All 32 NFL franchises made Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports teams for 2012. It’s also no surprise the top two teams are heated rivals from the league’s highest-profile division, the NFC East.
Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys ($1.85 billion) trump Daniel Synder’s Washington Redskins ($1.56 billion) by a considerable margin for No. 1 overall. The Super Bowl champion New York Giants aren’t far behind at No. 4 valued at $1.3 billion. The Philadelphia Eagles round out the division’s financial prowess at No. 7, coming in at $1.16 billion.
In all, 15 NFL teams are worth $1 billion or more. The Jacksonville Jaguars, who turned their ownership over to Shad Khan this year, have the lowest value at $725 million.
Pulling just the NFL clubs from Forbes’ overall top 50, here is how they rank from 1-32 (team, value, owner):
1. Dallas Cowboys, $1.85 billion, Jerry Jones
2. Washington Redskins, $1.56 billion, Daniel Snyder
3. New England Patriots, $1.4 billion, Robert Kraft
4. New York Giants, $1.3 billion, John Mara, Steve Tisch
5. New York Jets, $1.23 billion, Woody Johnson
6. Houston Texans, $1.2 billion, Bob McNair
7. Philadelphia Eagles, $1.16 billion, Jeffrey Lurie
8. Chicago Bears, $1.09 billion, McCaskey family
9. Green Bay Packers, $1.09 billion, Shareholder-owned
10. Baltimore Ravens, $1.09 billion, Steve Bisciotti
11. Indianapolis Colts, $1.06 billion, Jim Irsay
12. Denver Broncos, $1.05 billion, Pat Bowlen
13. Pittsburgh Steelers, $1.02 billion, Dan Rooney, Art Rooney II
14. Miami Dolphins, $1.01 billion, Stephen Ross
15. Carolina Panthers, $1 billion, Jerry Richardson
16. Seattle Seahawks, $997 million, Paul Allen
17. San Francisco 49ers, $990 million, Denise DeBartolo York, John York
18. Kansas City Chiefs, $986 million, Lamar Hunt family
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, $981 million, Malcolm Glazer
20. Cleveland Browns, $977 million, Randy Lerner
21. New Orleans Saints, $965 million, Tom Benson
22. Tennessee Titans, $964 million, Bud Adams
23. San Diego Chargers, $920 million, Spanos family
24. Arizona Cardinals, $901 million, Bill Bidwill
25. Cincinnati Bengals, $875 million, Mike Brown
26. Detroit Lions, $844 million, William Clay Ford
27. Atlanta Falcons, $814 million, Arthur Blank
28. Minnesota Vikings, $796 million, Zygi Wilf
29. Buffalo Bills, $792 million, Ralph Wilson Jr.
30. St. Louis Rams, $775 million, Stan Kroenke
31. Oakland Raiders, $761 million, Davis family
32. Jacksonville Jaguars, $725 million, Shad Khan
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sc1ladileo reblogged this from rozoonthego and added:
Love that my COWBOYS are #1!! We are & will ALWAYS be the best!
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