Loyal readers know how much Blawgconomics loves a good list, and Forbes happens to provide a lot of them. Last week, it released one of our personal favorites, its ranking of the values of all of the NFL franchises. It can be found here for your viewing pleasure.
Eastern teams lead the charge, with 6 of the 10 ten highest-valued teams hailing from the NFC and AFC East divisions respectively. On the trends front, one notable is the fact that all but 5 teams have either declined in value or remain unchanged over last year's numbers.
Though even the 'cheapest' franchise, Jacksonville, is still valued at nearly three quarters of a billion dollars, and while NFL owners are, by all accounts, still able to pay the bills, one wonders how much these declining values may play into the decision to go to an 18 game regular season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wasn't necessarily available for comment today, but one could certainly speculate...
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