{"id":3925,"date":"2024-11-23T15:17:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3925"},"modified":"2024-11-23T15:17:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:17:33","slug":"report-elon-musk-emerges-as-front-runner-to-become-the-next-owner-of-7-billion-nfl-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3925","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Elon Musk Emerges As Front-Runner To Become The Next Owner Of $7-Billion NFL Franchise.."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2205890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183892325-1.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Elon Musk looking on.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Elon Musk (Kent Nishimura\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elon Musk has emerged as a betting favorite to take over as the new owner of a struggling AFC franchise.<\/p>\n<p>After winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy the co-leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency. As if the Tesla, Inc., X\/Twitter and SpaceX head man isn\u2019t busy enough as is.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a prominent and influential business figure like Musk can never be too tired to add more expenditures to his lifestyle. He has an estimated net worth of over $300 billion, after all.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest betting odds at Bovada, Elon Musk now has the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1860073960500810089?t=J7HxOtc_CL3zTNyljUzndw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second-best odds<\/a>\u00a0to replace Woody Johnson as the owner of the New York Jets. Johnson has owned the struggling AFC East squad since 2000. According to\u00a0Forbes\u2019 valuations\u00a0for 2024, the team is worth $6.9-billion.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has become the target of criticism amid a disastrous 2024 Jets season that was full of hope. But the first healthy season with\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0has been a disaster, with the Jets near the NFL basement at 3-8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1860073960500810089&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Freport-elon-musk-emerges-as-front-runner-to-become-the-next-owner-of-7-billion-nfl-franchise%2F&amp;sessionId=9edadfa70b8847ec1dd5ee12c6a41908dbbf154f&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1860073960500810089\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Though Johnson hasn\u2019t expressed any interest in potentially selling the Jets, it only takes one can\u2019t-miss offer. And with over a quarter of a trillion dollars in his bank account, Elon Musk could easily give Johnson a lucrative offer that couldn\u2019t be turned down.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-elon-musk-as-the-jets-owner-would-be-can-t-miss-content\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elon Musk As The Jets Owner Would Be Can\u2019t-Miss Content<\/h2>\n<p>Musk is one of the most polarizing figures in the world, especially ever since he acquired Twitter and re-branded it to \u201cX.\u201d Now imagine if this man became the owner of a big-market NFL team like the Jets, who have been a non-stop circus since their last playoff appearance in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that the vast majority of Jets fans would welcome a change in the ownership chair. Would they want someone like Musk in charge? It depends which Jets fan you ask, but the headlines would really write themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has emerged as a front-runner to purchase the New York Jets, according to the latest betting odds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: Elon Musk Emerges As Front-Runner To Become The Next Owner Of $7-Billion NFL Franchise.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3925\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REPORT: Elon Musk Emerges As Front-Runner To Become The Next Owner Of $7-Billion NFL Franchise.. - 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