Which NFL team does Lewis Hamilton own?
Lewis Hamilton is a seven time Formula 1 world champion.
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver who is currently driving for the Mercedes team in Formula 1. Apart from being a successful F1 driver, the resilient spirit of this seven-time formula one champion has dabbled in other sports, such as the NFL. In fact, the 38-year-old superstar Hamilton owns a team in the National Football League.
This might come as a surprise to many people since Hamilton is British and will probably think of the other sport when people mention football. But the Hertfordshire native does own a team in NFL. Furthermore, The NFL team Lewis Hamilton own is the Denver Broncos.
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How did Lewis Hamilton become the part owner of an NFL team?
When the Pat Bowlen trust decided to sell the Denver-based football team in 2022, Lewis Hamilton joined the retail giants Walton-Penner family bid led by Rob Walton in the Denver Broncos bidding war and ended up winning a stake in it. Thus, the champion competitor became the part owner of the Broncos and is now in the company of a sport with 100+ years of legacy.
The Broncos were sold for a record-smashing $4.65 billion deal to the Walton-Penner group, which set a United States record for a sale of a sports team ownership. Furthermore, Hamilton was given the opportunity to bid for a stake and become a limited shareholder of the Broncos by the chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation Mellody Hobson.
“Mellody Hobson called me and said she had this amazing opportunity and would I like to be a part of it, and I jumped at it,” said the seven-time world champion during his appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live talk show.
Why did Lewis Hamilton decide to own a team in the NFL?
When Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver who competes in Formula 1 racing become the part owner of an American sports franchise (no less than an NFL team!), a lot of people were first puzzled. But he had a reason behind buying the Denver-based franchise.
Hamilton actually grew up an American football fan. During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Formula 1 driver revealed that he used to play Madden and has been to multiple Super Bowl games. “I remember when I was like nine years old, I used to live on an American air base for a short period of time in the UK, and that was the first time I became aware of it [NFL], and I used to play Madden. I’ve been to many Super Bowls. I’ve been to the first game in the UK,” said Hamilton.
Moreover, he also had another cause to make an investment in a world-class team in NFL, a noble one. “Honestly, it’s such an honor and such an amazing opportunity,” said Hamilton, an everso-fierce advocate of equality. “There’s a real lack of Black ownership [in the NFL], and I’m pushing for diversity constantly. There’s a lot of work to do and I’m really proud to be part of it.”
As Hamilton mentioned, there is indeed a real lack of diversity when it comes to ownership in the NFL. Furthermore, the lack of diversity in management positions leads to a lack of representation in head coaching positions.
In fact, in a league filled with a majority of Black athletes, only three out of 32 teams have a Black head coach. This has been a real issue in the league for many years and more and more black owners like Lewis Hamilton might make a change in that aspect.
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