faba Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 ESPN.com 214 91 COMMENTS15 EMAIL PRINT The Dallas Cowboys haven't made the playoffs since 2009, yet somehow Jerry Jones' team has once again risen in value -- by 36 percent over last year -- to lead the Forbes' NFL Team Values list at $3.2 billion, which was released Wednesday. The Cowboys are atop the magazine's rankings by a healthy margin for an eighth consecutive season, having risen in value by $900 million to become the only NFL team worth more than $3 billion. Despite last having won a championship in 1996, the Cowboys are second in value only to Real Madrid ($3.4 billion) among all global sports franchises. The Cowboys also have the NFL's highest revenue ($560 million) and operating income ($246 million), and this season become the first NFL team to have partnerships with a worldwide luxury watch and cruise line. The New England Patriots ($2.6 billion), theWashington Redskins ($2.4 billion), the New York Giants ($2.1 billion) and the Houston Texans($1.85 billion) round out the top five. The entire NFC East is ranked among the seven most valuable teams, with the Philadelphia Eaglescoming in seventh ($1.75 billion). Forbes says the average NFL franchise is now worth an all-time high of $1.43 billion, which is 23 percent more than a year ago and is the biggest year-over-year increase since 1999. It is more than the mean valuation of the world's top 20 soccer teams ($1.05 billion), MLB teams ($811 million), and NBA teams ($634 million). Only seven teams are worth less than $1 billion: the San Diego Chargers ($995 million),Cincinnati Bengals ($990 million), Oakland Raiders ($970 million), Jacksonville Jaguars ($965 million), Detroit Lions ($960 million), Buffalo Bills ($935 million) and the St. Louis Rams ($930 million). The value of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks rose to $1.33 billion, which ranked 15th. Other teams in the top 10 include the New York Jets (No. 6, $1.8 billion), Chicago Bears (No. 8, $1.7 billion), San Francisco 49ers (No. 9, $1.6 billion) and the Baltimore Ravens (No. 10, $1.5 billion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 hey woody, with all the pending lawsuits, now would be a great time to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 hey woody, with all the pending lawsuits, now would be a great time to sell You gonna buy 'em Larz? Please make madmike GM so we can rip him to pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 just proves texans are as hopeless as their team is. how do you root for/spend money on that garbage? as a jets fan, I'm qualified to assess garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You gonna buy 'em Larz? Please make madmike GM so we can rip him to pieces! hmmmmm.... if I ran the jets I would hire........joewilly !!!! lololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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