NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)- The Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez bid to buy the New York Mets has added some further star power to their bidding team. According to a report from ESPN, NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and former NFL Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray are among a group of investors that have joined the couple.
According to the report, the first bid from the group has already been submitted to Mets ownership and it came in at $1.7 billion. That check in about $300 million short of the current top bid which is reported to be from minority owner Steve Cohen, whose previous attempt to buy the team fell apart in February.