Once again, Forbes has released its list of the value of NFL franchises and once again the list is topped by the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones' golden touch has seen the franchise increase by 2% to a whopping $1.65 Billion, yes with a "B", a value exceeded in the world only by Manchester United. The Cowboys are worth $100 million more than the next highest NFL franchise, the Washington Redskins, checking in at $1.55 million. What both of these franchises have in common is their own reasonably new stadiums, in the Cowboys case, brand new, with a large number of very expensive suites that generate revenue that the franchise does not have to share with other clubs. In addition, both have large regional markets, enabling them to generate more sponsorship dollars which, again, are not shared.
Forbes national editor Michael Ozanian reports that team values are being depressed by the unusually large number of teams that are currently for sale and which are finding no buyers due in part to the state of the economy. Ozanian says that eight teams are currently for sale.
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