These former NFC East rivals seek future NFL ownership

Jason Kelce wants to buy a piece of the Philadelphia Eagles. He better hurry up before a former division rival beats him to it.

As co-owner of a private equity firm known as Brand Velocity, retired Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds a minority share of Gotham FC, a National Women’s Soccer League team. Now he’d like to own an NFL team.

According to Bloomberg’s Anna J. Kaiser and Manning’s partner Drew Scheinman, the 43-year-old “definitely” interested in buying a stake in an NFL franchise, but which one?

Weeks later, Bloomberg’s Gillian Tan reported that Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was working with New York- and Chicago-based investment banks to seek potential buyers for a minority share of the team.

Lurie bought the Eagles from Norman Braman in 1994 for $185M. He’s owned the Eagles nearly twice as long as any owner in franchise history and according to Bloomberg, his team is now worth about $7.5B.

No wonder Manning wants in on NFL ownership. But so does Kelce. During a recent “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts with his brother Travis, the retired center and future analyst said that he’d walk away from his ESPN deal to own a piece of the Philadelphia Eagles.