The 25 Richest NFL Team Owners

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For the megarich, ownership of a sports franchise is the ultimate trophy — and an NFL team is the biggest cap feather of them all. Some of the richest NFL team owners inherited their franchises as part of massive hand-me-down fortunes.

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Other owners bought their teams after amassing enormous wealth on their own. In a few rare cases, the family fortune is actually based on ownership of the team. Team owners are ranked from least to most wealth, primarily based on data from Forbes.

All the owners on this list are rich — sometimes even richer than the teams they own.

Last updated: April 16, 2021

Members of the Bowlen family, from left to right, Brittany Bowlen, Annabel Bowlen, Amie Bowlen Klemmer, Christina Bowlen, Patrick Bowlen and Beth Bowlen Wallace pose with a bust of former Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Members of the Bowlen family, from left to right, Brittany Bowlen, Annabel Bowlen, Amie Bowlen Klemmer, Christina Bowlen, Patrick Bowlen and Beth Bowlen Wallace pose with a bust of former Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Pat Bowlen Trust: $1 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Denver Broncos

  • Owner since: 1984

  • How much they purchased the team for: $470 million

  • How much the team is worth: $3.2 billion

Iconic Broncos owner Pat Bowlen was a successful lawyer and real estate developer before he bought the Broncos in 1984. During his 35-year tenure, Denver won 60% of its games, a winning percentage topped only by the Patriots. When Bowlen died at the age of 75 in June 2019, Celebrity Net Worth estimated his net worth at $1 billion. The Broncos are held in a trust in his name until new ownership is decided, with a court case scheduled for July 2021.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden, center, poses with Glazer family members, owners of the team, after being inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor during halftime of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Tampa, FlaFalcons Buccaneers Football, Tampa, USA - 18 Dec 2017.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden, center, poses with Glazer family members, owners of the team, after being inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor during halftime of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Tampa, FlaFalcons Buccaneers Football, Tampa, USA - 18 Dec 2017.

Glazer Family: $1 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Owner since: 2014

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $2.3 billion

Malcolm Glazer was the patriarch of the Glazer family, and when he died in 2014, he left his descendants an empire built on the First Allied Corporation, which includes millions of square feet of retail shopping space. He also willed them the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which he bought in 1995 for $192 million. Bryan Glazer, the son of Malcolm, is estimated to be worth $1 billion.

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Dean Spanos: $1 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Los Angeles Chargers

  • Owner since: 2018

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $2.6 billion

Dean Spanos took over full ownership of the Chargers in 2018 when his father, Alex Spanos, passed away. Alex Spanos purchased majority interest in the Chargers in 1984 for $72 million. Spanos drew heavy criticism and scorn for moving the franchise from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Sancya/AP/Shutterstock (10688899a)Showing Detroit Lions vice chair Sheila Ford Hamp during a news conference to introduce new head coach Matt Patricia at their NFL Football training facility in Allen Park, Mich.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Sancya/AP/Shutterstock (10688899a)Showing Detroit Lions vice chair Sheila Ford Hamp during a news conference to introduce new head coach Matt Patricia at their NFL Football training facility in Allen Park, Mich.

William Clay Ford Family: $1 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Detroit Lions

  • Owner since: 1964

  • How much they purchased the team for: $4.5 million

  • How much the team is worth: $2.1 billion

William Clay Ford purchased a minority stake in the franchise in 1961, and he bought out the remaining minority owners on Nov. 22, 1963 (the same day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated). The sale was made official in 1964, and Ford remained the team’s only owner until he passed away in 2014, when his wife, Martha Firestone Ford, assumed ownership. She passed principal ownership to her daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp, in 2020.

New York Giants owner Steve Tisch NFL football game, in Arlington, TexasGiants Cowboys Football, Arlington, USA - 25 Oct 2010.
New York Giants owner Steve Tisch NFL football game, in Arlington, TexasGiants Cowboys Football, Arlington, USA - 25 Oct 2010.

Steve Tisch $1.2 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: New York Giants

  • Owner since: 2005

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $4.3 billion

Steve Tisch, whose net worth is estimated at $1.2 billion, owns half of the New York Giants — John Mara, who just missed the cut to appear in this list, owns the other half. In 2005, he took over a 50% stake in the Giants, which his father, Bob Tisch, purchased for $75 million in 1991 — the entire team sold for $150 million.

