Not to be outdone by Sportico , Forbes, the financial news site , released its valuations of NFL teams Thursday, Aug.28 and the Cleveland Browns fared better in it.
The Browns ranked 18th overall in the NFL with respect to team value. The team, w hich Jimmy and Dee Haslam purchased in 2012 for $1.02 billion, has a worth of $6.4 billion , well over a $5 billion return on investment for the couple.
In the Sportico survey, the team ranked No. 23 with a value of $6.14 billion (what’s a few hundred million give or take, right?).
Where did the Browns rank when compared to the rest of the AFC North?
While the Browns gained value in the Forbes survey, the were also differences in the rest of the AFC North, with only the Pittsburgh Steelers getting the same valuation in both with the sa