If you owned a NFL team, would you buy, hold or sell?

I would buy another, except for the anti-competition rules.

Viewer decline just a blip, will be back to normal after election, though there is limited upside ahead long term.

I'd tend to agree that the NFL's popularity isn't due to skyrocket any time soon and that it may have seen its best (that is, most profitable) days due to the reasons you've listed. That said, as someone else said, it's not exactly about to go bankrupt. If I was rich enough to own an NFL team, I would probably hold on to it for a year or two, get the publicity that comes with it, live the lifestyle that comes with that, and then sell it off, maybe go in on something less headache-inducing, like a vineyard or an MLS franchise.

You are omitting the HIGH likelihood that sports betting will be legalized nationally within the next few years... and when that happens, forget about it.

How recently have I blackmailed voters into buying me a new stadium?

The NFL is making a push to expand into international markets. I'd hold until I had some sense of how successful that move will be.

I stopped watching NFL a few years ago. One of the top 100 decisions I made that year. It's boring, the players are mostly losers, etc.

I'd hold onto it if I already owned one for sure. Even with massive amount of entertainment options, for a lot of people, nothing beats live sports drama. I fall into this category where it is extremely entertaining for me to watch.

Most owners of professional sports teams do it largely for prestige, not necessarily because it is a good investment.

You can't expect them to make buy and sell decisions based strictly on economic factors, whatever the future value of an NFL team may be.

I used to be a big fan. I didn't watch last year because of time constraints. I flipped on a game this year. Got bored in about 10 minutes. Haven't tried to watch again

Simple tip for you:

Making less money is much different than losing money.

I would definitely not sell right now. The NFL is easy profit for the owners.

Part of the NFL'S problem is simple over saturation. It was one thing when you spent all week looking forward to Sunday afternoon. Now if you miss Sunday afternoon, there are games on Sunday night, and Monday night, and Thursday night...not to mention college football is on every other day of the week. It's not "special" for football to be on anymore. Between college and pro, it is on TV literally every day of the week. They've watered down the product.

If you're morally upright, you probably wouldn't own one to begin with, for many of the reasons that OP outlined. Many, but not all, of the players are overpaid criminals.

NFL has been getting a lot of bad press lately, so profits are likely down. Selling now would guarantee one to lock in their losses. Best to wait until all this blows over, and then sell. But as others said, most owners likely own their team for prestige.

Buy isn't an option if you're an NFL owner, but if it were, you should buy. You should definitely not sell. The NFL is one of the strongest brands in the world and they are very good at protecting their profits. They manhandle the players union. They manhandle the public to subsidize new stadiums. They manhandle the networks to give them more of the advertising money. They have shown that they are pretty much above the law and can do whatever they want in regards to player punishment.

TV viewership might be down due to the election and a pretty exciting baseball playoff this year. But they're still making a ton of money. That's not going to stop soon, or probably ever.

i would intentionally run the organization into the ground and let it diethe nation is obsessed with professional sports and it does little good for society.

greedy bankers hat wrote:

If you're morally upright, you probably wouldn't own one to begin with, for many of the reasons that OP outlined. Many, but not all, of the players are overpaid criminals.

NFL has been getting a lot of bad press lately, so profits are likely down. Selling now would guarantee one to lock in their losses. Best to wait until all this blows over, and then sell. But as others said, most owners likely own their team for prestige.

Why don't you just come out and say it, the majority of the players are black and from the Hood. RAAAAYcist!!

whoape wrote:

i would intentionally run the organization into the ground and let it die

the nation is obsessed with professional sports and it does little good for society.

Say what you will about the people involved in professional sports, however it contributes a massive amount to our economy.

"...In short, as hobbies go, owning an NFL team is a pretty good investment. Very rarely does the value of a team go down. Get a shiny new stadium and that value can skyrocket. Every team in the NFL will get a nice boost in the bottom line with every new TV deal...."

A few examples:

Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys for $140M in 1989. His investment is worth about $3.3B.

Jeff Lurie bought the Eagles for $185M in 1994. His investment is worth about $1.3B.

Daniel Snyder bought the Redskins for $750M in 1999. His investment is worth about $2.95B.

Zygi Wilf bought the Vikings for $600M in 2005. His investment is worth about $1.6B

This is a no-brainer. Hold is the correct answer.

I was a football fan beginning in the late 50's. (Johnny Unitas, Ray Berry, Y.A. Tittle, Huge McElhenny, Joe the Jet Perry, Ollie Matson, Jon Arnett, Crazy Legs Hirsch) through about 2014.

I've pretty much lost interest.

The game was more fun when there were players you could root for. There are still a few - Tom Brady, Andrew Luck, Frank Gore, Larry Fitzgerald for example.

It seems we know too much about the players these days and a lot of them are just punks. The violence has gotten out of hand. The dirty players are ruining the game. I can't understand it. They make big money because of the stars (QB's) and they do their best to end their careers.

The 70's & 80's were great decades. The Dolphins, Raiders, Steelers, Cowboys and especially the Forty-Niners were fun teams to watch. These days all we have are the Patriots. And I'm a West Coast guy.