The elder Tisch co-founded the financial conglomerate Loews Corp. in 1946, and when he died in 2005, Steve Tish became half-owner of the No. 3 most valuable team in the NFL. His mother Joan was the largest Loews shareholder, and when she died in 2017, Steve Tisch inherited her fortune.

Stefon Diggs and Zygmunt 'Zygi' WilfNew Orleans Saints at the Minnesota Vikings, Minneapolis, USA - 14 Jan 2018Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (L) hugs Minnesota Vikings owner Zygmunt 'Zygi' Wilf (R) after defeating the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Divisional Playoffs at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.
Stefon Diggs and Zygmunt 'Zygi' WilfNew Orleans Saints at the Minnesota Vikings, Minneapolis, USA - 14 Jan 2018Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (L) hugs Minnesota Vikings owner Zygmunt 'Zygi' Wilf (R) after defeating the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Divisional Playoffs at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.

Zygmunt Wilf: $1.3 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Minnesota Vikings

  • Owner since: 2005

  • How much they purchased the team for: $600 million

  • How much the team is worth: $2.95 billion

Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf is a German immigrant and the son of Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivors. His father and uncle formed a real estate company, which Hunt joined after working as a lawyer. After assuming control of the firm, he dramatically expanded the company’s portfolio, which now includes tens of thousands of apartments and vast commercial holdings. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he has a fortune of $1.3 billion.

Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, and daughter of Bears' founder George S.
Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, and daughter of Bears' founder George S.

Virginia Halas McCaskey and Family: $1.3 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Chicago Bears

  • Owner since: 1920

  • How much they purchased the team for: $100

  • How much the team is worth: $3.5 billion

Few teams have a longer and prouder lineage than the Chicago Bears, whose 1,000-game history began in 1920 — the franchise is one of only two remaining charter members of the National Football League. That year, George Halas bought the team for $100 — three years before his daughter Virginia was born in 1923. The oldest owner in the NFL, Virginia Halas McCaskey — whose net worth Forbes estimated at $1.3 billion in 2018 — is among the only owners whose family fortune comes directly from owning a team, as opposed to buying a team after becoming independently wealthy.

Clark Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, his wife Tavia Shackles and their daughter Ava, pose for a photo before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, in Kansas City, MoTexans Chiefs Football, Kansas City, USA - 13 Oct 2019.
Clark Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, his wife Tavia Shackles and their daughter Ava, pose for a photo before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, in Kansas City, MoTexans Chiefs Football, Kansas City, USA - 13 Oct 2019.

The Hunt Family: $2 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Kansas City Chiefs

  • Owner since: 1974

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $2.5 billion

The Hunt family is descended from American oil royalty. Their fortune can be traced to legendary wildcatter H.L. Hunt, who was once the richest man in the world and inspired the character J.R. Ewing on the TV show “Dallas.” He had 15 children, and his many descendants control a vast network of energy companies, resorts, and real estate and sports franchises, including the Kansas City Chiefs, which H.L. Hunt purchased for $25,000 in 1960. Hunt died in 1974. Hunt’s late son Lamar is believed to have named the Super Bowl. Clark Hunt, who now runs the Chiefs, is worth $2 billion, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Dan Snyder Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, speaks to the media during a news conference, in Ashburn, Va.
Dan Snyder Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, speaks to the media during a news conference, in Ashburn, Va.

Dan Snyder: $2.6 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Washington Football Team

  • Owner since: 1999

  • How much they purchased the team for: $750 million

  • How much the team is worth: $3.5 billion

Dan Snyder made his money through his marketing firm Snyder Communications, which he formed after dropping out of college. He took the company public in 1996 and then sold it to a French company in 2000 — the year after he bought the franchise then known as the Redskins — for $2.1 billion. The team is currently searching for a new name and is known as the Washington Football Team. Today, Snyder’s net worth today is estimated at $2.6 billion.

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, in Minneapolis.
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, in Minneapolis.

Jeffrey Lurie: $3 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Philadelphia Eagles

  • Owner since: 1994

  • How much they purchased the team for: $1.85 billion

  • How much the team is worth: $3.4 billion

Jeffrey Lurie, worth $3 billion, has owned the Eagles for more than a quarter-century. He took out a loan to buy the team, but he earned his fortune in the movie and media business. He became an executive in the General Cinema Corporation, founded by his grandfather in 1983, and later founded Chestnut Hill Productions.

