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In the business of football, Arctos Partners is making a significant move, agreeing to purchase ten percent of the Atlanta Falcons at a valuation of ten point six billion dollars. That price tag puts the Falcons among the most valuable franchises in professional sports, and signals just how aggressively private equity is moving into the NFL ownership space.
Speaking of the NFL's expanding footprint, the league is leaning hard into international games and flag football as evidence that American football is a global product now. Commissioner Roger Goodell and league executives have been vocal about the worldwide growth strategy, with flag football potentially entering the Olympic program as early as two thousand twenty eight in Los Angeles.
And Troy Aikman isn't pulling punches about his former team. The Hall of Fame quarterback delivered a direct assessment of the Dallas Cowboys' repeated playoff failures, saying it starts at the top. Aikman praised the structure Jimmy Johnson had in place and suggested the organization's loyal fanbase deserves a front office built to actually win, not just compete.
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