Former Buffalo Bills legend and Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has joined a group trying to purchase the franchise according to the Buffalo News.
Tim Graham of the Buffalo News reports Kelly joined forces with one of the eight bidders for the Bills franchise. Graham doesn’t specifically name which bidder, though he previously reported Kelly was approached by Jeffery Gundlach, a bond investor from East Amherst.
Per Graham, the Bills are making “in-home” visits with “as many as eight” potential buyers in the coming weeks.
Initially it was believed three bidders were in on the team; rocker/businessman Bon Jovi, billionaire hairpiece Donald Trump and Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula. Those three submitted bids by the July 29 deadline, but apparently the race isn’t quite so cut and dry.
It is a competitive race, though. Bon Jovi’s group was reportedly asked to resubmit their “uncompetitively low” bid of around $900 million; it’s believed the Bills will certainly fetch north of $1 billion.
Kelly who is fighting a heroic battle against cancer, would prefer to keep the Bills in Buffalo.