Woody Johnson, owner of the Jets since 2000, was attracted to the idea of a connection between the New York and London franchises, he admitted.
The CEO of the New York Jets, Woody Johnsonwho made an unsuccessful attempt to acquire the Chelsea Football Club from English Premier Leagueexpressed mixed feelings about the result.
“Don’t get the Chelsea It’s disappointing, but the numbers have become so huge that on the one hand I’m disappointed and on the other hand, financially, I think it’s going to be a big challenge,” he said. Johnson to reporters Monday from the annual meeting of owners of the NFL and Palm Beach, Florida.
Johnson offered $2.6 billion, according to reports from the UK. Your interest in Chelsea it came to light in the first instance on March 7, and it was revealed four days ago that his offer was not accepted. Johnson said he became a fan of Chelsea while serving as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021.
“My interest in Chelsea is that I am fond of Chelsea“, he said. “When I was there, I couldn’t be a fan of a particular team. He had to be diplomatic. I had to like all the teams, but we were fans of Chelsea. It’s the London team. The concept of New York and London, I thought it was one with which we could go very well there. I think it would have been another interesting company for us.”
Johnsonwho has owned the Jets since 2000, referred to the state of the franchise, currently mired in the longest active streak in the NFL no playoffs (11 years).
“I feel really, really good,” he said. “I feel very optimistic. We’ve had two horrible seasons. We won four games last year and two games before that. It’s obviously not where we want to be, but we’re dealing with it. We’re dealing with it with everything.”
He took aim at the six free-agent signings and the unsuccessful wide receiver chase Tyreek Hill as examples of the team’s willingness to be aggressive. But, he did not want to go further, even saying that he hopes that the Jets be contenders for a playoff spot at this point.
“I never see it that way,” he said. “The way I look at the whole season, I think we’re going to win every game. Putting a brand on it, I think that doesn’t help us.”
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