The National Football League appears to be moving toward approving sports magnate Stan Kroenke as the next owner of the St. Louis Rams and allowing him a grace period to sell basketball's Denver Nuggets and hockey's Colorado Avalanche, sources say, despite the league’s prohibition against owners controlling teams in other NFL markets.
To whom Kroenke would sell the Denver teams is unclear, the sources said, and the NFL has not yet signed off on whether the clubs could transfer to his family members.
The league has rejected the idea of letting his wife buy the Rams, but NFL owners made it clear they do want Kroenke as the Rams' majority owner.
“Stan would be a great partner,” said New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft, a member of the league’s finance committee, as he departed the spring owners meeting. “I would like to see him in the room. We are trying to find a way for him to solve the problems.”
Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, who arguably is most affected by the issue, said, “I have no issues with Stan.”
The cross-ownership ban is in place because the league does not want its owners competing against one another in their markets. The rule pertains to National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball clubs.
Sources said Kroenke would not be selling Pepsi Center, home to the NBA Nuggets and NHL Avalanche; his regional sports network, Altitude Sports & Entertainment, which broadcasts many Nuggets and Avalanche games; or the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer, which Kroenke also owns.
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I dont know how good of a owner this guy is. I know the Avalanche were really good for a long time, but the Nuggets have been hot and cold. How does affect the Nuggets?
— Mags