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam walks off the field during the team's organized team activity at its NFL football training facility, in Berea, OhioBrowns Football, Berea, USA - 31 May 2017.
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam walks off the field during the team's organized team activity at its NFL football training facility, in Berea, OhioBrowns Football, Berea, USA - 31 May 2017.

Jimmy and Dee Haslam: $3 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Cleveland Browns

  • Owner since: 2012

  • How much they purchased the team for: $987 million

  • How much the team is worth: $2.4 billion

In 1958, Jim Haslam bought a single gas station for $6,000. In the ensuing decades, he turned that into the truck stop empire that is Pilot Flying J, which has 750 locations in 44 states and did $29 billion in revenue in 2018. His son Jimmy, along with Jimmy’s wife, Dee, bought the Browns in 2012. Jimmy had served on the Pilot board of directors since he was a college student. Jim Haslam’s other son became the governor of Tennessee. Jimmy and Dee Haslam are worth $3 billion.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay walks onto the field before the start of an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, IndianapolisBroncos Colts Football, Indianapolis, USA - 8 Nov 2015.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay walks onto the field before the start of an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, IndianapolisBroncos Colts Football, Indianapolis, USA - 8 Nov 2015.

Jim Irsay: $3 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Indianapolis Colts

  • Owner since: 1997

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $2.9 billion

Robert Irsay bought the Colts for $14 million in 1972, and his son, Jim, spent his childhood with the team, living with them in the summer and traveling with them on the team bus as a kid. A college football player himself, Jim Irsay worked various jobs for the Colts for his entire life, including ticket sales and public relations. When the elder Irsay died in 1997, Jim Irsay became the sole owner and led Indy to a successful run that included a Super Bowl. He is now worth $3 billion.

New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson waves before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in New OrleansTexans Saints Football, New Orleans, USA - 09 Sep 2019.
New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson waves before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in New OrleansTexans Saints Football, New Orleans, USA - 09 Sep 2019.

Gayle Benson: $3.4 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: New Orleans Saints

  • Owner since: 2018

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $2.5 billion

Gayle Benson inherited not just the Saints, but also the New Orleans Pelicans, when her husband, wealthy businessman Tom Benson, passed away in 2018. He purchased the team in 1985 for $70.2 million. Gayle Benson, Tom Benson’s third wife, is worth $3.4 billion.

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, center walks out onto the field during practice before an NFL football game, in Miami Gardens, FlaJets Dolphins Football, Miami Gardens, USA - 03 Nov 2019.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, center walks out onto the field during practice before an NFL football game, in Miami Gardens, FlaJets Dolphins Football, Miami Gardens, USA - 03 Nov 2019.

Robert Wood Johnson IV: $3.5 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: New York Jets

  • Owner since: 2000

  • How much they purchased the team for: $635 million

  • How much the team is worth: $3.5 billion

Despite being perennially and predictably terrible, the Jets are consistently one of the 10 most valuable teams in the NFL. Their owner, Woody Johnson, is worth $3.5 billion, and he served as ambassador to Great Britain from 2017-2020. Most of his money is tied up in the Jets, but he’s not a self-made man by any means. He’s the most famous of the heirs of Robert Wood Johnson, who founded Johnson & Johnson in 1886.

Jed York, John York, Denise DeBartolo York San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York, second from left, poses for a photo with family members, including his wife Danielle, third from left, and his parents, John York and Denise DeBartolo York, fourth and fifth from left, at a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site for the San Francisco 49ers' NFL football stadium in Santa Clara, Calif49ers Stadium Football, Santa Clara, USA.

Denise York and Family: $3.5 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: San Francisco 49ers

  • Owner since: 2001

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $3.8 billion

The 49ers are the No. 5 most valuable team in the NFL, and the family of Denise York owns 90% of it. Her father, construction giant Edward DeBartolo Sr., bought the team for $13 million in 1977. The wife of pathologist John York, Denise gained control of the 49ers from her brother, who owned the team for 23 years before running into legal trouble. Her family is worth $3.5 billion.

