NFL could soon have its 1st Pakistani Team Owner

[QazzarFan]

There was plenty of news coming out of the Jacksonville Jaguars' clubhouse Tuesday as owner Wayne Weaver fired his coach, then announced he would step aside himself. The bigger news, however, may have been Weaver's announcement that he had agreed to sell his team to Shahid Khan, an Illinois businessman. The deal must be approved by the league and team owners.

"I am excited for the team and for our great fans because Shahid will bring passion and commitment to the job. He is committed to restoring a winning tradition here in Jacksonville," Weaver said.

Khan, a Pakistani native, began working for Flex-N-Gate Corp. in 1970, while he was in school, the Jaguars website says. After graduating from the University of Illinois in engineering in 1971, Khan worked for Flex-N-Gate until 1978 before going into business for himself.

"He began a new business designing and manufacturing innovative lightweight, continuous metal bumper systems, with no seams to corrode or rust. Today, nearly two-thirds of all North American pick-up trucks and sport utilities have bumper systems based on Khan’s designs," the website says.

Khan purchased his former employer in 1980, and the Flex-N-Gate Group now boasts 48 plants internationally, more than 10,000 employees and sales topping $3 billion.

Khan told the website it has "long been my personal and professional goal” to own an NFL franchise and he is "fully committed to delivering Jacksonville its first Super Bowl championship."

[GOAT]

The Jaguars?!

[Foozee]

wow nice

[Inswinger]

He was previously linked to the St. Louis Rams but that deal fell through. Let's see if this one works out.

If he does buy the team, he needs to move the team out of Jacksonville!

[Friend786]

Jacksonville Jaguars Sold To Illinois Businessman For $760 Million


http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozan...r-760-million/

[smoothcriminal]

As long as it is not a Mansoor Ejaz. Jaguars have not been good for a long time. Its Texans's time now!

[Friend786]

Originally Posted by smoothcriminal as long as it is not a mansoor ejaz.

lol !!

[Masterji]

With a moustache like that he reminds me of one Zardaris crooked friends.

[kingusama92]

Of all the teams.

Bound to fail.

[Cover Drive]

He is not Pakistani mate, he is American.

I'm sure he doesn't even have a Pakistani passport, wife is angraz.

No offence but this is like saying KU is Pakistani when he isn't

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive He is not Pakistani mate, he is American. I'm sure he doesn't even have a Pakistani passport, wife is angraz. No offence but this is like saying KU is Pakistani when he isn't

LOL

Though this guy was born in Pakistan


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[Amoeba]

With all that money and such a terrible sense of style. Obviously more money than brains so he is well suited to the yanks' poncey version of Rugby.

[Mian Hassan]

JACKSONVILLE: Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver said on Tuesday he is selling the National Football League team to Pakistani-born businessman Shahid Khan.

Weaver said that he signed the deal on Tuesday morning after running it past NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, aware that the league's finance committee must review the sale and the full ownership board must vote to approve the sale.

"I told him I wouldn't sign the deal until commissioner Goodell approved it," said Weaver.

"This was not about money. This was about continuing the legacy that we have started."

Financial details of the sale were not revealed but Forbes magazine reported the deal to be worth $760 million.

Khan, 61, plans to purchase a home in Jacksonville and guide the team's operations from there.

"Wayne's legacy will be lasting, and I will always be grateful for Wayne's trust and confidence in my commitment to the Jaguars, the NFL and the people of the Jacksonville community," Khan said in a statement.
"I will be fully committed to delivering Jacksonville its first Super Bowl championship. This is a franchise with tons of potential, playing in a community that is passionate about football and loves to win."
Weaver, who founded the Jaguars as an expansion team in 1995, said he expects the deal will be approved in early January and that Khan will keep the team in Jacksonville, although no such assurance was written into the contract.

"It's hard to write something to say you are going to force somebody to keep something here," Weaver said. "You have to trust individuals' integrity. I've no doubt Shahid will do what he says he's going to do."
"I had to be comfortable that his plans are to keep the team in Jacksonville. There's not a doubt in my mind he will keep this team in Jacksonville."

Khan, who was born in Pakistan in 1950 and moved to the United States at age 16, worked in a small auto parts garage while earning an engineering degree at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1971.
Khan began working for Flex-N-Gate Corporation of Urbana, Illinois in 1970 and bought the firm 10 years later, turning it into a major make of bumpers for trucks and utility vehicles built in North America plus Spain and Argentina with $3 billion in annual sales.

