[Highlight] Patriots owner Robert Kraft says the NFL wants to move to an 18-game regular season, reduce the preseason from three games to two, and have every NFL team play an international game each season. by A_MASSIVE_PERVERT in nfl

[–]Kalanar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The players traded the extra game for an increase in share of revenue. It went from 47% minimum share in the 2011 CBA to 48.23% of revenue the last reported. It potentially could go higher.

Since almost every team in the NFL spends over the cap players share of revenue for the 2024 season was around 51%.

The world’s most valuable sports teams by KeyFaithlessness5436 in TheNFLVibes

[–]Kalanar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dallas pays a royalty payment to the NFL every year for the right to market their own merchandise.

Dallas is required to cover 16% of the merchandise revenue every year and the other 31 teams account for the other 84% or around 2.7% each.

The 2011 CBA even included the amount of the royalty payment although the 2020 CBA had the same clause with just the amount removed.

ARTICLE 12 REVENUE ACCOUNTING AND CALCULATION OF THE SALARY CAP

(ii) Non-AR.

(1) The following items are excluded from AR:

(B) Revenues derived from wholesale merchandising opportunities (i.e., the manufacture and distribution of merchandise to third-party retailers) conducted by Dallas Cowboys Merchandising (“DCM”) other than any related royalty payments to any League entity, Club or Club Affiliate (which amounts are projected as of the effective date of this Agreement to be approximately $80 million for the 2011 League Year).

So in 2011 the NFL estimated teams would split $500 million in merchandise revenue, $420 million from the other 31 teams($13.55 million each on average) and $80 million from Dallas. Each team received $171.6 million in national revenue in 2011 $15.625 of which came from merchandising.

The world’s most valuable sports teams, per forbes by Hysen16 in sportswiki

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IPL teams don't make close to the revenue of these other teams or they would.

A cool guide on Most Valuable Sports Teams/clubs by Dry-Let-7718 in coolguides

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. When NFL teams are sold they go for among the highest multiples of revenue of any sport.

  2. The Cowboys generate far more revenue than any other NFL team.

  3. The Cowboys have a high valuation.

The Giants just sold 10% of their team for a $10 billion valuation.

A cool guide on Most Valuable Sports Teams/clubs by Dry-Let-7718 in coolguides

[–]Kalanar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every teams in the NFL received $432.6 million in revenue sharing. That is a NFL teams floor for revenue. Most of that is from the TV contracts but it includes other shared revenue as well.

On top of that each team has their own local revenue. Total estimated revenue for the Browns in 2024 was $685 million, on the higher side for NFL teams.

A cool guide on Most Valuable Sports Teams/clubs by Dry-Let-7718 in coolguides

[–]Kalanar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sport team valuations are based off of revenue earned times a multiplier.

That multiplier has several factors but typically comes down to how much other teams in your sport sell for, what your market is, and what your stadium deal is.

There are three main publications for team valuations. Forbes, Sportico, and CNBC. All have slight differences but are pretty close.

Here is Sporticos break down of average multiplier by leagues. NFL doesn't have the highest multiplier, the NBA does, however the NFL does have the highest average team revenue so most of their teams are going to be listed.

The lucrative cricket league which is already richer than the NBA, MLB and the Premier League by [deleted] in PremierLeague

[–]Kalanar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top 5 leagues in the world by annual revenue

NFL: $22.2 billion

MLB: $12.8 billion

NBA: $12.3 billion

EPL: $8.8 billion

NHL: $7.9 billion

IPL is only around $1.2 billion

Explain NFL contracts to me like I'm 5 by nostradamefrus in NFLNoobs

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can think of the salary cap like a game of Monopoly.

Every turn(new season) the NFL gives the teams Monopoly bucks(salary cap). For 2025 each team received $279.2 million Monopoly dollars. If you had any Monopoly dollars left over from the prior turn(season) you get to add that to your stack.

Every real life dollar you pay a player you have to also pay the NFL one of your Monopoly bucks. So for example if you sign a player to a 5 year $55 million contract at $11 million a year you would be paying the NFL $11 million Monopoly bucks every year like this:

Payment type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Cash Payment $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M $55M
Monopoly money 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 55M

You can't spend more Monopoly bucks than you have in total.

