Who Are The Best and Worst Owners in the NFL?
For billionaires and entrepreneurs, football ownership is seen as an attractive investment opportunity. But while the new owners can expect impressive returns on investments, what benefit does the club and its fans get to enjoy?
To find out, the team at BonusFinder looked at a number of key owner indicators such as stadium facilities, team investment, average active cash, super bowl wins, stadium relocations and more.
The teams scoring the highest in each category were deemed to have the best owners.
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BEST OVERALL SCORE
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1
Score
160
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Rooney Family
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2
Score
151
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers, Inc.
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3
Score
149
New England Patriots
Robert Kraft
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4
Score
140
Kansas City Chiefs
The Hunt Family
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5
Score
139
New Orleans Saints
Gayle Benson
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6
Score
137
Seattle Seahawks
Jody Allen & Trustee
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7
Score
135
Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Jones
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8
Score
131
Baltimore Ravens
Steve Bisciotti
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9
Score
126
Atlanta Falcons
Arthur Blank
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10
Score
126
Minnesota Vikings
Zygi Wilf
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11
Score
126
New York Giants
John Mara & Steve Tisch
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12
Score
109
Chicago Bears
Virginia Halas McCaskey
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13
Score
106
LA Rams
Stan Kroenke
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14
Score
106
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Glazer Family
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15
Score
105
Houston Texans
Janice McNair and Family
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16
Score
103
Denver Broncos
Joe Ellis & Trustee
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17
Score
101
Indianapolis Colts
Jim Irsay
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18
Score
92
Philadelphia Eagles
Jeffrey Lurie
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19
Score
85
Buffalo Bills
Kim and Terry Pegula
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20
Score
76
Carolina Panthers
David Tepper
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21
Score
74
Detroit Lions
Sheila Ford Hamp
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22
Score
73
Miami Dolphins
Stephen M. Ross
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23
Score
70
Arizona Cardinals
Estate of Bill Bidwill
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24
Score
67
New York Jets
Woody and Christopher Johnson
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25
Score
64
San Francisco 49ers
Denise DeBartolo York & Family
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26
Score
63
Washington FT
Dan Snyder
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27
Score
62
LA Chargers
Dean Spanos
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28
Score
56
Las Vegas Raiders
Carol and Mark Davis
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29
Score
55
Tennessee Titans
Amy Adams Strunk
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30
Score
51
Cleveland Browns
Jimmy and Dee Haslam
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31
Score
46
Jacksonville Jaguars
Shahid Khan
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32
Score
28
Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Brown
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1 Average active cash 2018-20
2 % of salary cap used (since 2011 or when acquired)
Data sourced from Forbes, ESPN, Pro-football Reference, Trip Advisor and NFL.com. Data Accurate as of August 2021.
2 % of salary cap used (since 2011 or when acquired)
Data sourced from Forbes, ESPN, Pro-football Reference, Trip Advisor and NFL.com. Data Accurate as of August 2021.