Football is a brutal sport. Fans recently watched in horror as Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ripped the opposing quarterback’s helmet off and proceeded to beat him with it. And the barbarities of the sport’s normal functioning, with brain damage for players as the norm, are well known. The NFL desperately needs reform of its dangerous and unfair labor practices, reforms that the league has worked to cover up.

But a new element is threatening to further block progressive change in the sport: Jeff Bezos.

Bezos is interested in buying an NFL team — perhaps, according to recent rumors, the Detroit Lions. It is unclear whether he is much of a sports fan, because though Bezos did watch February’s Super Bowl in a luxury suite with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, he’s rarely been spotted at games. Being a fan might not be necessary, however, when you’re as rich as he is. Bezos can afford to buy every team in the NFL, with enough left over for every NYC sports team. Other team owners seem to think that’s enough.