Could Florida Governor Jeb Bush be the next NFL Commissioner?
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Bill Jempty | Tuesday, May 23, 2006 |
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel is reporting the following
Bush, who spends his Sundays each fall watching pro football, acknowledged Tuesday that the NFL job was broached during a recent meeting with Patrick Rooney Sr., owner of the Palm Beach Kennel Club.
Rooney is the brother of Dan Rooney, who owns the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and co-chairs the NFL’s search committee looking for a replacement for Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
“I met with Mr. Rooney and I said I’m doing my job until I’m finished and then I’m going to consider other things. But I’m not going to do anything until I finish,” Bush, who leaves office in January, told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Although he has repeatedly said he will not seek the presidency in 2008, Bush has declined to say what he does hope to do other than return to Miami.
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Patrick Rooney Sr. did not return calls and was out of the country Tuesday.
While I see this as more likely than Jeb Bush running for President, I’m betting nothing comes of it.
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