1. I think the NFL — in terms of the management of the league — does. I’m not sure the 32 owners particularly care, which is key, because only they can approve or deny a sale.
2. In this particular case, the hands are tied because of the responsibility of the trust to take the highest bid, as long as it is approved by the owners. And the owners, seeing the appreciation of their assets that will happen as franchise values increase, won’t turn down a $4 billion-plus offer from a Walton, or a Bezos, or a Ballmer, or whoever else could walk in and say, “How do you want it? Cashier’s check?”