Derek Jeter reportedly explored purchasing Buffalo Bills

Derek Jeter has been pretty active since he hung up his cleats at the end of his last season in New York, migrating into the media business with his web platform for pro athletes and even trying his hand in the world of publishing. Well, according to Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, the Yankees' all-time leader in hits thought about making another venture following his baseball-playing career - owning an NFL football team.

Though it never came to fruition, Jeter reportedly explored purchasing the Buffalo Bills while they were on sale last year.

Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio discusses the report and wonders whether it would have been feasible for Jeter produce the requisite cash.

"Yes, Derek Jeter probably has plenty of money socked away," said Florio. "But would he have had enough to finance that 30 percent minimum that one person must own? You have to come up with cash. You can't borrow. You have to be able to write a check for 30 percent of the purchase price."

Considering the Bills' eventual sale price of $1.4 billion, the number on that check would have needed to exceed $400 million. Though Jeter made more than $260 million during his 20-year career in the MLB (and obviously added a ton more in endorsement money) it would have been difficult for him to come up with nearly half a billion in liquid cash.

While the 14-time All-Star and his accountant are the only ones who know for sure whether or not this was a real possibility, the idea of the five-time World Series champion at the helm of a franchise with a such a gut-wrenchingly brutal Super Bowl history is pretty intriguing.