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The New Way to Buy an NFL Team
The league’s change to its ownership rules has expanded to include some new bidders — and increased franchise valuations even more.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: It’s extremely unlikely that you will ever own an NFL team, which are among the most highly valued assets in sports. Unless you plan to inherit a franchise or happen to be a multibillionaire, your likelihood of becoming a majority owner makes even the odds of winning the lottery look generous.
Yet there’s now a side door that can gain entry to luxury boxes previously reserved for owners: private equity.1