FILE In this Dec. 1, 2013, file photo, Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly Larry Webster III Youth Jersey talks on the field before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Bills in Toronto.(Photo: AP / Mike Groll)
Story HighlightsThe Erie Co. deputy executive said he has been approached by at least 10 prospective ownership groupsThe Bills were valued by Forbes last year at $870 millionThe bidding process won begin until Wilson estate appoints a firm to oversee negotiations
BUFFALO Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is prepared to make a bid to buy the Buffalo Bills. T. J. Jones Youth Jersey Donald Trump's on board, too.
Don't discount the family of Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs. And include New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi's name for added spice.
It's not every day http://www.lionsauthenticofficial.com/authentic-t-j-jones-jersey.html or every year an NFL franchise goes on the market as the Bills are, following owner Ralph Wilson's death last month.
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Q What's the future hold for the Bills?
Wilson's wishes to have the team sold rather than passed on to his family raise the possibility of the Bills relocating from the city that's been home for more than 50 years. Toronto and Los Angeles are potential landing spots because owners would have an opportunity to make more money than in Buffalo, the NFL's second smallest market.
Prospective owners are already lining up or, at the very least, expressing interest.
Without providing names, Erie County deputy executive Richard Tobe said he has been approached by as many as 10 prospective ownership groups, which he has told to contact the team.
The Bills were valued by Forbes last year at $870 million, but the sale price could go higher given the number of expected bidders and the scarcity of NFL teams on the market.
The formal bidding process won't begin until Wilson's estate appoints an investment banking firm to put an updated value on the franchise and oversee negotiations.
Donald Trump.(Photo: Mike Groll AP)
"We are all just waiting," Michael Cohen, Trump's http://www.lionsauthenticofficial.com/authentic-larry-warford-jersey.html executive vice president, said this week. "And Mr. Trump is at the top of that list."
Cohen said Trump, the New York City real estate mogul and reality TV star, has already contacted the NFL, Wilson's estate and several league owners.
"There's nobody more serious than Donald Trump," Cohen said, reiterating a point Trump made in tweets last week. "Donald Trump has made it crystal clear that the Bills will remain in Buffalo."
Dan Kelly, vice president of Jim Kelly Inc., told The Associated Press last week that his brother will pursue the Bills.
"Jim will be an active participant in it moving forward," Kelly said, noting that his brother will pursue the Bills despite undergoing treatments for a recurrence of sinus cancer.
Jim Kelly of the University of Miami in April of 1983. 7, 2002, in Honolulu. From left, are Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears; Dave Casper, Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Houston Oilers; John Stallworth, Pittsburgh Steelers; Jim Kelly, Buffalo Bills; and Bruce Allen, representing his late father, George Allen, head coach of the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins.
"He is definitely a player," one person told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity because Jacobs has not revealed his plans.
Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs.(Photo: Michael Dwyer AP)
Last week, Jeremy Jacobs Sr. released a statement saying he has no intention of selling the Bruins in order to purchase the Bills, a move that would be required because NFL rules do not allow owners to control major sports franchises in separate markets. But Jacobs' statement did not address whether his sons would be involved in an ownership group.
Jacobs is from Buffalo, and his three sons, Jeremy Jr., Lou and Charlie, are principals of Buffalo based Delaware North food service company. Charlie Jacobs is also a principal of the Bruins.