Intense,
So even assuming all that is true, your original assertion that the NFL owners approached him is totally incorrect. Checkettes, who is not currently affiliated with the NFL, is the one who approached him.
As for who leaked the information, all we can do is speculate. And obviously you are biased to believe Rush and I am biased the other way. But even you cannot deny that Rush has received a shitload of free publicity out of all this.
The Group that wanted to partner with Rush came to Him, He did not seek Them out. Try to stay focused. Rush also claimed that the news about Him being dropped, was leaked prematurely. This sort of discounts Him as the Source of the leak, the leaks in general, only hurt Him. By applying Reason, it is not that hard to sort through. A Group interested in buying the Team came to Him, He warned Them there would be Trouble, They Insured Him they knew what They were getting into, and wanted Him Anyway. He agreed, They defaulted under pressure. He was hurt by this. You are more the Ass to think Rush did this for publicity.