"This gentleman is absolutely the American story," Weaver said. "He came to this country from Pakistan he has factories worldwide and is one of the major producers of parts for all of the major automobile companies.

"I absolutely admire entrepreneurs and he absolutely sets the bar. He is passionate about football. It's my desire to see this team be successful in Jacksonville. It's great to have someone who shares that passion."

Khan, who failed in a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams last year, was a dream come true for Weaver, who at 77 said he looks forward to enjoying free time and travel without watching over the Jaguars.

"The main motivation for that exit strategy was to find someone who had the same passion for the NFL and for Jacksonville that we did," Weaver said.

"He wanted to buy a team and he wanted to do it in Jacksonville. He welcomes the opportunity and the challenge to build a championship team here."

The announcement came the same day the Jaguars fired coach Jack Del Rio after a 3-8 start to his ninth season in the post.

http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=...n-businessman-

Very succesfull man..... But I think of you ask them what they are they will say American.... I would do something in Pakistan with all that money but i guess everyone thinks different

[shahrukh619]

lol jaa yar NFL

[saadibaba]

ESPN talking heads saying he would likely move Jaguars to Los Angeles in the next 4 years. Jacksonville is a dead market. Smart business decision from him. Buy the team cheap and move it to LA in a few years and make millions out of it. Remarkable story though. I guess thats what they call living the "American dream".

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive He is not Pakistani mate, he is American. I'm sure he doesn't even have a Pakistani passport, wife is angraz. No offence but this is like saying KU is Pakistani when he isn't

He was born in Pakistan.

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by saadibaba ESPN talking heads saying he would likely move Jaguars to Los Angeles in the next 4 years. Jacksonville is a dead market. Smart business decision from him. Buy the team cheap and move it to LA in a few years and make millions out of it. Remarkable story though. I guess thats what they call living the "American dream".

That is a smart move to be honest.

Who knows down the road once he moves to LA and if Jaguars really improve and become a great side he might move back to Jacksonville which will further boost team revenue, I reckon.

[QazzarFan]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive He is not Pakistani mate, he is American. I'm sure he doesn't even have a Pakistani passport, wife is angraz. No offence but this is like saying KU is Pakistani when he isn't

he IS Pakistani ....Pakistani American...he was born in Pak...and so what if his wife is angrez ....Imran Khan's wife was angrez too....This guy is a self made millionaire so lots of respect to him...he did all the hard work and now reaping the benefits

[ssuhaide]

I don't think it will easy to leave Jacksonville. The NFL have strict rules in place about that i.e the francise needs to have shown it is operating at a loss over a period of time. I don't think that is the case with Jacksonville.

[akhrot]

perfect, can be the wide receiver
this would help him stay fit till his comeback to cricket

[Inswinger]

Originally Posted by ssuhaide I don't think it will easy to leave Jacksonville. The NFL have strict rules in place about that i.e the francise needs to have shown it is operating at a loss over a period of time. I don't think that is the case with Jacksonville.

The NFL would also love a franchise in LA. Jacksonville is putrid. Only team that has trouble selling out on a weekly basis.

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by QazzarFan he IS Pakistani ....Pakistani American...he was born in Pak...and so what if his wife is angrez ....Imran Khan's wife was angrez too....This guy is a self made millionaire so lots of respect to him...he did all the hard work and now reaping the benefits

Who is saying he didn't do any hard work? It is no brainer that he obviously did work hard, hence, become a millionaire. No one can become a millionaire by just sitting at home, you have to go out in the real world and become one.

I was born in Saudi Arabia so what does that mean to you? I don't think place of birth matters really, does it? I might be wrong.

However, if you approach Shahid Khan and ask him "Where are you from?" answer will most likely going to be 'United States of America'. He does not have a Pakistani passport, he dumbed and ditched Pakistani passport for a blue paper book.

So how can you prove that he is Pakistani?

[Inswinger]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive Who is saying he didn't do any hard work? It is no brainer that he obviously did work hard, hence, become a millionaire. No one can become a millionaire by just sitting at home, you have to go out in the real world and become one. I was born in Saudi Arabia so what does that mean to you? I don't think place of birth matters really, does it? I might be wrong. However, if you approach Shahid Khan and ask him "Where are you from?" answer will most likely going to be 'United States of America'. He does not have a Pakistani passport, he dumbed and ditched Pakistani passport for a blue paper book. So how can you prove that he is Pakistani?

Having a Pakistani passport has nothing to do with it. I don't have a Pakistani passport. He's Pakistani. He was born there and lived most of his early life there.
Place of birth maters. On his US passport, it will clearly state Pakistan as the place of birth. He will identify himself as a Pakistani-American. Just like myself.
Having a Pakistani passport doesn't make one more Pakistani than others.

