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Where Do The Seattle Seahawks Rank In How Much NFL Team's Last Sold For

How Much Did Each NFL Team Last Sell For


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NFL team's sell for outrageous numbers. But it hasn't always been this way. We took a look at what each team LAST sold for. And check where the Seattle Seahawks rank in the price of how much the team sold for. 

1919. Green Bay Packers (N/A)


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The Green Bay Packers were founded as a community owned team and still owned by shareholders.

1920. Chicago Bears ($100)


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George Halas founded and bought the Chicago Bears for $100. His daughter Virginia McCaskey owns the team still. 

1925. New York Giants ($500)


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Still hard to believe the Giants were bought for only $500 USD. 

1933. Pittsburgh Steelers ($2,500) 


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The Pittsburgh Steelers are still owned by the Rooney family. 

1960. Kansas City Chiefs ($25,000)


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The Chiefs are one of the best and most iconic teams of all time. They were bought for an insanely low number. 

1959. Tennessee Titans ($25,000)


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The Titans were originally the Houston Oilers.

1932. Arizona Cardinals ($50,000)


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Originally the 1932 Chicago Cardinals. Then they moved to Arizona at a much later time.

1966. Las Vegas Raiders ($180,000)


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The 1966 at the time Oakland Raiders seem like a bargain now.

1964. Detroit Lions ($5 million) 


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For some reason I assumed the Lions were always owned by the Ford family.

1967. Cincinnati Bengals ($8 million) 


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$8 million for the Bengals is a steal.

1977. San Francisco 49ers ($13 million) 


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Pretty crazy to see the price considering how much the 49ers are worth today.

1972. Indianapolis Colts ($15 million) 


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The Irsay family still owns the Colts. 

1985. New Orleans Saints ($70 million) 


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This where we start seeing some big numbers. The Saints were the first team to be sold for over $50 million.

1984. Los Angeles Chargers ($70 million) 


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The Chargers sold for $70 million dollars when they were back in San Diego.

1989. Dallas Cowboys ($140 million) 


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This is one of the greatest purchases of all time. Jerry Jones owns arguably the most expensive franchises in pro sports.

1994. New England Patriots ($172 million)


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The Patriots were transformed by the Kraft family after this purchase.

1994. Philadelphia Eagles ($185 million) 


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The Eagles are one of the most respected ownership groups in the NFL.

1995. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($192 million) 


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The Glazer family helped the Buccaneers win two superbowls. 

1997. Seattle Seahawks ($194 million) 


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Paul Allen bought and saved the Seahawks. The Seahawks could have moved to LA but Allen bought the team from Ken Behring. 

2002. Atlanta Falcons ($545 million) 


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The Falcons are one of the most successful ownership groups in all the NFL.

2000. Baltimore Ravens ($600 million) 


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The Ravens were bought as the Cleveland Browns then hijacked the team to Baltimore.

2005. Minnesota Vikings ($600 million) 


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The Minnesota Vikings were purchased by the Wilf family and helped transform the organization. 

2000. New York Jets ($635 million) 


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Woody Allen bought the Jets for what seems like a steal today.

1999. Houston Texans ($700 million)


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The Houston Texans expansion franchise was purchased for $750 million.

2010. Los Angeles Rams ($750 million) 


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The purchase of the Rams has paid off big time as they moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles and are worth upwards of $5 billion now.

2011. Jacksonville Jaguars ($760 million) 


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The Jacksonville Jaguars were bought by Shaid Khan and are in the middle of a transformation and new stadium. 

2012. Cleveland Browns ($1.05 billion)


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The Cleveland Browns are one of most iconic football brands. They were last sold in 2012.

2008. Miami Dolphins ($1.1 billion) 


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The Miami Dolphins being a team in Miami are probably worth 5x of what they were last bought for.

2014. Buffalo Bills ($1.4 billion) 


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The Buffalo Bills are one of the most iconic franchises in all the NFL.

2018. Carolina Panthers ($2.28 billion) 


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The Carolina Panthers ownership group is one of the most hated in the NFL.

2022. Denver Broncos ($4.65 billion)


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The Walton-Penner group (Walmart) bought the Broncos in 2022.

2023. Washington Commanders ($6.05 billion)


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The Washington Commanders are the latest and most expensive teal sale in American sports history.

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