‘The Bills’ $11.58 million operating profit for 1999, the latest year covered in the documents, was nearly double their profit of $5.6 million the year before, according to documents released as part of Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis’ billion-dollar lawsuit against the league’s 31 teams.’
Archives for May 15, 2001
NFL Legers Reveal Profits Depend on New Stadiums
LA Times feature on the value of NFL franchises. Some very interesting information included. According to the Times, the average per-team operating profit jumped to $11.6 million in 1999–which just happened to be the same amount as the Bills operating profit in 1999. Buffalo reaped the benefits of a renovated stadium. There's also a look at which team might be the most likely to move to LA, as well as actual team financial statements for every NFL team, including the Bills. (Thanks to Boston's Sports Guy for the link.)