The NFL is the only one of the big four sports leagues that does not allow private equity investment—but it’s up for discussion. There’s an owners committee studying whether to lift the NFL’s rule, and that group will potentially offer up some options for a vote to reverse the bylaw at the upcoming owners meetings in Orlando, March 24–27. Blank would not say what his position is on allowing sovereign wealth funds, which the other three leagues allow. The NFL has already increased the amount of debt that