FedEx's Fred Smith interested in buying the Rams?
by VanRam on Jun 19, 2009 1:34 PM CDT
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The St. Louis Business Journal is reporting that FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith has emerged as a potential buyer for the St. Louis Rams.
Smith does meet one huge qualification for buying Chip Rosenbloom and his sister Lucia Rodriguez's share of the Rams: he has Scrooge McDuck-swimming-pool-of-cash levels of money. He also has an interest in owning a football team, and currently owns a 10% stake in the Redskins, which he'd have to sell in order to purchase the Rams. From the story:
"Fred Smith would be an owner straight out of central casting for the NFL," said Mark Ganis, president of Chicago-based consulting firm Sportscorp Ltd. "He would be very well received in NFL circles. They know him well. He is an entrepreneur who built a business from scratch into one of the most successful companies in the world. He has a marketing and customer service background. He has a love of the game of football. And he looks the part."
"Looks the part," eh? As in he looks like a rich white dude...hey, at least he's alive, which is more than can be said for some NFL owners (looking at you Al Davis).Actually, I think what they mean is he's a wealthy guy with a passion for the game.
Most importantly - for St. Louis-based fans anyway - is that Smith would be likely to keep the team in St. Louis, though he'd most certainly have to immediately answer questions about plans for the Rams stadium/dome beyond 2014.
How does this affect the overtures being made by Dave Checketts? He'll have to line up his investors, and enter the ring as a serious propect. This could also help Rosenbloom get the best price for his share of the Rams.
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In the prediction department, Yahoo! Sports' Michael Silver predicts that the NFL will waive their cross-ownership rules for Stan Kroenke.
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FedEx Dome?
Really, I don’t care what they call that place.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 19, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if only Pauly Shore could buy the team
and call it Bio Dome.
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by VanRam on Jun 19, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he had the money
I might be able to get behind that idea. And fwiw, I have no idea how much money Pauly Shore has, but since I haven’t seen him on any stupid C-List celebrity shows (i.e., I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, or any show where you end up fighting Screech) I’m going to assume he was smart with his money.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 19, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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