re: Todd Graves Expresses Interest in Buying the Saints At Some Point

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Know some don’t like Gayle, but besides not being her, what makes Graves a good sports owner?

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I don't know that he'd be a good sports owner, I just think he'd be the best shot we would have for an owner who would keep the teams in New Orleans. He's obviously doing something right business wise to go from nothing to inconceivably rich selling so-so chicken. He's worth $22 billion and that figure will likely keep on rising. There aren't very many other options for people with Louisiana connections who could afford to buy the team at this point and those options are all older than Gayle and less wealthy than Graves. As far as having the proper wealth it's basically Graves ($22 billion, age 54), William Goldring ($7 billion, early 80s) and Gary Chouest ($2 billion, also early 80s. He also had a chance to buy the Pelicans/Hornets before Benson did and punted on it). Graves is basically the only option that is the right age and net worth to make it work.

Who knows, maybe even he would try and move the team, but I'd rather take that chance with someone who's from here and has somewhat of a vested interest in keeping Louisiana relationships strong as opposed to some outside private equity group coming in who only sees dollars.

I would guess that Gayle would sell the Pelicans before she’d sell the Saints, but who knows…

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I hope that is many years from now foe LSU's sake because I understand there are NIL restrictions on NFL owners.

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From what I hear, the University of Georgia Alum is not even in the top 10 of NIL donaors to LSU.

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He couldn’t afford it.

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Saints are worth ~ $5 billion, Graves is worth ~ $22 billion.

He would install a culture of success, which is badly needed.

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Gail inherited the Saints and Pels and she's never going to sell it.

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Doesn't need to sell it. She probably already donated it to Arch Diocese upon her death.