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Mat Ishbia considering bid to buy NFL's Washington Commanders: Report

Mat Ishbia is back on the NFL prowl.

The former Michigan State basketball player turned billionaire businessman is considering a bid to purchase the Washington Commanders, the Washington Post reported Friday.

The United Wholesale Mortgage chairman and CEO and MSU donor attempted to buy the Denver Broncos earlier this year. The franchise was sold this summer for $4.65 billion to a group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton.

Forbes lists the 42-year-old Ishbia's net worth at roughly $4.6 billion. United Wholesale Mortgage was the nation's No. 1 mortgage lender by volume in the third quarter of this year.