Jon Bon Jovi Setting Up a Play to Buy the Buffalo Bills; Will Trade Richie Samborra for Ralph Wilson

Jon Bon Jovi, the singer of Bon Jovi, is setting up a play to buy the Buffalo Bills.

CBS Sports reports that Jon Bon Jovi getting himself in place to be a contestants for the franchise. The Buffalo Bills will be on the market when Ralph Wilson, who is 95, dies. Wilson has owned the Buffalo Bills since it first hit the field in 1960.

Sources say Rock star Jon Bon Jovi is consumed with owning an NFL team.

Jon Bon Jovi is up against front-runner the Rogers Communications group which already works with Ralph Wilson's family to stage yearly games in Toronto.

Sources said Bon Jovi has been spending a lot of time in Buffalo meeting area politicians and power brokers, Bon Jovi, the band, will play there to give Jon Bon Jovi more time to tackle the Buffalo Bills.

Bon Jovi is a minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons, but, sources say he wants to be a principal owner. Bon Jovi has a close friendship with Patriots coach Bill Belichick and has been known to board a private plane to meet with NFL bigwigs across the country.

Music industry sources say Bon Jovi dumped guitarist Richie Sambora in his pursuit of an NFL franchise. The sources say Sambora was the next highest-paid member of Bon Jovi and Jon Bon Jovi found it cheaper to hire session musicians.

Jon Bon Jovi is wealthy, but maybe not enough to be an NFL owner. Primary franchise owners don't pass on their teams that often.

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke, who owns of the Toronto Maple Leafs, wants to to bring a team to the Los Angeles area. Sources say Bon Jovi has ties to Leiweke and his daughter and they might double team to win the Bills.

on Jovi ranked third in Forbes Magazine's list of annual earnings for musical acts with $79 million dollars.

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