The start of training camp brings optimism and hope for the 32 fan bases around the NFL. (Well, maybe for 31 of them — sorry, Cleveland.) But along with that new-season feeling, late July also brings a look inside the financials of the National Football League thanks to the Green Bay Packers’ ownership structure.
Because they are publicly owned, the Packers release a financial report every season that reveals the amount of money that each NFL team receives through revenue sharing. As one would expect, that number was at a record high on this year’s report, indicating that overall league revenues now exceed $13 billion in total.