A select committee of NFL owners is examining the league's ownership rules so that a wider pool of candidates would be permitted to purchase a stake in a team, according to ESPN's Michael Rothstein.
"One of the possibilities on the table: allowing institutional wealth, including private equity, to invest in NFL franchises, which the league has never permitted," Rothstein reported.
He explained how the revenue gained from selling off minority stakes in a franchise "could free up cash for owners to pursue projects such as stadium renovations."
It has never been a better time to be an NFL owner.