FBI probed threats against late NFL team owner

By Eric Tucker

Published October 7, 2014 3:02pm ET

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FBI probed threats against late NFL team owner — FILE - In this May 25, 2005 file photo, of Tampa Bay Buccaneers team owner and owner of Manchester United Malcolm Glazer smiles at the announcement of Tampa Bay being awarded the 2009 Super Bowl, during the NFL's Spring Meetings at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington. The FBI investigated threats of violence made against Malcolm Glazer and his family around the time the late owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was acquiring English soccer club Manchester United, according to newly released documents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI investigated threats of violence made against Malcolm Glazer and his family around the time the late owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was acquiring English soccer club Manchester United, according to newly released documents.

Glazer, a self-made billionaire whose 2005 takeover of the English club was fiercely opposed by fans, died in May at age 85.

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