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Jeff Bezos Punts on the Washington Commanders

(For now.) Will he set his sights on the Seahawks?

Jeff Bezos’s pursuit of the Commanders NFL franchise seems to have ended.
Jeff Bezos’s pursuit of the Commanders NFL franchise seems to have ended. Photo: Dave J Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images
Theodore Schleifer
April 12, 2023

For months, Jeff Bezos has hovered over the ownership battle for the Washington Commanders—maintaining his so-called “optionality” to buy the franchise, but without committing to it formally. Rumors have swirled wildly in NFL circles as Bezos has remained strategically quiet, cultivating a sense of mystery for Dan Snyder’s bankers and advisers, to say nothing of the trepidation he has triggered in rival bidders. Anything can happen in the heat of a deal, and Bezos has the capital to go from silent to dominant with a single check.