Chargers' Valuation Ranks in Lower Half of 2023 Season
In an annual report done by Sportico, NFL franchises were ranked by how valuable they were in a dollar amount.
From their explanation, the website detailed exactly which calculations went into determining the market value for each of the NFL's 32 franchises.
NFL franchise valuation, derived from metrics by which football-team transactions occur, including aggregating local and national revenues and factoring in a team-specific multiplier. This represents the market value of the team itself, excluding related businesses held by its owners. It includes the value of each franchise’s 3.13% interest in the league’s properties, including NFL Network, NFL RedZone and its digital platforms, which are acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.
At the top of the list were the Dallas Cowboys, breaking the $9 billion threshold as one of the most valuable sports franchises in any league worldwide.
The Bolts' neighbors at Sofi Stadium came in third place, with owner Stan Kroenke's Rams now valued at a staggering $6.94 billion.
Conversely, the Chargers were valued at number 18 on the list with a current valuation of $4.63 billion for the Spanos family-owned team.
Toward the end of the list were the Chargers' most recent playoff opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Shad Khan's bunch came in at $4.04 billion and the second lowest valued NFL franchise, just ahead of Cincinnati, who scraped $4 billion at the end of the list.
Despite sharing the same market and stadium as the Rams, the Chargers lagged well behind the other Los Angeles NFL franchise.
One explanation for this has to be the Rams' Super Bowl success in the last five seasons compared to the Bolts' comparative lack of playoff wins.
Quarterback Justin Herbert and company will hope to flip that script when the regular season rolls around in just a few weeks.