[Inziquicksingle]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive Who is saying he didn't do any hard work? It is no brainer that he obviously did work hard, hence, become a millionaire. No one can become a millionaire by just sitting at home, you have to go out in the real world and become one. I was born in Saudi Arabia so what does that mean to you? I don't think place of birth matters really, does it? I might be wrong. However, if you approach Shahid Khan and ask him "Where are you from?" answer will most likely going to be 'United States of America'. He does not have a Pakistani passport, he dumbed and ditched Pakistani passport for a blue paper book. So how can you prove that he is Pakistani?

Please stop

The guy was born in Pakistan and moved to the US when he was 16. He is probably like 60% of the posters on PakPassion who identify themselves as Pakistanis, whether they have a international passport or not. I moved from Indian occupied Kashmir when I was 3 years old. So does that make me a Saudi because I lived there till I was 14? Or am I a Canadian because I only hold a Canadian passport now? Sorry but I'm a Kashmiri first before everything.

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by Inswinger Having a Pakistani passport has nothing to do with it. I don't have a Pakistani passport. He's Pakistani. He was born there and lived most of his early life there. Place of birth maters. On his US passport, it will clearly state Pakistan as the place of birth. He will identify himself as a Pakistani-American. Just like myself. Having a Pakistani passport doesn't make one more Pakistani than others.

You might be right and I do agree with you to some extent

Okay, so from your point of view since I was born in Saudi Arabia, lived most of my life there, my passports clearly states Saudi Arabia as the place of birth so does that gives me an identity of Saudi-Pakistani?

What is shame for US passport holders is that in order for them to enter in Pakistan they require a visa (talking if you don't have NADRA or Overseas Pakistan ID Card)

Originally Posted by Inziquicksingle Please stop Or am I a Canadian because I only hold a Canadian passport now? Sorry but I'm a Kashmiri first before everything.

Okay bhai will stop but tell me one thing, (if you don't mind)

No offence but won't that make you are a traitor from Canadian point of view really?

Think about it yourself. You had taken an oath mate....I guess KU should give you one or two lectures on this

[kingusama92]

Why are we worried about such minor matters, anyway?

Main idea is that someone of Pakistani descent bought an NFL team. I'd say that is quite interesting in itself.

[Inziquicksingle]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive You might be right and I do agree with you to some extent Okay, so from your point of view since I was born in Saudi Arabia, lived most of my life there, my passports clearly states Saudi Arabia as the place of birth so does that gives me an identity of Saudi-Pakistani? What is shame for US passport holders is that in order for them to enter in Pakistan they require a visa (talking if you don't have NADRA or Overseas Pakistan ID Card) Okay bhai will stop but tell me one thing, (if you don't mind) No offence but won't that make you are a traitor from Canadian point of view really? Think about it yourself. You had taken an oath mate....I guess KU should give you one or two lectures on this

lol you're missing the point. You give too much importance to documents.

[Khabri420]

Since his 'stache isn't getting much attention...here's a picture from another angle.

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by Khabri420 Since his 'stache isn't getting much attention...here's a picture from another angle.

They look fake ones which you can buy in Pakistani bazaars

[saadibaba]

I need to change the pic in my avatar to this guys awesome stache.

[hokie]

Fellas, this man should be a role model for you. Each and everyone of you should strive to grow a moustache like that!

CD, I agree that you're placing too much importance on documents. By definition, a Pakistani American is a citizen of the United States that has Pakistani heritage. Doesn't matter if they moved to America from Pakistan or were the second or third generation born in the states. It works the same way for Indian Americans, Chinese Americans, Italian Americans, and so on.

[GOAT]

His wife kind of looks like Kim Cattrall ... #winning

Originally Posted by saadibaba I need to change the pic in my avatar to this guys awesome stache.

lmao

[hokie]

Originally Posted by saadibaba ESPN talking heads saying he would likely move Jaguars to Los Angeles in the next 4 years. Jacksonville is a dead market. Smart business decision from him. Buy the team cheap and move it to LA in a few years and make millions out of it. Remarkable story though. I guess thats what they call living the "American dream".

I had read somewhere that they had a lease tying them down to Jacksonville until 2027 that would be pretty difficult, though not impossible, for them to get out of. It will be interesting to see how things play out.

