GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Eighteen years ago, when Mark Murphy gave his first financial report after taking over as president of the Green Bay Packers, the NFL's revenue sharing was $138 million per team.
On Wednesday, just days before Murphy officially will retire and hand over control to incoming president Ed Policy, the Packers revealed that their national revenue sharing from the previous fiscal year was $432.6 million. This a year after national revenue topped $400 million per team (at $402.3 million) for the first time.
"I continue to be amazed by the popularity of the NFL and by the league office's ability to generate revenue," Murphy said.