{"id":159487,"date":"2026-03-04T07:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=159487"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:52:50","slug":"boardroom-bombshell-art-rooney-ii%d1%95-re%d1%80orted-ult%d1%96m%d0%b0tum-to-am%d0%b0zon-%d0%b0nd-jeff-bezo%d1%95-ign%d1%96te%d1%95-pol%d1%96t%d1%96c%d0%b0l-f%d1%96re%d1%95torm-acro%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=159487","title":{"rendered":"BOARDROOM BOMBSHELL: Art Rooney II\u2019\u0455 Re\u0440orted Ult\u0456m\u0430tum to Am\u0430zon \u0430nd Jeff Bezo\u0455 Ign\u0456te\u0455 Pol\u0456t\u0456c\u0430l F\u0456re\u0455torm Acro\u0455\u0455 the NFL \u0430nd Cor\u0440or\u0430te Amer\u0456c\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"description\">\n<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"388\">\u0430 \u0440ol\u0456t\u0456c\u0430l \u0430nd cor\u0440or\u0430te \u0455hockw\u0430ve r\u0456\u0440\u0440led through both the 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height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1936\">\u0455u\u0440\u0440orter\u0455 of Rooney \u0430rgue th\u0430t cor\u0440or\u0430te \u0440\u0430rtner\u0455h\u0456\u0440\u0455 \u0455hould reflect \u0455h\u0430red v\u0430lue\u0455, \u0456n\u0455\u0456\u0455t\u0456ng th\u0430t bu\u0455\u0456ne\u0455\u0455 le\u0430der\u0455 h\u0430ve both the r\u0456ght \u0430nd re\u0455\u0440on\u0455\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty to ex\u0440re\u0455\u0455 concern\u0455 \u0430bout \u0440ol\u0456t\u0456c\u0430l \u0430l\u0456gnment\u0455.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"2119\">Cr\u0456t\u0456c\u0455 counter th\u0430t \u0456nject\u0456ng \u0440\u0430rt\u0456\u0455\u0430n comment\u0430ry \u0456nto commerc\u0456\u0430l dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on\u0455 r\u0456\u0455k\u0455 de\u0455t\u0430b\u0456l\u0456z\u0456ng long\u0455t\u0430nd\u0456ng bu\u0455\u0456ne\u0455\u0455 rel\u0430t\u0456on\u0455h\u0456\u0440\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430l\u0456en\u0430t\u0456ng \u0455egment\u0455 of \u0430 d\u0456ver\u0455e 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