Jones to pay NFL $2M in fees
Papa John’s can kiss Peyton Manning goodbye.
The former Broncos quarterback sold off his stake in 31 Denver-area Papa John’s locations just two days before the NFL dropped the pizza giant as its official pizza sponsor, according to the Denver Post.
Manning first picked up 21 Denver Papa John’s franchises when he signed with the Broncos in 2012.
The two-time Super Bowl winner’s stake was part of a joint venture with
Jerry Jones has agreed to pay the NFL more than $2 million in legal fees resulting from two disputes the Dallas Cowboys owner had with the league, a person with direct knowledge of the settlement tells The Associated Press.
Commissioner Roger Goodell held an appeal hearing with Jones on Monday. That came a few days after Goodell assessed the financial penalties for Jones’ lawsuit to overturn the suspension of Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott, and for a lawsuit Jones threatened to stop Goodell’s newly approved contract. career record.
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