BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- In less than an hour Tuesday in the third-floor ballroom of an airport hotel, Rob Walton and his group of investors that includes his daughter Carrie Walton-Penner and son-in-law Greg Penner, were officially approved as the new owners of the Denver Broncos.
And one of the league's most successful franchises now has the NFL's deepest pockets.
"We are just so excited ... a big, big day for us (and) putting a winning team on the field is our No. 1 priority," Walton said.
The NFL's team owners, with commissioner Roger Goodell presiding over the specially-called meeting, took less than 45 minutes to thank outgoing team CEO Joe Ellis, reminisce about Pat Bowlen's Hall of Fame run as the team's owner for over three decades and unanimously approve the Walton-Penner group as the team's new owners.