Jerry Jones: Jon Bon Jovi would be outstanding NFL team owner

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Jerry Jones: Jon Bon Jovi would be outstanding NFL team owner

Posted On 20 May 2014 By AHN

Dallas, TX, United States (4E Sports) – Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones believes that rock star Jon Bon Jovi will make an “outstanding” NFL owner.

Jones made the pronouncement after the singer joined Larry Tanenbaum of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment as the principal members of a Toronto group expected to bid on the Buffalo Bills, according to the Toronto Sun.

“He knows many of the owners personally. All owners know of him,” Jones said of Bon Jovi. “But he knows them personally. He’s committed, he’s very genuine.

“You talk about individuals and talk about their qualification — there hasn’t been anybody more qualified to be involved in sports ownership, or certainly ownership in the NFL, than Jon Bon Jovi,” he added.

Jones declined to comment directly on the Bills’ future but offered some future advise for the new owner of the Bills.

“We always ought to be looking for ways to improve not only the growing of the pie, but also growing the fan base,” Jones said. “And to the extent that you can involve more fans in any team location is something to be considered.”

 

[Cotton]

So, it's between Bon Jovi and Trump now?

 

[L.T. Fan]

So, it's between Bon Jovi and Trump now?

Sports franchises are wealthy big boy toys. I have a friend that used to own three minor league franchise. He sold two of them.

 

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Jerry Jones lauds Jon Bon Jovi

Jerry Jones lauds Jon Bon Jovi

Jerry Jones lauds Jon Bon Jovi
Updated: May 20, 2014, 11:47 AM ET
ESPN.com news services

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi has sung repeatedly that he "ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd," and he's got a friend in high places that might help him on the path to becoming an NFL owner.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, speaking to reporters Monday at the NFL meetings in Atlanta, said Bon Jovi would be an "outstanding" NFL owner, as the singer has joined Larry Tanenbaum of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment as the principal members of a Toronto group expected to bid on the Buffalo Bills, according to the Toronto Sun.

"He knows many of the owners personally. All owners know of him," Jones said of Bon Jovi. "But he knows them personally. He's committed, he's very genuine.

"You talk about individuals and talk about their qualification -- there hasn't been anybody more qualified to be involved in sports ownership, or certainly ownership in the NFL, than Jon Bon Jovi."

Although Jones declined to comment directly on the Bills' future, he did offer a broader statement.

"We always ought to be looking for ways to improve not only the growing of the pie, but also growing the fan base," Jones said. "And to the extent that you can involve more fans in any team location is something to be considered.

"We certainly want to create every opportunity we can to involve more fans. At the end of the day, it's my town against your town, Cowboys against whoever we're playing. To the end that we can create more rivalries and involve larger viewing audiences, populations, that's something that you have to look at when you get a chance to, and that's the debate between Buffalo and Toronto."

And that may be where Bon Jovi and his business partners enter the picture.

"I don't know of anyone that I have any more respect for as a father, or as a husband, or certainly as a potential business partner," Jones said of Bon Jovi. "And so it's a credit to him that he's had the career that he's had, that he's qualified to become an NFL owner. As we know, you can't just wish for that. You have to be able to do something about that financially. So he's an outstanding candidate to be an owner in the NFL, and he's a great friend."

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And now for something COMPLETELY different....

 

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[Cotton]

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No reason to delete the post. It added new content. I just merged the threads. I can put your post back if you want.

 

[Carp]

Bon Jovi seems like he would go down in a blaze of glory with his bad medicine.

 

[Clay_Allison]

Bon Jovi seems like he would go down in a blaze of glory with his bad medicine.

Livin' on a prayer, wanted dead or alive.