The business of the NFL

nic The role of the commissioner

nic Local versus national revenue

nic Split the league's massive TV profits to discover how the NFL keeps every team competitive.

nic The unique Green Bay Packers structure

nic The ultimate sports cartel

nic NFL Revenue Sharing

We split the TV billions down the middle / Green Bay gets the exact same slice as New York

nic While national money is shared equally, teams keep their local revenue from stadium parking, concessions, and local sponsorships.

Fun Fact

Green Bay Packers: The Green Bay Packers have no single owner; they are owned by over 530,000 local community shareholders.

nic The Green Bay Packers are the only community-owned, non-profit professional sports team in major American sports.

Glossary

revenue sharing (noun)
The allocation of a portion of total profits or income to different participants. In 1961, Commissioner Pete Rozelle pioneered the league's equal division of national television broadcast revenues.

Quiz

Approximately how many shareholders own a piece of the Green Bay Packers?

Gossip

Who has the hardest job in the NFL?

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What percentage of national revenue is split equally among the 32 NFL teams?

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How much national revenue did each NFL team receive from the shared pool in 2023?

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What type of revenue do NFL teams get to keep entirely for themselves rather than sharing?

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Which NFL team is the only community-owned, non-profit franchise in major American sports?

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Which NFL franchise consistently generates the highest local revenue due to stadium sponsorships?

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Who was the NFL commissioner immediately before Roger Goodell took office?

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In what year did Roger Goodell take over as the commissioner of the NFL?