At the NFL Spring Meetings on Tuesday, the league approved former Green Bay Packers star Charles Woodson to become a part-owner of the Cleveland Browns. He’s being listed as a non-controlling minority interest of the team, which isn’t surprising, considering that even Hall of Fame players are priced out of owning teams in today’s day and age. For reference, Woodson made $98 million in his playing career, before tax, and the San Francisco 49ers were just valued at $8.6 billion after they sold 6.2 percent of their team earlier this month.
Woodson never played for the Browns, only the Packers and Oakland Raiders, but was born and raised in Fremont, Ohio, about an hour and a half away from Cleveland.