Houston Texans owner Janice McNair talks with with players before an NFL football game, in Tampa, FlaTexans Buccaneers Football, Tampa, USA - 21 Dec 2019.
Houston Texans owner Janice McNair talks with with players before an NFL football game, in Tampa, FlaTexans Buccaneers Football, Tampa, USA - 21 Dec 2019.

Janice McNair: $4.1 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Houston Texans

  • Owner since: 2018

  • How much they purchased the team for: Inherited

  • How much the team is worth: $3.3 billion

When Robert McNair died in 2018, his widow, Janice McNair, inherited her late husband’s 80% stake in the 32nd and most recent expansion team to enter the NFL. Robert paid $600 million for the Houston Texans after selling his power generator company Cogen Technologies to energy firm (and soon-to-be criminal enterprise) Enron in 1999. Janice McNair is worth $4.1 billion.

Baltimore Ravens owner Stephen Bisciotti before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in LondonRavens Jaguars Football, London, United Kingdom - 24 Sep 2017.
Baltimore Ravens owner Stephen Bisciotti before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in LondonRavens Jaguars Football, London, United Kingdom - 24 Sep 2017.

Stephen Bisciotti: $4.9 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Baltimore Ravens

  • Owner since: 2004

  • How much they purchased the team for: $600 million

  • How much the team is worth: $2.98 billion

Stephen Bisciotti, who was raised by a single mother in Baltimore, started the staffing firm Allegis Group with his cousin Jim Davis — also now a billionaire — in a basement in 1983. Today, Bisciotti is worth $4.9 billion and owns the Ravens, who won a Super Bowl most recently in 2013. In 2018, Allegis Group did $13.6 billion in revenue.

Terry Pegula, Kim Pegula Terry Pegula, the new Buffalo Bills owner, right, speaks during a pre-game ceremony as his wife, Kim Pegula, watches before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, in Orchard Park, N.
Terry Pegula, Kim Pegula Terry Pegula, the new Buffalo Bills owner, right, speaks during a pre-game ceremony as his wife, Kim Pegula, watches before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, in Orchard Park, N.

Terrence and Kim Pegula: $5.4 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Buffalo Bills

  • Owner since: 2014

  • How much they purchased the team for: $1.4 billion

  • How much the team is worth: $2.1 billion

Fracking magnate Terrence Pegula, along with his wife, Kim, have an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion — but it wasn’t always that way. He founded his energy company, East Resources, in 1983 with a $7,500 loan. In 2010, he sold East Resources to the Royal Dutch Shell company for $4.7 billion. The undisputed monarchs of Buffalo sports, the Pegulas also own the Buffalo Sabres NHL team.

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is seen during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is seen during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.

Arthur Blank: $6.9 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Atlanta Falcons

  • Owner since: 2002

  • How much they purchased the team for: $545 million

  • How much the team is worth: $2.9 billion

If you’ve ever shopped at Home Depot, you’ve contributed to the $6.9 billion fortune of Arthur Blank. He co-founded the hardware giant with Bernie Marcus in 1978, became one of the richest people in the world, and stepped down as Home Depot co-chairman in 2001, a year before buying the Falcons. In 2012, he signed the Giving Pledge and vowed to donate the majority of his wealth to charity.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft an NFL football game, in HoustonPatriots Texans Football, Houston, USA - 01 Dec 2019.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft an NFL football game, in HoustonPatriots Texans Football, Houston, USA - 01 Dec 2019.

Robert Kraft: $6.9 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: New England Patriots

  • Owner since: 1994

  • How much they purchased the team for: $172 million

  • How much the team is worth: $4.4 billion

As a child, Robert Kraft sold newspapers outside of the former Braves Stadium in Boston. He began amassing his $6.9 billion fortune through a successful packaging and paper business and went on to assemble a sporting empire that now includes stakes in the UFC and the New England Revolution MLS soccer club. The jewel in his crown, however, is the six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, which was the greatest dynasty in football history before finally missing the playoffs last season.

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, watches his team warm up before an NFL football gam against the Buffalo Bills, in Miami Gardens, FlaBills Dolphins Football, Miami Gardens, USA - 17 Nov 2019.
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, watches his team warm up before an NFL football gam against the Buffalo Bills, in Miami Gardens, FlaBills Dolphins Football, Miami Gardens, USA - 17 Nov 2019.

