The NFL has a new richest owner. According to Forbes’ new “Billionaires” list, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper now tops the league as the wealthiest owner with a net worth of $11.6 billion.
Tepper bought the Panthers last spring prior to former Seahawks owner Paul Allen’s death.
Allen succumbed to complications arising from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in October. Allen was worth an estimated $20.3 billion at the time of his death. Allen’s sister, Jody, is the now the chair of the Seahawks, who are legally owned by the Paul G. Allen Trust.
Allen was one of three NFL owners to have died over the last year, along with the Texans’ Bob McNair and the Saints’ Tom Benson.
CBS Sports’ John Breech made a list the NFL’s 15 richest owners based on the Forbes’ calculations:
1. David Tepper, Panthers: $11.6 billion (ranked as the 118th-richest person in the world)
2. Stan Kroenke, Rams: $8.7 billion (167th overall)
3. Stephen Ross, Dolphins: $7.6 billion (191st overall)
T-4. Jerry Jones, Cowboys: $6.8 billion (T-224th overall)
T-4. Shahid Khan, Jaguars: $6.8 billion (T-224th overall)
6. Robert Kraft, Patriots: $6.5 billion (244th overall)
7. Arthur Blank, Falcons: $4.7 billion (394th overall)
8. Terry Pegula, Bills: $4.5 billion (424th overall)
9. Steve Bisciotti, Ravens: $4.2 billion (472nd overall)
10. Janice McNair, Texans: $3.8 billion (546th overall)
11. Gayle Benson, Saints: $2.9 billion (775th overall)
T-12. Jimmy Haslam, Browns: $2.7 billion (T-838th overall)
T-12. Jim Irsay, Colts: $2.7 billion (T-838th overall)
14. Denise York, 49ers: $2.5 billion (916th overall)
15. Daniel Snyder, Redskins, $2.2 billion (1057th overall)
