NFL Owners

Colts’ Jim Irsay No. 2 in poll ranking NFL’s ‘best’ owners

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:37:24 GMT

Source: blogs.indystar.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
This belongs in the take-it-for-what-it’s-worth category. But the info is interesting nonetheless. CBSSports.com likes Jim Irsay. Likes him a lot. It also rates two of Irsay’s Colts – Robert Mathis and Andrew Luck – among the top 100 players in the NFL. The two polls are part of CBSSports.com’s attempt at filling the dead time in the NFL schedule. Jim Irsay ranked No. 2 in “best owner” poll. (The Star) One poll dealt with which owner you’d most want to run your football team. Irsay sits at No. 2, behind New England’s Robert Kraft and ahead of Baltimore’s Steve Bisciotti and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh. Contributing writer Josh Katzowitz’s summation of Irsay: Compared to his father, Bob, who was much maligned by many of the people who knew him, the 53-year old Jim is an absolute godsend for Colts fans. Even without the shadow of his father, though, Jim Irsay is one of the most fun Owners around. He plays around on Twitter, and he gives away free stuff to his followers. Plus, he hires the right kind of personnel – general manager Ryan Grigson so far, coach Tony Dungy, and Jim Caldwell (for a time, anyway) – and the organization’s decision to draft Peyton Manning rather than Ryan Leaf in 1998 was obviously a huge difference-maker. But Irsay is an empathetic sort, and the sendoff given to Manning by Irsay and the Colts was representative of the NFL that we’d like to see more often. Not to mention, how the team handled Chuck Pagan ...

OWNERS, COMMISSIONER GOODELL AND TOP EXECUTIVES TO ATTEND NFL CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:23:59 GMT

Source: www.colts.com --- Thursday, May 02, 2013
The NFL event will focus on interactive presentations and networking opportunities and features 21 former players. ...

Owners, Commissioner Goodell & Top Football Executives to Attend NFL Career Development Symposium May 6-8 at Wharton School of Business

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:56:33 GMT

Source: nflcommunications.com --- Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Event Will Focus on Interactive Presentations and Networking Opportunities Participants include 21 former NFL players Club Owners ROBERT KRAFT (Patriots), WOODY JOHNSON (Jets) and DAN ROONEY (Steelers) will join NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL and previously announced Jaguars owner SHAD KHAN , Giants owner JOHN MARA and Cardinals president MICHAEL BIDWILL to participate in networking sessions and panels at the NFL Career Development Symposium next week (May 6-8) at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. “We are pleased to offer this program to provide a diverse group of coaching and front office talent with the tools and networking opportunities to take the next step in their careers,” said Commissioner Goodell. “This symposium will help develop our coaching and front office pipeline and build on the progress we have made over the past decade.” “It is nice to attach a face to a name,” Mara said. “We are in a results-driven business. We study who is successful around the league. This gives us an opportunity to gain some familiarity with those people.” Former Bills, Panthers and Colts General Manager BILL POLIAN will address the group on the opening night, while former Steelers Head Coach BILL COWHER will speak on the second night. Among the 63 participants are 21 former NFL players including LAKE DAWSON (Titans vice president of player personnel), RAY FARMER (Browns assistant general manager), JEROME HENDERSON ...

NFL: We’ll still pick out new owners

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:55:35 GMT

Source: www.sportsbusinessdaily.com --- Monday, April 29, 2013
The NFL does not plan to stop handpicking prospective Owners in the wake of the federal investigation of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s private company, sources said last week. The NFL chose and encouraged Haslam on the Browns purchase. Prior to that, the league did the sam... ...

NFL labor dispute: Players, owners should learn from baseball

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:16:53 GMT

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013
Baseball's Owners and players emerged deeply scared from their labor disputes. Their NFL counterparts should avoid that fate. ...