Calls for Dan Snyder to sell the Washington Football Team have been prevalent over the past decade, but the recent developments, including a sexual/verbal abuse case that’s been brought up within the organization, has caused those calls to become rampant among fans.
While it seems crazy to think that Snyder — a lifelong Washington fan —would actually sell the team anytime soon, what type of money would he make by giving up control? Forbes recently broke down the most valuable franchises in all sports, and it placed a nice price tag on the Washington Football Team.
According to Forbes, Washington ranks as the 14th most valuable sports team in the world, valued at $3.4 billion. They are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for that spot, and they rank as the seventh most valuable team in the NFL.
Snyder bought the Washington Football Team back in 1999 for $750 million, so by our math, he would stand to make $2.65 billion in a potential sale. While that number may be big enough to force anyone into consideration, don’t get your hopes up that Washington will have new ownership in the near future. Snyder seems to want to stick around for a long time to come, and I don’t see much changing that.
