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The following is a list of current National Football League franchise owners:

Franchise	Principal owner		Since	Ref.
Arizona Cardinals		Michael Bidwill	1932	^[1]
Atlanta Falcons		Arthur Blank^[a]	2002	^[2]
Baltimore Ravens		Steve Bisciotti^[a]	2004	^[3]
Buffalo Bills		Terry Pegula	2014	^[4]
Carolina Panthers		David Tepper	2018	^[5]
Chicago Bears	—	Virginia Halas McCaskey^[a]	1920	^[6]
Cincinnati Bengals		Mike Brown	1991	^[7]^[8]
Cleveland Browns		Jimmy and Dee Haslam	2012	^[9]^[10]
Dallas Cowboys		Jerry Jones	1989	^[11]
Denver Broncos		Rob Walton^[b]	2022	^[12]^[13]
Detroit Lions	—	Sheila Ford Hamp^[a]	1963	^[14] ^[15]^[16]
Green Bay Packers	—	Green Bay Packers, Inc.^[c]	1923
Houston Texans	—	Cal McNair	1999	^[17]
Indianapolis Colts		Jim Irsay	1972	^[18]
Jacksonville Jaguars		Shahid Khan	2012	^[19]
Kansas City Chiefs		Clark Hunt^[d]	1960	^[20]
Las Vegas Raiders		Mark Davis and Carol Davis^[a]	1971
Los Angeles Chargers		Dean Spanos	1984	^[21]^[22]
Los Angeles Rams		Stan Kroenke	2010	^[23]
Miami Dolphins		Stephen Ross^[a]	2008	^[24]
Minnesota Vikings		Zygi Wilf^[a]	2005	^[25]
New England Patriots		Robert Kraft	1994	^[26]
New Orleans Saints		Gayle Benson	1985	^[27]
New York Giants		John Mara and Steve Tisch	1925	^[28]
New York Jets		Woody and Christopher Johnson	2000	^[29]
Philadelphia Eagles		Jeffrey Lurie	1994	^[30]
Pittsburgh Steelers		Rooney family (Art Rooney II)	1933	^[31]
San Francisco 49ers		Denise DeBartolo York and Jed York	1977	^[32]
Seattle Seahawks	—	Jody Allen^[e]	1997	^[33]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers		Glazer family (Bryan Glazer)	1995	^[34]
Tennessee Titans		Amy Adams Strunk^[f]	1959	^[35]^[36]
Washington Commanders		Josh Harris^[a]^[g]	2023	^[37]

Ownership restrictions

The NFL forbids corporations, religious groups, governments, and non-profit organizations from owning stakes in teams.^[38] The NFL requires a controlling owner to hold at minimum a 30% stake in the team and forbids ownership groups of over 24 people, or any publicly traded corporations from purchasing NFL teams; one team, the Green Bay Packers, is exempt from this under a grandfather clause and is owned by shareholders. The Houston Texans are also grandfathered in for their home county–the Harris County, Texas government–which owns 5% of the team, as the rule forbidding governments from owning a team became effective in 2007. The NFL's constitution also forbids its owners from owning any other professional football teams, although an exception was made for teams from the now-defunct Arena Football League located in the NFL team's home market. In addition, the controlling owners of NFL teams were previously only permitted to own major league baseball, basketball and hockey teams if they were in the NFL team's home market, or were not located in other NFL cities.^[39]

Stan Kroenke, who owned hockey and basketball teams in Denver, was nonetheless unanimously allowed to buy the then-St. Louis Rams in 2010 and hold on to his Denver assets until 2015. Even then, the Denver assets were transferred to his wife, Ann.^[40] Soccer has been exempt from these restrictions since 1982, when the league lost a lawsuit filed by the original NASL stemming from the investments of Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt and Elizabeth Robbie, the wife of Miami Dolphins founder Joe Robbie in NASL teams;^[41] as a result, NFL owners have owned teams in MLS in other NFL markets. In October 2018, the NFL owners voted to relax the cross-ownership rule, allowing controlling NFL owners to own other professional teams within NFL markets outside their home market.^[42] The league also informally requires prospective owners to have high liquidity in their assets and positive cash flow; having a majority of one's wealth invested in real estate is often grounds for rejection.^[43]

