The National Football League (NFL) is one of the most valuable sporting leagues in the world. The NFL industry is a multi-billion dollar industry with most players earning enough to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. With various sponsorship deals and broadcasting deals, it is actually the teams who account for the bulk of the valuation of the NFL industry. Some teams are more valuable than others. Let us take a look at the franchises who have the most money among the 32 teams in the league.
List of Top 10 Most Valuable NFL Teams
| Rank | TEAM | VALUATION |
| 1. | Dallas Cowboys | $ 6.5 billion |
| 2. | New England Patriots | $ 5 billion |
| 3. | New York Giants | $ 4.85 billion |
| 4. | Los Angeles Rams | $ 4.8 billion |
| 5. | Washington Commanders | $ 4.2 billion |
| 6. | San Francisco 49ers | $ 4.175 billion |
| 7. | Chicago Bears | $ 4.075 billion |
| 8. | New York Jets | $ 4.05 billion |
| 9. | Philadelphia Eagles | $ 3.8 billion |
| 10. | Denver Broncos | $ 3.75 billion |
Least Valuable Teams in the NFL (Bottom 10)
| Rank | TEAM | VALUATION |
| 1. | Buffalo Bills | $ 2.27 billion |
| 2. | Cincinnati Bengals | $ 2.275 billion |
| 3. | Detroit Lions | $ 2.4 billion |
| 4. | Cleveland Browns | $ 2.6 billion |
| 5. | Tennessee Titans | $ 2.625 billion |
| 6. | Arizona Cardinals | $ 2.65 billion |
| 7. | Jacksonville Jaguars | $ 2.8 billion |
| 8. | New Orleans Saints | $ 2.825 billion |
| 9. | Carolina Panthers | $ 2.91 billion |
| 10. | Los Angeles Chargers | $ 2.92 billion |
Which team is the most valuable team in the NFL (richest NFL team 2022)?
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable team in the entire NFL. As per Forbes, the Cowboys are valued at around $6.5 billion. The Dallas Cowboys joined the NFL in 1960 as an expansion team. They are based out of Frisco, Texas and currently play their home games in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Cowboys are owned by Jerry Jones, who used to be a football co-captain of the University of Arkansas in 1964. Jerry Jones is currently valued at around $11.6 billion and bought the Cowboys in 1989 for a whopping $150 million. The Cowboys have been the most valuable team in the NFL for more than a decade and most of it is attributed to Jerry Jones’ superb marketing skills. He makes huge profits for the Cowboys through advertising and sponsorship revenue. The AT&T Stadium is also the largest NFL stadium and ticket sales generate more revenue for the Cowboys than other franchises. The Cowboys opted out of the NFL's licensed merchandise agreement and generated large amounts of revenue from their own merchandise sales. The Cowboys are the first-ever sports team to generate a revenue of over $650 million. Over the years the valuation of Cowboys rosse exponentially. They became the world’s first sports team to be valued at $4 billion in 2015 and within a few years the valuation crossed the $5 billion mark and is currently valued at $6.5 billion.
The Cowboys are probably the most popular sports team on the planet and have more than 8 million loyal fans. The Cowboys are the most popular team with more than 8.3 million followers on Facebook as per Statisa.
What is the value of NFL teams?
Sportico collectively valued all the NFL teams at around $112 billion, based on their franchise values and revenue data for two seasons. The National Football League body itself signed a major media rights deal worth around $112.6 billion for allowing broadcasting of the games. This will result in an increase in the revenue for teams from around $220 million to around $377 million by 2032.
The NFL also has a capital venture firm called 32-equity which has been raking in profits and holds portfolios of over $100 million for each team in the league.
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