The value of the Denver Broncos has risen nearly 25 percent since last year, increasing to $2.4 billion from $1.94 billion last year, according to Forbes’ 2016 assessment of the NFL’s most valuable teams.
But it’s not because of the Super Bowl 50 win.
According to the magazine’s annual guesstimate of values — looking at equity and debt, historical transactions and offers to buy and invest in teams that are in play, and adjusted for teams moving into new stadiums — the average value of the 32 NFL teams rose 19 percent over the past year to an average of $2.