WoodysGirl
07-17-2012, 09:02 AM
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 16, 2012, 9:01 PM EDT
APJerry Jones has 1,850,000,000 reasons to be happy he’s the owner of the Dallas Cowboys.
According to estimates from Forbes magazine, the Cowboys are worth $1.85 billion, making them the highest-valued franchise in the NFL and tying them with the New York Yankees as the most valuable franchise in all of American sports. Jones, who spent an estimated $140 million to buy the Cowboys in 1989, has seen its value skyrocket over the last 23 years, and the team is expected to continue to thrive going forward thanks in large part to the Cowboys’ state-of-the-art new stadium. Not that Jones is hurting for money, but Forbes estimates that he’ll be able to make another $15 million a year or so in annual revenue if he sells the naming rights to Cowboys Stadium.
Read more: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/16/cowboys-value-estimated-at-1-85-billion-tops-in-nfl/
APJerry Jones has 1,850,000,000 reasons to be happy he’s the owner of the Dallas Cowboys.
According to estimates from Forbes magazine, the Cowboys are worth $1.85 billion, making them the highest-valued franchise in the NFL and tying them with the New York Yankees as the most valuable franchise in all of American sports. Jones, who spent an estimated $140 million to buy the Cowboys in 1989, has seen its value skyrocket over the last 23 years, and the team is expected to continue to thrive going forward thanks in large part to the Cowboys’ state-of-the-art new stadium. Not that Jones is hurting for money, but Forbes estimates that he’ll be able to make another $15 million a year or so in annual revenue if he sells the naming rights to Cowboys Stadium.
Read more: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/16/cowboys-value-estimated-at-1-85-billion-tops-in-nfl/