Notelist

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Majority or controlling owner in a limited partnership.
^ Includes his daughter and her husband. Other non-family members of the ownership group include Mellody Hobson, Condoleezza Rice, and Sir Lewis Hamilton.
^ Public corporation with a grandfathered exception to modern NFL ownership rules. The team is governed by a board of directors with president and CEO Mark Murphy representing the team.
^ The four children of team founder Lamar Hunt share legal ownership, with Clark Hunt as acting owner.
^ Jody Allen represents the estate of Paul Allen, who mandated the eventual sale of the team in his will.
^ Representing the children, widowed daughter-in-law, and grandchildren of founding owner Bud Adams.
^
Limited partners:
- Mitchell Rales
- Magic Johnson
- David Blitzer
- Mark Ein
- Lee Ainslie
- Eric Holoman
- Michael Li
- Marc Lipschultz
- Mitchell Morgan
- Doug Ostrover
- Santo Domingo family
- Michael Sapir
- Eric Schmidt
- Andy Snyder

References

^ Brown, Brandon (October 6, 2019). "Arizona Cardinals Owner Bill Bidwill Dies". Phoenix Business Journal.
^ Starrs, Chris (September 17, 2018). "Arthur Blank". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Steve Bisciotti, Baltimore Ravens". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Kim and Terry Pegula, Buffalo Bills". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ Haislop, Tadd (May 22, 2018). "Who is Panthers' new owner? Fast facts about David Tepper". Sporting News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ S.I. Staff. "Virginia Halas McCaskey, Chicago Bears". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ Kirkendall, Josh (December 23, 2011). "Brown Family Completes Deal To Purchase 30% Of The Cincinnati Bengals". Cincy Jungle. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Mike Brown, Cincinnati Bengals". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ "Browns' Sale to Jimmy Haslam Done". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ Schefter, Adam (August 2, 2012). "Sources: Browns Sold for Over $1B". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ Roy, Reagan (February 25, 2019). "On This Day: Jerry Jones buys Dallas Cowboys in 1989 for $140M". CBS19. Tyler, Texas: KYTX-TV. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ "NFL owners approve Walton-Penner group's purchase of Denver Broncos franchise". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 9, 2022. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ DiLalla, Aric (August 9, 2022). "'Putting a winning team on the field is our No. 1 priority': Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group unanimously approved, introduced as new Broncos owners". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ Rothstein, Michael (June 23, 2020). "Detroit Lions Owner Martha Firestone Ford, 94, Steps Down; Sheila Ford Hamp Takes Over". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ Risdon, Jeff (June 24, 2020). "A History of the Detroit Lions Franchise Ownership". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ Patra, Kevin (June 23, 2020). "Lions Owner Martha Ford Stepping Down, Will Be Succeeded by daughter". National Football League. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ "Who is the Houston Texans' owner? History of the McNair family". ProFootballNetwork. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Trading an NFL Franchise: A Brief History". Last Word on Sports. July 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ Sandomir, Richard (December 1, 2011). "Jaguars Buyer Had His Eye on Ownership of a Franchise". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Meet the Dallas billionaire responsible for the Kansas City Chiefs' resurgence". January 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Ramirez, Fernando. "Understanding The Chargers Ownership News". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Breech, John (April 1, 2021). "Chargers co-owner asks court to force sale of team due to mounting debts exceeding $350 million, per report". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "Fleming: Reclusive NFL owner sparks chaos". ESPN. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Hoffower, Hillary; Kaplan, Juliana. "Stephen Ross — Trump donor and Equinox chairman — has reportedly already donated $1 million toward NYC's next elections. Take a look at how one of the city's richest residents built his fortune". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Sources: Wilf family emerges as top Wolves suitor". ESPN. July 22, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Gaines, Cork. "Robert Kraft saved the New England Patriots with a gutsy $175 million investment and it has paid off big time". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Blakeview: The story of Tom Benson and the New Orleans Saints". NOLA.com. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "New York Giants ownership at a glance". ESPN. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ Sandomir, Richard (January 12, 2000). "The Jets Fill One Opening: New Owner at $635 Million". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Tornoe, Rob (September 20, 2018). "Jeff Lurie bought the Eagles for $185 million. They're worth a lot more today". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "History of Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc". FundingUniverse. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Get to know the York family, the San Francisco 49ers' owners". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Council Oks Allen's Purchase Of Seahawks". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Maiorana, Sal. "The billionaire Glazer family who owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has roots in Rochester". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ Climer, David. "With Bud Adams' death, what lies ahead for Titans?". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ Boclair, David. "Adams Heirs to Remain Titans Owners". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ Keim, John (July 20, 2023). "NFL owners approve $6.05B sale of Commanders to Harris group". ESPn. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
^ "Constitution and Bylaws of the National Football League" (PDF). National Football League. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2018.
^ "Constitution and Bylaws of the National Football League" (PDF). National Football League. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^ "NFL owners let Kroenke keep Rams; transfer Nuggets, Avalanche to his wife". Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ North American Soccer League v. National Football League, 670 F.2d 1249 (2d Cir. 1982).
^ Farmer, Sam (October 16, 2018). "NFL owners vote to allow cross-ownership in cities with football teams". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
^ "Trump's failed bid to purchase Bills mentioned in Times article". WBEN. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

