Eagles' Billion Dollar Dilemma
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is just another billionaire in the NFL.
Eagles' Billion Dollar Dilemma
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
The rankings are out, again. The headline on the story said that, according to Forbes magazine, the average NFL team is now worth just north of $1 billion. So pat yourselves on the back. You were wrong last December when you were beating yourself up about throwing away all of this money on an 8-8 team. You weren't throwing it away. You were doing some good for someone else.
But if you really look at the numbers, things get a little more interesting. Last year, the Eagles were ranked fifth in the NFL at $1.1 billion. This year, they are down to seventh at $1.116 billion. The Giants and Jets, with their new stadium beginning to loom in the Meadowlands parking lot, have now passed them by, at least by a little.
But, consider: the Giants are 6 percent ahead of the Eagles at $1.178 billion. The Redskins are 38 percent ahead at $1.538 billion. The Cowboys are 44 percent ahead at $1.612 billion. In a salary capped world, that isn't such a big deal. But if the NFL is insistent upon Armageddon with its union, the result of which might just be the elimination of the salary cap, what does it mean that every one of their division rivals is worth more than the Eagles -- and the Cowboys are worth 44 percent more?
Questions. And while the fans have already done plenty, it might be time for more. In an uncapped world, the Eagles might really need your help.
I suggest a beef-and-beer.
Everyone in Philly has a beef (or three). But forget the beer.........go with the IPA— mick314- Umm. . .IPA is a beer.— torgo_98
- Technically, its an ale.— Zee77
- and an ale is a type of beer. good god.— jackhammer
- please. i don't think anybody is going to buy the excuse that the eagles can't get the high market free agents because Jeff Lurie has .2 less billion than Dan Snyder. stop making excuses for these cheap asses rich.— Ryan
- Cowboys and Redskins are worth more because the teams own their stadiums.— craig123
- Our stadium is terrible, the team is always several million under the salary cap, season ticket holders pay full price for two pre-season games, $20 for parking, and the Philadelphia Eagles, Inc. hasn't won anything since 1960. That's worth $1.1B?! I guess I need to be content with my tobacco, oil, and pharmaceutical holdings.— 5280philly
- my bad it's rich holffman, threw me with the idle ritch, in that case you are reggie brown (why they keep him around know one knows)— coachbarnes10
- RYAN GOT IT RIGHT. .2 BILLION LESS DOESN'T MEAN MUCH. IT'S STILL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. CAN'T KNOCK THE EAGLE MANAGEMENT. LET'S FACE IT, EVERY YEAR THEY SPEND BIG BUCKS FOR PLAYERS AND IT SHOWS.— JACK V
- "and an ale is a type of beer. good god." Next thing you'll be saying something crazy, like Coors Light is a beer!— Bazalite
- 5280 is saying the truth that nobody wants to admit. the linc sucks. the other newer stadium are much better. the linc is downright ugly and not a great place to see a game and everybody knows it. the sightlines are awful. atleast CBP is beautiful. so they're batting .500 on the new stadiums— Ryan
- read the "final eight plan" of the CBA. top 8 teams from the year before are very limited in which and how many unrestricted free agents they can sign. while it helps to re-sign your own players, you still wont be able to build a team like the yankees. at least for the first 5 years or so (would the nlf stay uncapped that long?).— mikeb
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