Let Him Own a Team!! - Colts owner won't vote for Limbaugh's Rams bid

Colts owner won't vote for Limbaugh's Rams bid


Commissioner Roger Goodell cast doubt on Rush Limbaugh’s viability as an N.F.L. owner Tuesday, saying that “divisive comments are not what the N.F.L. is all about.”

“I’ve said many times before, we’re all held to a high standard here,” Goodell said. “I would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the N.F.L. — absolutely not.”

Goodell emphasized that it was extremely early in the process and that the Rosenbloom family, which owns the St. Louis Rams, is not even fully committed to sell its majority stake in the team.

Limbaugh has teamed with Dave Checketts, a former Madison Square Garden executive, in a bid to buy into the Rams. But Goodell’s comments were a thinly veiled signal that Limbaugh’s bid — even if it were the highest — would most likely not receive support from owners. Three-quarters of the 32 owners must approve a sale, meaning just nine of them can scuttle a deal.

Goodell, who presides over a league whose players are 65 percent black, took the extraordinary step of addressing an ownership bid early because a brushfire had sprung up last week when Limbaugh’s interest in the Rams became public.


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