{"id":139848,"date":"2026-01-15T02:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=139848"},"modified":"2026-01-15T02:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:07:49","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-a-billion-dollar-offer-rejected-stephen-ross-has-revealed-that-he-was-offered-close-to-15-billion-for-the-miami-dolphins-but-he-has-decided-to-keep-the-franchise-within-his-family-thi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=139848","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 A BILLION-DOLLAR OFFER REJECTED: Stephen Ross has revealed that he was offered close to $15 billion for the Miami Dolphins, but he has decided to keep the franchise within his family. This jaw-dropping offer could have changed the future of the team, but Ross\u2019 commitment to the Dolphins is stronger than any financial gain. 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Close to $15 billion. Pretty high numbers. But you say, &#8216;Where would you put the money? Then what would I do with it?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 85-year-old Ross says he plans to keep the team in his family, and that his son-in-law, Daniel Sillman, will run the Dolphins after him. Sillman is currently the CEO of Relevent Sports Group, a sports marketing and media rights firm that Ross founded. Sillman worked for Ross before he married Ross&#8217;s daughter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnn-11.cybergalleria.com\/uploads\/images\/default\/20260115\/task_01kezkf824f7v8z7d2wzkjpagm1-1768439833-q80.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ross\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">sold 10 percent of the franchise<\/span>\u00a0to the private equity firm Ares, but Ross said he did that deal only because it left him and his family in control of the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I sell 10, 20 percent I have total control,&#8221; Ross said.<\/p>\n<p>Pro sports franchise values keep increasing, and a $15 billion sale would be the biggest in the history of sports. 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