Woody Johnson, the oftentimes controversial owner of the New York Jets, who many Jets fans find at fault for the Jets’ seeming perpetual ineptitude, is expanding his sports-related ventures, according to one prominent league insider.
“New York Jets owner Woody Johnson has agreed on a $254 million deal to buy a 43% stake in Premier League team Crystal Palace from American businessman John Textor, ” reported ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday morning.
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“He needs to focus on the jets. What’s the point in buying a stake in another team and not winning anything there either,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“He’s probably going to look up player ratings on FIFA when buying new players. Luckily for Crystal Palace, he doesn’t own more than 50%, but it’s sad news for their supporters. He’s extremely incompetent when it comes to running a sports club,” another fan added.
“He should probably just sell The Jets at this point. What a dumpster fire,” one fan added.
“Woody’s taking gang green across the pond, Crystal Palace about to get a serious injection of NFL energy,” someone else added.
It’ll be interesting to see if Johnson can have more success in the Premier League than he has had in the NFL.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.