Tilman Fertitta joins bidding for Commanders franchise: report

Tilman Fertitta has reportedly joined nan bidding for nan Washington Commanders, according to nan Washington Post.

Fertitta is nan billionaire business executive who is proprietor and CEO of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns nan Houston Rockets of nan NBA, eating and hospitality institution Landry’s, and nan Golden Nugget Hotel and Casinos. 

He has an estimated nett worthy of $8.1 billion, according to Forbes.

Fertitta joins a group of prospective buyers that includes Josh Harris, proprietor of nan NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and nan NHL’s New Jersey Devils, and Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos, who besides nan Washington Post.

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Tilman Fertitta, main executive serviceman of Landry's Inc. ( Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

According to 1 personification pinch knowledge of nan deliberations,

Fertitta reportedly submitted a bid for nan Commanders, but is not believed to beryllium a front-runner to acquisition nan franchise from Daniel Snyder. 

Fertitta’s bid is estimated astatine somewhat supra $5.5 billion.

Snyder is reportedly asking $6 cardinal for nan team.

Quarterback Sam Howell, #14, hands nan shot disconnected to moving backmost Jonathan Williams, #41 of nan Washington Commanders, against nan Dallas Cowboys astatine FedExField  (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Bezos is said to beryllium successful nan rod position to bargain nan team, FOX Business reported this week.

Bezos is said to beryllium interested successful buying nan team, according to group acquainted pinch his thinking, and has hired finance bankers Allen & Company to research a imaginable bid, according to nan paper.

Commanders proprietor Dan Snyder (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Harris was co-founder of Apollo Global Management and is simply a wide partner of nan English Premier League’s Crystal Palace. He is simply a constricted partner successful nan NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Harris has an estimated nett worthy of $6.2 billion, according to Forbes.