This is a summary of Trump buying the New Jersey Generals and pursing Don Shula.
A little more context: If I remember correctly, T-rump decided he wanted to win at all costs and made a run at Shula.
Shula was flattered but not really interested. His situation in Miami was good but the money was tempting. And of course he and owner Joe Robbie had clashed a bunch by now.
I don't think they ever got far into negotiations, with Shulas representative doing the talking.
But it did give him more money from the notoriously cheap Robbie.
There are two rumors around this topic. First is that Larry Csonka (who played for Shula, and they remained friendly over the years) told reporters Shula "probably would have taken the money" if that other Donald hadn't gone public.
And the second is that the agent was trying to size up the real interest. Was this a publicity stunt? Would Shula have had control? Was it a legit offer without stupid clauses that would have made life difficult?
Part of how he negotiated was to ask for some ridiculous things, perhaps including the penthouse apartment.
It was to see what kind of a person that Donald was. And we all saw it.
Shula called it all a distraction and just moved on.
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