Who owns the minnesota vikings football team

Here is the tweet from his account:. With a background in real estate as well as the experience of owning the Minnesota Vikings, the idea of the Wilf family taking over the Timberwolves is an interesting one. While it would be great to see the owners of the Vikings continue to invest in the state and the city, having some great suitors available to bid on the basketball team should ensure that the franchise lands in capable hands. Considering everything is moving very quickly regarding the situation involving the Minnesota Timberwolves, this will be a very interesting situation to watch unfold.

Of course, fans can rest assured that the team will stay in Minnesota no matter what, but having the Vikings ownership at the helm of an NBA team sounds like a match made in heaven. Each is considered a co-owner. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, home of the Vikings. More: Nashville one of four cities energized for MLS expansion, commissioner says. More: Nashville MLS effort boosted by another record soccer crowd.

As part of a possible stadium plan for MLS in Nashville, Ingram and Vanderbilt are exploring the idea of a pro soccer stadium that would also be an off-campus home for Vanderbilt football. More: MLS commissioner: Nashville has risen 'high on the list' for expansion team. This year, Minnesota United FC, began play as the league's 22nd team. The team is temporarily playing in the Minnesota Golden Gophers' football stadium and plan to move into a newly constructed stadium in MLS plans to announce the first group of two cities chosen for expansion at their board of directors meeting in December.

Ingram rejected any suggestion that the involvement of the Wilf family undercuts the local roots of Nashville's MLS effort. He said the group is "a blend of both local and non-local" that has retained a majority local status. Wilf embraces his role as a steward of the franchise and understands the Vikings have been a valuable part of the fabric of life in the region since Since taking ownership of the team, Mark, Zygi, and the Wilf Family Foundations have provided significant and impactful grants and donations to numerous charitable causes throughout Minnesota and encourage every player on the roster to take part in community service events.

The Center is designed to be the intellectual hub of children's health care in the Midwest. In , under the Wilfs' leadership, the Vikings launched the Minnesota Vikings Foundation with the mission of advancing the well-being of youth through engaging health and education initiatives. In , the Foundation unveiled Vikings Table, a food truck that provides free meals to underserved children in Minneapolis-St. Paul and surrounding communities.

In its first six months of operation, Vikings Table served more than 4, meals and since the COVID pandemic, has provided over 13, meals to families in need. A longtime supporter of the Jewish community, Wilf and his family are among the largest benefactors of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial museum in Israel. Wilf is a principal of Garden Homes, his family's real estate firm, a nationwide leader in retail, commercial and private residential development.