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by saadibaba ESPN talking heads saying he would likely move Jaguars to Los Angeles in the next 4 years. Jacksonville is a dead market. Smart business decision from him. Buy the team cheap and move it to LA in a few years and make millions out of it. Remarkable story though. I guess thats what they call living the "American dream".

Is this real life Entourage?

I've always wondered why LA doesn't have an NFL franchise. Seems like a no brainer.

[Saqs]

Shahid Khan Afridi Khan?

[saadibaba]

Originally Posted by GOAT His wife kind of looks like Kim Cattrall ... #winning lmao

you are right. Nice....

[Looney]

zardari has a twin brother ?

[saadibaba]

Originally Posted by hokie I had read somewhere that they had a lease tying them down to Jacksonville until 2027 that would be pretty difficult, though not impossible, for them to get out of. It will be interesting to see how things play out.

Well, they need to show a loss in profit for 1 year and than below average net revenue for NFL for 2 straight years to get out of the leasing contract with the city. The way Jaguars are performing and the market being dead in Jacksonville, it's very likely. The stadium in LA isn't going to be finished till 2013 anyways, so just in time for Khan to make a move. Khan has to be stupid to buy a losing team with no prospects of growth. He is a businessman and quite successful, I am sure he knew what he was doing.

[Invictus]

If you are born in a country you are the citizen of that country unless that country has laws against it like Saudi Arabia. Most if not all of Middle East has very racist laws in regards to that i.e they dont consider you from the land unless you are Arab.
As for the rest of the world just like Pakistan if you are born in Pakistan you will always be a Pakistani no matter where you reside or which passport you carry.

[mithun_minhas]

Woow!!! Good news for Pak fans.

But Jaguars are a terrible team. They fired their coach Jack Del Rio recently. There was even a talk that Jacksonville cannot hold on to this NFL team. People of Jacksonville kind of lost faith in this franchise.
May be this guy can buy and move the team to another city. May be LA. This guy should be ready to open his wallet. You need the right pieces to win the Superbowl. Jaguars are a bunch of chokers. I followed them for 2yrs and got vexed with them.

[Obeid]

The official statements from the Jacksonville Jaguars:

SHAHID KHAN:

"I am honored to have recently signed an agreement with Wayne Weaver and his partners to purchase the Jacksonville Jaguars. I have known Wayne for some time and have long admired his spirit, which nearly 20 years ago -- against all odds -- helped make the Jaguars and the National Football League a reality for Jacksonville and North Florida. Wayne’s legacy will be lasting, and I will always be grateful for Wayne’s trust and confidence in my commitment to the Jaguars, the NFL and the people of the Jacksonville community.

"Owning a team in the National Football League has long been my personal and professional goal. Becoming the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars would be a dream come true for me and my family but, above all, would be a privilege. To that end, I would like to thank Commissioner Roger Goodell and members of his team for their counsel and guidance throughout my efforts over the past several years.

"I am now looking forward to the review process in accordance with league policy. If the proposed transaction is approved in the weeks ahead, I will responsibly and enthusiastically serve the NFL, the Jacksonville Jaguars and their great fans, and I will be fully committed to delivering Jacksonville its first Super Bowl championship. This is a franchise with tons of potential, playing in a community that is passionate about football and loves to win. I can’t think of a better place to be."

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/pos...be-shahid-khan

Discuss

[akhrot]

Mubarkan Vadhaiyan Patake. Oye, Chak de Phatte!

[ddss]

They suck.

[akhrot]

new cheerleaders for the Jaguars

[mate1]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive He is not Pakistani mate, he is American. I'm sure he doesn't even have a Pakistani passport, wife is angraz. No offence but this is like saying KU is Pakistani when he isn't

Jealousy at its best
He is an NRP. If a person is born in a certain country he is a national of that country and if he migrates he can be a national of another country. It has nothing to do with who he marries or divorces. He can keep both nationalities. If he does not own Paistani nationality, then its his choice, but he cant deny the fact that he was born in Paistan, hence he is first a Pakistani, then he is a joe bob or whatever,

[chaiwala]

Originally Posted by akhrot new cheerleaders for the Jaguars

I'm sorry, I can't help but laugh at this.

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by mate1 Jealousy at its best He is an NRP. If a person is born in a certain country he is a national of that country and if he migrates he can be a national of another country. It has nothing to do with who he marries or divorces. He can keep both nationalities. If he does not own Paistani nationality, then its his choice, but he cant deny the fact that he was born in Paistan, hence he is first a Pakistani, then he is a joe bob or whatever,

Haha LOL

With US passport you can't have dual nationality

But I get your point and post, thanks mate!