Donald Trump harbored long-standing ambitions to own a franchise within the National Football League, making high-profile attempts to purchase several teams over the decades, most notably the Buffalo Bills following the passing of longtime owner Ralph Wilson. In 2014, Trump entered the bidding war to acquire the Bills but ultimately lost out when the franchise was sold to billionaire Terry Pegula. Analysts and sports commentators have frequently noted that this particular rejection stung deeply, fueling a persistent sense of grievance against the professional football league's ownership circles. Long before that bid, Trump also owned the New Jersey Generals in the rival United States Football League and attempted to force a merger through antitrust litigation.