Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning would consider becoming a minority owner of his old team if the Mara family is willing to sell him a stake.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely something of interest,\u201d said Manning, who spoke in a CNBC Sport interview. \u201cThere\u2019s probably only one team I\u2019d be interested in pursuing, and it\u2019s the one I played for for 16 years, and it\u2019s local, and makes the most sense, but we just got to figure out if they would ever sell a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mara family has owned the Giants since the\u00a0team\u2019s\u00a0founding in 1925.\u00a0The Giants declined to comment on Manning\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n
Many NFL teams have begun considering the sale of small, minority stakes after the league voted to allow private equity investment for up to 10% of each franchise\u00a0in August.\u00a0The process has led to several transactions thus far, both to individuals and to investment firms.<\/p>\n
Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and his business partner Tom Wagner\u00a0acquired a 10% stake\u00a0in the Las Vegas Raiders in October. The Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles have also sold minority stakes\u00a0to wealthy individuals\u00a0in recent months.<\/p>\n
Manning is already a\u00a0minority owner\u00a0of the National Women\u2019s Soccer League\u2019s NJ\/NY Gotham FC. He\u2019s also a partner at the private equity firm Brand Velocity Group.<\/p>\n
The NFL has so far only approved select private equity firms to buy a minority stake. Brand Velocity\u00a0isn\u2019t one of them.<\/p>\n
Manning also told CNBC Sport he agreed with the Giants\u2019 decision to keep head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen for another season, announced Monday\u00a0by the team.<\/p>\n
The Giants ended the year 3-14 and will have the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The team released its starting quarterback Daniel Jones earlier this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to create some sort of continuity and keep things the same, build that culture, and that just takes time. You can\u2019t necessarily do it in two years or three years,\u201d Manning said. \u201cThey have some playmakers, they have some superstars on the team, and it\u2019s just about getting everybody to buy in and to work together, and finding ways to win some of these tight games. And I think it\u2019s the right move by keeping these guys there. Let them bring in their guys, let them create their style and create their culture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Manning is juggling multiple business ventures as he tries to find a new path after playing football, he said. He will serve as a\u00a0Verizon\u00a0FanFest ambassador next month when the telecommunications company transforms stadiums across NFL markets into a one-day party featuring live music, food and celebrity meet-and-greets with former NFL players including Jason Witten, Tiki Barber and Patrick Willis.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think my quest post-football is trying to find that passion and find something similar that I can work towards or am truly committed to,\u201d said Manning. \u201cI kind of feel like I get to start over a little bit, and I\u2019m enjoying that learning process of figuring out what else I\u2019m passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning would consider becoming a minority owner of his old team if the Mara family is willing to sell him a stake. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely something of interest,\u201d said Manning, who spoke in a CNBC Sport interview. \u201cThere\u2019s probably only one team I\u2019d be interested in pursuing, and it\u2019s the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}