Saturday, October 18, 2008

Possible New Owner for the Steelers

After owning the team for years, the Pittsburgh Steelers were looking at the possibility of not being run by the Rooney family for the first time ever, I believe. One of the very few people who were interested in buying out the majority of the Steelers is billionare, Stan Druckenmiller. Druckenmiller, by the way offered an all-cash deal to but out their families shares of the team. Two of the Rooney brothers are mulling their options and are considering selling their shares of the team. However: it looks like the elder of the Rooney brothers, Dan, is considering buying their shares and owning the majority of the Steelers. From my perspective, I think it's good from a Steelers perspective to have the Rooney's run their operations because they're one of the originals who are still around. Many other owners from the time of the merger are long gone and almost forgotten. To have the Rooneys still in the picture, is good for Steelers and the rest of football as well.

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