{"id":3952,"date":"2024-11-24T01:37:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T01:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2024-11-24T01:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T01:37:40","slug":"report-elon-musk-emerges-as-front-runner-to-become-the-next-owner-of-7-billion-nfl-franchise-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3952","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\u00a0second-best odds\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. 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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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk (Kent Nishimura\/Getty Images) Elon Musk has emerged as a betting favorite to take over as the new owner of a struggling AFC franchise. 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