Football season is upon us again! Let's kick off with the highest-valued teams...

Answer:

1. Dallas Cowboys - $15.5B
2. Los Angeles Rams - $12.7B
3. New York Giants - $12B
4. New England Patriots - $10.4B
5. New York Jets - $10.35B

Questions:

1. What factors do you think drive the value of a sports franchise? 
2. Do you or your friends spend money to support your favorite teams? What types of things can you/do you purchase?
3. One of the reasons that franchises are worth so much has to do with their latest TV/Cable/Streaming contracts. 
   1. Raise your hand if you watched a sporting event in the last week.
   2. What sport was it and who was playing?

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Behind the numbers (Sportico):

"2026 Valuation: The sum of the enterprise value of an NFL franchise combined with the value of team-related businesses and real estate holdings.

Team Value: NFL franchise valuation, derived from metrics by which football-team transactions occur, including aggregating local and national revenues and factoring in a team-specific multiplier. This represents the market value of the team itself, excluding related businesses held by its owners. It includes the value of each franchise’s 3.13% interest in the league’s properties, including NFL Films, NFL RedZone, 32 Equity (the private equity investment vehicle established by the NFL in 2013) and its digital platforms, which are acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team."

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