Posted on 04/13/2023 12:35:54 PM PDT by Red Badger
A surprising number of the most expensive sports teams sales were triggered by scandal. Or maybe that's not so surprising.
The Washington Commanders are reportedly being sold to billionaire hedge fun manager Josh Harris for a staggering $6 billion, a price tag that would smash the record for most expensive sports team sale in U.S. history.
With the Commanders reportedly soon to be at the top of that list, let's take a refreshed look at the 10 most expensive sports team sales. Were they also partially spurred by scandal and wrongdoing, like Dan Snyder's sale of the Commanders? Let's find out.
1. Washington Commanders Snyder's 24-year tenure as Commanders owner can't be seen as anything but a failure. His leadership (or meddling) caused the team to constantly struggle and take up near-permanent residence at the bottom of the NFC East, and the NFL determined that he fostered a dysfunctional workplace that was actively hostile toward women. He drove away one of the most dedicated fan bases in football, visibly lessening the value of his franchise, and yet will still walk away from the NFL with a cool $6 billion.
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NFL Ping!......................
If it was still the Redskins it would be worth twice as much.
I bet Redskins/Commanders fans are thrilled. From what I hear, fans of the team have hated this owner.
snyder paid what? 800m?
Commanders hahahaha
At this point, I even doubt that changing the name back to Redskins would convince me to watch. The Redskins-Cowboys games had a certain panache.
Wow, these major league sports franchises are now valued in the billions. Unbelievable.
Dan Snyder walks away with a nice profit. Will the new owners turn things around and make a nice profit on their investment?
According to unconfirmed unpublished estimates, every NFL team makes a healthy profit every year, largely due to the TV contracts.
He’s almost the most hated owner in NFL history..................
Commanders? It should be the Prisoners! The Washington Prisoners. I wish I had the money to buy it because that is what I would name it.
Exactly...... Cowboys & Commanders has no appeal...............
So much for “go woke, go broke.”
It’s primarily the TV contacts but the deal the owners have with the players is
also critical, the NFL players union is no where near as strong as the MLB Unions, the guaranteed versus not guaranteed contract is a huge plus for the NFL owners
They're running out of things they trust to put their money in. See FTX crypto...
Si........................
Change it back to Redskins or else take a hike.
commanding a high price...
I think Washington Indigenous Peoples has a nice ring to it.
From Redskins to “Commanders.” I know they’re trying to be PC, and the reference is probably to the US Naval Academy. However, my wife’s reaction was that “Commanders” reminded her of the misogynistic bad guys in “The Handmaiden” series.
For me, it brought the image of being commanded by Washington DC.
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