[Majority-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Majority or controlling owner in a limited partnership.

[13] Includes his daughter and her husband. Other non-family members of the ownership group include Mellody Hobson, Condoleezza Rice, and Sir Lewis Hamilton.

[19] Public corporation with a grandfathered exception to modern NFL ownership rules. The team is governed by a board of directors with president and CEO Mark Murphy representing the team.

[23] The four children of team founder Lamar Hunt share legal ownership, with Clark Hunt as acting owner.

[37] Jody Allen represents the estate of Paul Allen, who mandated the eventual sale of the team in his will.

[40] Representing the children, widowed daughter-in-law, and grandchildren of founding owner Bud Adams.

[43] Limited partners:
Mitchell Rales
Magic Johnson
David Blitzer
Mark Ein
Lee Ainslie
Eric Holoman
Michael Li
Marc Lipschultz
Mitchell Morgan
Doug Ostrover
Santo Domingo family
Michael Sapir
Eric Schmidt
Andy Snyder

[8] Mitchell Rales

[9] Magic Johnson

[10] David Blitzer

[11] Mark Ein

[12] Lee Ainslie

[13] Eric Holoman

[14] Michael Li

[15] Marc Lipschultz

[16] Mitchell Morgan

[17] Doug Ostrover

[18] Santo Domingo family

[19] Michael Sapir

[20] Eric Schmidt

[21] Andy Snyder

[1] Brown, Brandon (October 6, 2019). "Arizona Cardinals Owner Bill Bidwill Dies". Phoenix Business Journal.

