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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Sports / Money Billion Dollar Birds

Posted by Goldy on Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:02 PM

Forbes magazine just came out with its revised list of NFL franchise values. Our own Seattle Seahawks? One billion dollars.

That may seem pricey for a 7-9 team, but at number 17 on the list the Seahawks actually rank right near the middle of the pack. The lowest valued team is the Jacksonville Jaguars at a paltry $770 million; the highest valued is of course the Dallas Cowboys at a cool $2.1 billion.

And in case you weren't paying attention, the $35.4 billion worth of NFL teams kick off their 2012 season tonight with the aforementioned Cowboys playing at the home of the $1.5 billion New York Giants.

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7-8? Did the NFL shorten its season?

Posted by DOUG.

on September 5, 2012 at 4:12 PM

I thought u said NHL ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on September 5, 2012 at 4:16 PM

$3.6Billion worth of teams, but the game will be ruined by scab officials because the league wants their part-timers to become full-time plus take a 16% pay cut.

The NFL truly is America's game!

Posted by Sir Vic on September 5, 2012 at 4:22 PM

And yet they still *need* multimillion dollar handouts from taxpayers in the form of stadium subsidies.

Posted by decidedlyodd on September 5, 2012 at 4:22 PM

@3 ftw. They're willing to gamble the reputation of the league = $3.6 billion to get a million or two in concessions. It's like Romney gambling the Presidency to save one or two million with his offshore entities.

Posted by biffp on September 5, 2012 at 4:26 PM

@1 I guess I'm such a home team fan that I must've unconsciously shaved a loss off their record.

Posted by Goldy on September 5, 2012 at 4:42 PM

@4 They don't need the subsidies, municipalities are just stupid enough to keep giving them out.

Fuck, I thought kick off was at 430. Nothing says NFL like Mariah Fucking Carrey.

Posted by Rotten666 on September 5, 2012 at 4:48 PM

An out of state athlete tax for using public facilities for entertainment should make a return appearance as a topic in Olympia next session.

Posted by MrBaker

on September 5, 2012 at 4:54 PM

Pittsburgh Steelers: Rank: 14 ($1.1B) Championships: 6

Posted by YakHerder on September 5, 2012 at 5:20 PM

@3,

I've not been following the referee strike and didn't know the league was expecting/demanding a pay cut, but I do know that every time one of them blows an important call I hear everyone going on about how ridiculous it is that the NFL is the only of the major leagues to not employ full-time officials.

Also, I'd hope folks are willing to at least give the replacement guys a chance. They seem to be catching an inordinate amount of vitriol for doing what's gotta be a ridiculously challenging with minimal training.

Posted by mikethehammer on September 5, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Was anybody here able to read "one billion dollars" without hearing it in Doctor Evil's voice?

Posted by evilvolus on September 5, 2012 at 5:38 PM

Yet these teams need public help to build their stadiums.

Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

on September 5, 2012 at 6:55 PM

@11 I hope not.

Posted by Goldy on September 5, 2012 at 7:29 PM

Hey, my lowly Redskins (one playoff appearance in about seven or so seasons) are ranked third. But I guess having an owner who is a businessman and not a football guy gets you lots of cash but no rings.

Being based in one of the constantly wealthiest parts of the nation doesn't hurt either.

Hail.

Posted by Theodore Gorath on September 6, 2012 at 5:26 AM