How Much Did Each NFL Team Last Sell For
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)
The Green Bay Packers were founded as a community owned team and still owned by shareholders.
1920. Chicago Bears ($100)
George Halas founded and bought the Chicago Bears for $100. His daughter Virginia McCaskey owns the team still.
1925. New York Giants ($500)
Still hard to believe the Giants were bought for only $500 USD.
1933. Pittsburgh Steelers ($2,500)
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still owned by the Rooney family.
1960. Kansas City Chiefs ($25,000)
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)
The Titans were originally the Houston Oilers.
1932. Arizona Cardinals ($50,000)
Originally the 1932 Chicago Cardinals. Then they moved to Arizona at a much later time.
1966. Las Vegas Raiders ($180,000)
The 1966 at the time Oakland Raiders seem like a bargain now.
1964. Detroit Lions ($5 million)
For some reason I assumed the Lions were always owned by the Ford family.
1967. Cincinnati Bengals ($8 million)
$8 million for the Bengals is a steal.
1977. San Francisco 49ers ($13 million)
Pretty crazy to see the price considering how much the 49ers are worth today.
1972. Indianapolis Colts ($15 million)
The Irsay family still owns the Colts.
1985. New Orleans Saints ($70 million)
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)
The Chargers sold for $70 million dollars when they were back in San Diego.
1989. Dallas Cowboys ($140 million)
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)
The Patriots were transformed by the Kraft family after this purchase.
1994. Philadelphia Eagles ($185 million)
The Eagles are one of the most respected ownership groups in the NFL.
1995. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($192 million)
The Glazer family helped the Buccaneers win two superbowls.
1997. Seattle Seahawks ($194 million)
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)
The Falcons are one of the most successful ownership groups in all the NFL.
2000. Baltimore Ravens ($600 million)
The Ravens were bought as the Cleveland Browns then hijacked the team to Baltimore.
2005. Minnesota Vikings ($600 million)
The Minnesota Vikings were purchased by the Wilf family and helped transform the organization.
2000. New York Jets ($635 million)
Woody Allen bought the Jets for what seems like a steal today.
1999. Houston Texans ($700 million)
The Houston Texans expansion franchise was purchased for $750 million.
2010. Los Angeles Rams ($750 million)
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)
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)
The Cleveland Browns are one of most iconic football brands. They were last sold in 2012.
2008. Miami Dolphins ($1.1 billion)
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)
The Buffalo Bills are one of the most iconic franchises in all the NFL.
2018. Carolina Panthers ($2.28 billion)
The Carolina Panthers ownership group is one of the most hated in the NFL.
2022. Denver Broncos ($4.65 billion)
The Walton-Penner group (Walmart) bought the Broncos in 2022.
2023. Washington Commanders ($6.05 billion)
The Washington Commanders are the latest and most expensive teal sale in American sports history.