafthttps://t.co/MS1OBubkeO
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) March 28, 2022
The NFL is considering creating its own streaming
The reality indicates that today a large part of the population has one or several health services. streaming, and the league is apparently considering entering this increasingly entrenched market around the United States and the rest of the world. Via Daniel Kapan from The Athleticthe NFL would be developing a subscription streaming service tentatively called “NFL+,” which would incorporate games, radio, podcasts and special content about the league’s teams.
The NFL+ brand was included in slides seen at the 2022 league owners’ annual meeting, held in Palm Beach, Florida. However, the creation of the transmission service will not be put to a vote by the owners until the next meeting that will take place in May, said the president of one of the teams who would have requested anonymity because the platform’s plans are still in development.
But how much would it cost to subscribe to NFL Plus? The price included in the aforementioned slides indicated an estimated amount of 5 dollars per month (100 Mexican pesos), although the anonymous president of the team reported that at this point this figure is merely hypothetical.
Meanwhile, currently in international markets, the league already has its own streaming services with NFL Game Pass, which broadly offers live games and replay, in addition to content from NFL Network and NFL Films. Live games have also previously been distributed for free via mobile on Yahoo for tablets and laptops, but such offerings are no longer on the market.
Now, for the future, everything seems to indicate that if fans want to watch games from their mobile phone and do not have a cable subscription, they will have to pay for what is currently expected to be NFL Plus. Would you subscribe to the streaming service that the league plans to develop?
Could we see NFL+ soon?
The NFL is developing a subscription streaming service that would include games, radio, podcasts and team content.
@KaplanSportsBiz reports.https://t.co/NsAjJ2YvVG
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) March 28, 2022
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