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Forbes: Best and Worst NFL Owners

Forbes put together a list of the best and worst NFL team owners based on their team's performance on the field and financial growth off of it. To come up with their list, they looked at teams’ change in franchise value and win percentages (including a bump for playoff and Super Bowl victories) over the last five years. Each factor accounts for half of their rank.

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NFL Owners Forbes put together a list of the best and worst NFL team owners based on their team's performance on the field and financial growth off of it. To come up with their list, they looked at teams’ change in franchise value and win percentages (including a bump for playoff and Super Bowl victories) over the last five years. Each factor accounts for half of their rank.

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The Best: 10. St... Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti grew up in Baltimore, stayed in Maryland for college at Salisbury State, and founded giant engineering staffing firm Aerotek in his basement.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 13% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 63%.

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The Best: 9. Dan... Dan Rooney is currently the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. His father Art founded the Steelers in 1933.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 10% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 64%.

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The Best: 8. Tom... Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife have donated tens of millions of dollars to a wide range of local projects including libraries, high schools, universities, and hospitals. Benson also owns a 122-foot yacht, "Lady Gayle Marie," and a 2,500 acre ranch in Texas.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 13% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 61%.

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The Best: 7. Ale... Chargers owner Alexander Spanos founded his own catering company in 1951 with an $800 loan, and then funneled his profits into real estate. A.G. Spanos Companies is now one of the country's largest apartment developers.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 11% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 69%.

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The Best: 6. Woo... Woody Johnson purchased the Jets for $635 million in 2000, outbidding Charles Dolan, the chairman of Cablevision.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 26% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 54%.

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The Best: 5. Jer... Jerry Jones made his first fortune in the 1970s drilling natural gas wells, then bought the Cowboys in 1989 for just $150 million.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 23% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 60%.

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The Best: 4. Pub... The Packers are the only community-owned franchise in all of American major professional sports. There are about 110,000 shareholders and they elect a board of directors.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 17% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 60%.

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The Best: 3. Jam... Colts owner James Irsay has one of the best stadium deals in the NFL. The team pays just $250,000 a year in rent and the city covers all operating and maintenance expenses at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 16% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 76%.

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The Best: 2. Rob... Patriots owner Robert Kraft bought the struggling NFL franchise in 1994 for then record $172 million. Today, his Kraft Group owns real estate, paper companies, private equity, the New England Revolution soccer team, and Gillette Stadium.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 17% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 79%.

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The Best: 1. Mar... John Mara (pictured) and Steve Tisch have operated the team in tandem since their fathers, Wellington and Bob respectively, both died in 2005.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 33% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 60%.

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The Worst: 10. P... Broncos owner Pat Bowlen recently sold a 10% stake in the franchise to NFL legend John Elway.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 5% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 45%.

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The Worst: 9. Da... Redskins owner Dan Snyder filed a $1 million defamation lawsuit against the Washington City Paper in the spring of 2011, which has not helped his reputation with D.C. football fans.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 6% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 40%.

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The Worst: 8. Ma... Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer also bought the iconic Manchester United soccer franchise between 2003 and 2005.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 2% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 44%.

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The Worst: 7. Hu... Lamar Hunt, Chiefs founder, died in 2006.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 3% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 36%.

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The Worst: 6. Wa... Wayne Weaver, owner of shoe store chains Nine West and Shoe Carnival, bought the expansion Jaguars in 1995.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 11% decrease.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 42%.

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The Worst: 5. Mi... Bengals owner Mike Brown is the son of the team's co-founder and former coach, Paul Brown.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 4% decrease.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 42%.

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The Worst: 4. Ra... Browns owner Randy Lener is the son of Al Lerner (d. 2002), who made his fortune founding credit card giant MBNA.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 1% increase.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 35%.

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The Worst: 3. Ra... Bills owner Ralph Wilson was one of the founding owners of the American Football League, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 4% decrease.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 39%.

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The Worst: 2. Al... Raider owner Al Davis, whose motto was "Just win, baby," passed away October 8, 2011.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 6% decrease.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 30%.

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The Worst: 1. Wi... Lions owner William C. Ford Sr., the last surviving grandchild of Henry Ford, has watched his company's stock decline roughly 35% this year amid a slower-than-expected auto industry recovery.
Five-Year Franchise Value: 3% decrease.
Five-Year Win Percentage: 23%.

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