NFL Notes: Rooney Rule For Women, John Elway, Jaguars, & Lions

Rooney Rule For Women

  • NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Thursday that the league will institute a “Rooney Rule” for executive positions to interview female candidates for their openings in the coming years.

John Elway

Darrenย Rovell of ESPN reports thatย Broncos owner Pat Bowlen offered John Elway the right to purchaseย 10 percent of the Broncos for $15 million back in 1998.

Bowlen’s offer also would have given Elway the right to buy another 10 percent of the franchise by forgoing the deferred salaryย on the condition Elway would become a special assistant to Bowlen, which would eventually lead to a COO job.

According to Rovell, the Broncos owed Elwayย $21 million inย total deferred salary.

The deal was even better than that, as Elway could have sold back his interestย , two to five years later, for $5 million more than his original purchase price plus 8 percent interest a year.

Elway would also have had theย right of first refusal to buy any other stake in the team if the Bowlen family sold to an outsider.

In total,ย Rovellย calculates that this investment would have been worth $388 million, or a 646 percent return on the 1998 investment, adjusted for inflation, had he made it.

Jaguars

Jaguars RBย Denard Robinson mentioned that he wants to remain in Jacksonville for the foreseeable future.

“Definitely want to stay in Jacksonville,” Robinson said, via ESPN.com. “Itโ€™s a great place and I enjoy it, enjoy the coaches and everything.”

Lions

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