[3] Starrs, Chris (September 17, 2018). "Arthur Blank". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[4] S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Steve Bisciotti, Baltimore Ravens". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[5] S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Kim and Terry Pegula, Buffalo Bills". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[6] Haislop, Tadd (May 22, 2018). "Who is Panthers' new owner? Fast facts about David Tepper". Sporting News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[7] S.I. Staff. "Virginia Halas McCaskey, Chicago Bears". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[8] Kirkendall, Josh (December 23, 2011). "Brown Family Completes Deal To Purchase 30% Of The Cincinnati Bengals". Cincy Jungle. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[9] S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Mike Brown, Cincinnati Bengals". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[10] "Browns' Sale to Jimmy Haslam Done". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[11] Schefter, Adam (August 2, 2012). "Sources: Browns Sold for Over $1B". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[12] Roy, Reagan (February 25, 2019). "On This Day: Jerry Jones buys Dallas Cowboys in 1989 for $140M". CBS19. Tyler, Texas: KYTX-TV. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[14] "NFL owners approve Walton-Penner group's purchase of Denver Broncos franchise". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 9, 2022. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[15] DiLalla, Aric (August 9, 2022). "'Putting a winning team on the field is our No. 1 priority': Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group unanimously approved, introduced as new Broncos owners". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[16] Rothstein, Michael (June 23, 2020). "Detroit Lions Owner Martha Firestone Ford, 94, Steps Down; Sheila Ford Hamp Takes Over". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[17] Risdon, Jeff (June 24, 2020). "A History of the Detroit Lions Franchise Ownership". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[18] Patra, Kevin (June 23, 2020). "Lions Owner Martha Ford Stepping Down, Will Be Succeeded by daughter". National Football League. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[20] "Who is the Houston Texans' owner? History of the McNair family". ProFootballNetwork. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[21] "Trading an NFL Franchise: A Brief History". Last Word on Sports. July 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[22] Sandomir, Richard (December 1, 2011). "Jaguars Buyer Had His Eye on Ownership of a Franchise". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[24] "Meet the Dallas billionaire responsible for the Kansas City Chiefs' resurgence". January 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[25] Ramirez, Fernando. "Understanding The Chargers Ownership News". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[26] Breech, John (April 1, 2021). "Chargers co-owner asks court to force sale of team due to mounting debts exceeding $350 million, per report". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[27] "Fleming: Reclusive NFL owner sparks chaos". ESPN. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[28] Hoffower, Hillary; Kaplan, Juliana. "Stephen Ross — Trump donor and Equinox chairman — has reportedly already donated $1 million toward NYC's next elections. Take a look at how one of the city's richest residents built his fortune". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[29] "Sources: Wilf family emerges as top Wolves suitor". ESPN. July 22, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[30] Gaines, Cork. "Robert Kraft saved the New England Patriots with a gutsy $175 million investment and it has paid off big time". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[31] "Blakeview: The story of Tom Benson and the New Orleans Saints". NOLA.com. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[32] "New York Giants ownership at a glance". ESPN. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[33] Sandomir, Richard (January 12, 2000). "The Jets Fill One Opening: New Owner at $635 Million". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[34] Tornoe, Rob (September 20, 2018). "Jeff Lurie bought the Eagles for $185 million. They're worth a lot more today". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[35] "History of Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc". FundingUniverse. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[36] S.I. Staff (n.d.). "Get to know the York family, the San Francisco 49ers' owners". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[38] "Council Oks Allen's Purchase Of Seahawks". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[39] Maiorana, Sal. "The billionaire Glazer family who owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has roots in Rochester". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[41] Climer, David. "With Bud Adams' death, what lies ahead for Titans?". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[42] Boclair, David. "Adams Heirs to Remain Titans Owners". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[44] Keim, John (July 20, 2023). "NFL owners approve $6.05B sale of Commanders to Harris group". ESPn. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

[45] "Constitution and Bylaws of the National Football League" (PDF). National Football League. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2018.

[46] "Constitution and Bylaws of the National Football League" (PDF). National Football League. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[47] "NFL owners let Kroenke keep Rams; transfer Nuggets, Avalanche to his wife". Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[48] North American Soccer League v. National Football League, 670 F.2d 1249 (2d Cir. 1982).

[NFL_ends_cross-ownership_rules-49] Farmer, Sam (October 16, 2018). "NFL owners vote to allow cross-ownership in cities with football teams". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

[50] "Trump's failed bid to purchase Bills mentioned in Times article". WBEN. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

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