Stephen M. Ross: $7 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Miami Dolphins

  • Owner since: 2008

  • How much they purchased the team for: $1.1 billion

  • How much the team is worth: $2.9 billion

Tax-attorney-turned-real-estate-developer Stephen M. Ross amassed a $7 billion fortune, in part, through his Related Co. real estate firm. It’s responsible for $60 billion in property development and acquisition, including Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, which opened to the public in 2019. Ross also owns major stakes in a variety of restaurant chains, SoulCycle and Equinox Fitness.

Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Shahid Khan, arrives to watch the warm-up before an NFL football game against Philadelphia Eagles at Wembley stadium in LondonJaguars Eagles Football, London, United Kingdom - 28 Oct 2018.
Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Shahid Khan, arrives to watch the warm-up before an NFL football game against Philadelphia Eagles at Wembley stadium in LondonJaguars Eagles Football, London, United Kingdom - 28 Oct 2018.

Shahid Khan: $8 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Jacksonville Jaguars

  • Owner since: 2011

  • How much they purchased the team for: $770 million

  • How much the team is worth: $2.5 billion

A self-made man now worth $8 billion, Shahid Khan is an engineer by trade. In 1980, he bought Flex-N-Gate, an auto parts supplier, from his former employer. He then put his engineering background to work in designing a hugely successful one-piece truck bumper, and in the ensuing decades, he grew his business to include 66 plants run by 24,000 employees.

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Stanley Kroenke: $8.2 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Los Angeles Rams

  • Owner since: 2010

  • How much they purchased the team for: $750 million

  • How much the team is worth: $4 billion

Real estate powerbroker Stanley Kroenke is worth $8.2 billion, much of which can be credited to the 30 million square feet of mostly commercial real estate in his bulging portfolio. Kroenke boasts a title coveted by the elite since the founding of America — landowner. He personally owns more than 2 million acres of ranches in the U.S. and Canada. A major sports mogul, his holdings are not limited to the Rams. He also owns the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Rapids and the Arsenal soccer club in Britain.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones smiles during a press conference at the NFL football team training camp in Oxnard, Calif.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones smiles during a press conference at the NFL football team training camp in Oxnard, Calif.

Jerry Jones: $8.8 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Dallas Cowboys

  • Owner since: 1989

  • How much they purchased the team for: $150 million

  • How much the team is worth: $5.7 billion

Jerry Jones, who is worth $8.8 billion, has both football and business baked into his DNA. He originally made his money as a successful oil wildcatter, but before that, he served as co-captain of the University of Arkansas’ 1964 national championship football team. Although they haven’t played in a Super Bowl since the 1995 season, the Cowboys are the most valuable team in not just the NFL, but in all sports, by a mile — the next-most-valuable team, the New York Yankees, is worth 20% less. All of this happened under the unprecedented stewardship of Jones, who revolutionized the modern NFL and changed how it’s marketed, sold, merchandized and contracted to the media.

New Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper answers a question during a news conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.
New Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper answers a question during a news conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.

David Tepper: $14.5 Billion Net Worth

  • Team: Carolina Panthers

  • Owner since: 2018

  • How much they purchased the team for: $2.3 billion

  • How much the team is worth: $2.6 billion

Widely hailed as the greatest hedge fund manager of his generation, David Tepper made a lot of money for his clients — and himself. His net worth is estimated to be $14.5 billion, making him the richest individual NFL owner by a longshot. A former Goldman Sachs junk bond manager, Tepper’s Appaloosa Management fund oversees $5.6 billion in assets — small potatoes compared to the $20 billion it managed at its peak.

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George Malone contributed to the reporting for this article.

Methodology: To discover the 25 richest NFL owners, GOBankingRates sourced every NFL team’s ownership from Forbes “Sports Money: 2020 NFL Valuations”. Once the 32 owners were identified, GOBankingRates used Forbes “The World’s Real-time Billionaires” and CelebrityNetWorth.com’s data to find each owners (1) net worth. GOBankingRates also found each team’s (2) value; (3) year purchased; and (4) price paid. All data was collected and is up to date as of March 31, 2021.

This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: The 25 Richest NFL Team Owners

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