Team owners will meet at the annual league meeting in March to discuss private equity.
The investment ownership model is favored in the NBA, MLB and NHL— but not in the NFL.
So, what will a rule change mean for institutional investors and their Wall Street brokers, as well as owners and sports fans?
Experts also think NFL team owners' "wealth would increase drastically," said Rotthoff— due to the considerable profits they've already made from team valuations in the past decade.
Wall Street investment banks could also benefit in their role as advisors to wealthy investors and sports teams, including helping to connect buyers with sellers.
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