The average NFL franchise is now worth just under $1.2 billion according to the latest valuations released by Forbes.com.
With a rise in value of 5.2% from last year ($1.11 billion), this marks the second straight year in which franchise values rose at least 5.0%. This comes after a three-year stretch in which the average value actually decreased slightly.
But while the growth is promising, it is still not as accelerated as the glory years of the mid-2000s. From 2001 through 2006 the average value grew at least 9.5% each year and peaked at 34.7% in 2003...
