The Washington Commanders have received a $6 billion bid from a group including Josh Harris, Mitchell Rales and Magic Johnson.
If accepted, the deal would break the previous record sale for a franchise, set last August, when a group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton bought the Denver Broncos for $4.65 billion.
Harris, who grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, co-founded Apollo Management in 1990, an asset management firm. He has a net worth of $5.8 billion, according to Forbes.
Rales, a D.C. billionaire, is also part of Harris' group. Rales has a net worth of $5.5 billion, according to Forbes.
Dan Snyder led a group that purchased the franchise for $800 million in 1999.