[sinkspur]

The Redskins are the most valuable franchise and one of the most profitable in the NFL, even with their dismal record for last few years believe it or not.

Sorry, both of those distinctions belong to the Dallas Cowboys.

[MizzouTigerRepublican]

You are absolutely correct. The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable NFL Franchise. Even being 5-11 for 3 years still didn't knock them off the top spot. With them winning again I am sure their value will grow even more over the league.

[ironman]

Sorry, we're number one

"August 29, 2003
Forbes Releases NFL Franchise Values
Forbes has released their annual rankings of every NFL team in terms of dollar value, and the Washington Redskins are at the top of the list, once again, with an estimated value of $952 million. Rounding out the top five is Dallas at No. 2 worth $851 million"
http://football.about.com/b/a/022243.htm

[HenryLeeII]

No, actually the Redskins are more valuable than the Cowboys franchise, because they own their own stadium. Forbes or Fortune magazine did a survey recently, and if I remember correctly, the Skins were the top NFL franchise, and maybe even in sports overall.

[HenryLeeII]

Here we go, I found the article I was looking for (Washington Times, August 29, 2003):

The Washington Redskins' economic march into the record books continued yesterday as Forbes Magazine estimated the team's value at $952 million, 13 percent higher than a year ago and another all-time high for American sports.

Expectations were heavy last week for Forbes to assign a value of about $1 billion to the Redskins. Fueling those projections was owner Dan Snyder's recent sale of about a fifth of the team's equity to three investors for $200 million. And industry magazine SportsBusiness Journal, quoting financial sources, recently pegged the Redskins' total holdings, including FedEx Field, at $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion.

The article goes on to say that the N.Y. Yankees were valued at $849M, and the NFL's least valuable franchise, the Arizona Cardinals, were still more valuable than the then-reigning World Series champion Anaheim Angels.

[billb]

I guess you haven't looked lately. That's why I said it's hard to believe.

http://football.about.com/cs/news/a/bl_2003values.htm

[Skywalk]

No actually, the Skins are the most valuable franchise in SPORTS.