Tag: Owner

Joe Ellis says Broncos being sold ‘remains a possibility’

If Pat Bowlen’s children can’t come to agreement, the Broncos might be sold.

Brittany Bowlen has returned to the Broncos a vice president of strategic initiatives and she is being groomed to eventually replace her late father, Pat, as the team’s next controlling owner.

The transition won’t happen smoothly — and it might not happen at all. Beth and Amie, two of Bowlen’s other daughters, are attempting to have the Pat Bowlen Trust removed from power through a lawsuit. The trust was tasked by Bowlen to pass on ownership of the team to one of his children when a candidate was deemed ready to take over and the trust has seemingly decided on Brittany but not all of her siblings agree with the decision.

If the family can’t come to an agreement, selling the team will be among the trust’s options.

“It is an option and we’ve told the beneficiaries that because if Brittany were to succeed and take over for her father, everybody else is going to have to sign off on that, most likely,” Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis said Monday. “That may not be a requirement, but it’s going to be necessary, I think, moving forward from a trustee viewpoint. That’s why a sale remains a possibility, I think, given the circumstances we’re in.”

The situation probably won’t be resolved anytime soon.

Ellis continues to support Brittany as a potential future owner.

“She’s got a really good future ahead of her, whether she succeeds he father or not,” Ellis said. “She’s very comfortable in her own skin, very confident, very intelligent and hardworking, unassuming and not trying to have the Bowlen name get her anything in particular.

“As I said, she’s really integrated herself well here in the first month and I’ve had a lot of people come up to me and tell me that.”

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WATCH: Mark Cuban says the idea of an in-season NBA tournament is ‘so dumb’

As the NBA continues to discuss changes for the 2021-2022 season, many involved in the league continue to speak out against the idea of an all-30 teams ‘in-season tournament.

As the NBA continues to discuss changes for the 2021-2022 season, many involved in the league continue to speak out against the idea of an all-30 teams’ in-season tournament.

Tuesday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban spoke trashed the idea that the NBA would reward the in-season tourney winner with an extra first-round pick.

Cuban called the idea “so dumb,” responding to a tweet by New York Times sports reporter Marc Stein, which said that the NBA teams were sent a memo, “detailing a proposed $15 million pot for the championship team and $1.5 million for the winning coaching staff, ‘incentives for teams and fans’ were listed as ‘to be determined.'”

In full, Cuban wrote “What will teams that are in the tax going outdo, tank the tournament because they don’t want the pick? Or teams trying to build a cap room? Be forced to trade it? Draft and stash ?,” continuing his disagreement with the idea in a second and third tweet saying, “And to create incremental financial incentives to play games just sends so many wrong messages. Free agency recruitment will change. ‘Hey, we can’t compete for a ring, but we go all out for the TBT, so sign with us and u could make another $1m,’ and “Or the convo if the TBT winner doesn’t make the playoffs. This is like the MLB trying to add drama to the All-Star game by using it to assign home-field advantage. How did that work out? I can’t hate an in-season winner take all tournament enough. Hopefully, TBT has a patent.”

The commentary regarding the impact on NBA cap and the way that the extra first-round pick would change and the already-complicated process is particularly strong. All things considered, there seem to be more details that players and coaches can find wrong with the proposal at this point than they have been able to compliment regarding the idea.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban dismisses proposed NBA changes saying he ‘can’t hate an in season winner take

As the NBA continues to discuss changes for the 2021-2022 season, many involved in the league continue to speak out against the idea of an all-30 teams ‘in-season tournament.

As the NBA continues to discuss changes for the 2021-2022 season, many involved in the league continue to speak out against the idea of an all-30 teams ‘in-season tournament.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban dismisses proposed NBA changes saying he ‘can’t hate an in season winner take

As the NBA continues to discuss changes for the 2021-2022 season, many involved in the league continue to speak out against the idea of an all-30 teams ‘in-season tournament.

As the NBA continues to discuss changes for the 2021-2022 season, many involved in the league continue to speak out against the idea of an all-30 teams ‘in-season tournament.

WATCH: Jerry Jones denies meeting, does not deny interest in Urban Meyer

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaving the door wide, wide open for a new head coach in 2020.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaving the door wide, wide open for a new head coach in 2020.

In an interview on Tuesday with 105.3 The Fan, a radio station in Dallas, Jones denied recent reports that his son, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, has met with former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer as the front office weighs replacements for Jason Garrett.

“I can confirm that it is absolutely not correct,” Jones said. “We have not met with any coach.”

But just because he hasn’t… doesn’t mean he won’t. Jones was given the opportunity to shut down interest in Meyer, but instead said:

“Normally when someone says ‘Have you met with such and such?’ ‘Are you interested in such and such?’ the implication is you’re not interested,” Jones said. “That shouldn’t be brought forward either.

“The facts are we just have not talked to any coach—potential coach in the NFL.”

 

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones denies meeting, does not deny interest in Urban Meyer (Cowboyswire)

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaving the door wide, wide open for a new head coach in 2020.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaving the door wide, wide open for a new head coach in 2020.

Brittany Bowlen rejoins Broncos as V.P. of Strategic Initiatives

The Broncos are re-hiring Brittany Bowlen and she is expected to be groomed to become the team’s next owner.

The Denver Broncos are bringing back Brittany Bowlen as a Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, according to multiple media reports. She will become the team’s 11th V.P. on staff.

The team is expected to groom Brittany to become the next controlling owner. She will begin working in her new role next Monday.

“Brittany is working toward earning the right to succeed her father, and this is the next step in that process,” Broncos president/CEO Joe Ellis said in a statement, via The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala. “Given her work experience and depth of knowledge, we’re looking forward to Brittany returning to work for the Broncos and adding value across our organization.”

Brittany, 29, is one of late owner Pat Bowlen’s seven children and she now appears to be the front runner to succeed her father. Bowlen died in June after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Before he died, Bowlen set up a trust and tasked them with passing down ownership of the team to one of his children when a qualified candidate emerged.

Brittany previously worked for the team in 2015 and for the NFL office from 2013-2014. She has been working for McKinsey & Co. since last year.

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