Chef David Chang Wants To Use Kickstarter To Try To Buy The Redskins From Dan Snyder

[Recursion]

Now there's an idea!

http://www.uproxx.com/sports/2013/12/chef-david-chang-wants-use-kickstarter-try-buy-redskins-dan-snyder/

hough he’s only 36 years old, David Chang’s culinary talents are already somewhat legendary. Under the umbrella of his Momofuku restaurant group, Chang presides over some of the world’s best eateries, including Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Má Pêche, Milk Bar and Momofuku Ko in New York City, Momofuku Seiōbo in Sydney, and Momofuku Noodle Bar Nikai, Daishō and Shōtō in Toronto. Additionally, he launched a food magazine, Lucky Peach, in 2011 and it’s possible you’ve seen him on HBO’s Treme and/or on Top Chef.

That said, Chang’s passion for food might be only rivaled by his passion for football. The Virginia native who attended Georgetown Prep is a big Washington Redskins fan, and, needless to say, like most Redskins fan he has had enough of incompetent/arrogant Redskins owner Dan Snyder. So last night Chang made a proposal via Twitter: try to use Kickstarter to raise enough money to make Snyder an offer he can’t refuse.

The NFL currently does not allow any team to be publicly owned other than the Packers (because it scared the hell out of the other owners how well the Packers work without big money behind them -- no comparable market has a team).

That said, my own belief is that once the NFL was shown the money, they'd toe the line.

[el_bryanto]

1. Would he change the name? nt

[pipi_k]

4. Maybe...I kind of like

The "Washington Noodles"


Or maybe the "DC Momofukus"

[el_bryanto]

6. The later would be good - scary. nt

[elleng]

2. Sounds good to me!

[FSogol]

3. Cue hundreds of sports "writers" and pundits to tell us how it won't work.

Good luck David.

[Dash87]

5. Is the money returned to donors if he doesn't buy the Red Skins?

[joeybee12]

7. Hah! You should cross post in Sports...even the Washington Last Name Unknown Fans loathe snyder...nt

[former9thward]

8. How ridiculous.

Raising $6 billion on kickstarter. Good luck with that.

[spanone]

9. i think an nfl franchise is in the billion dollar range...good luck

[eqfan592]

10. Love my publicly owned Packers.

Am a part owner myself, in fact.

Wish the NFL would allow similar set ups elsewhere.

[Initech]

11. Maybe I could do a Kickstarter campaign to buy my Angels from Arte Moreno.

And then we could get rid of the ridiculous "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" name and let the teambe publicly run a la the Packers.