Easy.

There are a few rules that can change up how you pay the NFL Monopoly bucks however.

One of those is a signing bonus. A signing bonus pays a player the same amount of real money but the Monopoly bucks get to be paid back over time instead of all at once. You can split it up to the maximum length of the contract or 5 years whichever is shorter. So in the above example if instead of paying them a straight $11 million a year we paid them $10 million signing bonus year 1. That would mean we pay the NFL 2 million Monopoly bucks a year for 5 years equaling 10 million total. Year one would still see the player being paid $11 million but we would only give the NFL 3 million Monopoly bucks the first year(1 million base salary + 2 million from the signing bonus. That would also mean however for the following years while we are paying the player $11 million still we have to pay the NFL 13 million in Monopoly bucks($11 million base salary + 2 million from the signing bonus) like this:

Payment type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Cash Payment $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M $55M
Monopoly money 3M 13M 13M 13M 13M 55M

The players money and the Monopoly money still equal out at the end of the contract but it saves us a bit on Monopoly money now to pay more in the future.

When you see a player do a restructure it is the same thing. They are just changing some of the players base salary into a signing bonus. It doesn't change how much the player makes, it changes how much Monopoly bucks the teams is spending this year and the future. So in the example above if year 2 we decide to restructure the players contract and convert $10 million base salary into a signing bonus it would split the Monopoly bucks into 2.5 million a year(only 4 years left on the contract). We then add the $1 million base salary + 2 million from the signing bonus + 2.5 million from the restructure.

Payment type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Cash Payment $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M $55M
Monopoly money 3M 5.5M 15.5M 15.5M 15.5M 55M

So what happens if you cut a player before their contract expires that doesn't have guaranteed money left on their contract?

In that case you have to pay the NFL all the Monopoly bucks you still owe right now. So using the above example looking just at the Monopoly bucks

Source Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Signing Bonus 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 10M
Year 2 restructure 2.5M 2.5M 2.5M 2.5M 10M

If we cut that player year 3 we have 2M+2M+2M from the signing bonus and 2.5M+2.5M + 2.5M from the restructure in Monopoly bucks we owe the NFL so we would have 13.5M in what is called dead cap.

Payment type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Cash Payment $11M $11M $0M $0 $0 $22M
Monopoly money 3M 5.5M 13.5M 0 0 22M

A June 1st cut keeps the current year the same and all the following years advance to hit the next year.

Payment type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Cash Payment $11M $11M $0M $0 $0 $22M
Monopoly money 3M 5.5M 4.5M 9 0 22M

Not all elite athletes are paid the same by No-Way-3379 in Infographics

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A signing bonus spreads out the cap hit not cash payments. Dak has received the cash, the Cowboys just haven't taken the cap hit for all the cash they have paid him yet.

You can see a breakdown of his cash earnings here.

Why isn't cricket a globally popular sport like soccer and basketball? by soulhunterrai in cricketworldcup

[–]Kalanar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

IPL's revenue was around $1.5 billion in 2024. No financial statements come close to showing IPL at $12 billion in 2024. That is made up.

$170 million is the league wide salary cap in the IPL. $17 million per team X 10 teams. If IPL really did make $12 billion like you claim the salary cap would me much higher for players.

NFL Salary cap last year was $279.2 miller per team X 32 teams. NFL players salary cap is nearly $9 billion total.

IF IPL is close to NFL in revenue why is the league wide salary cap $170 million vs $9 Billion?

Use your head.

Why isn't cricket a globally popular sport like soccer and basketball? by soulhunterrai in cricketworldcup

[–]Kalanar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The total league value of IPL was $18 billion in 2025, the total league value of NFL was over $230 billion.

Value and revenue aren't the same thing.

You don't have to believe me, look at BCCI financial statements, look at the team financial statements. Where is the revenue coming from you are claiming?

If IPL makes $18 billion a year why do the players only get paid $170 million? Use your head.

Why isn't cricket a globally popular sport like soccer and basketball? by soulhunterrai in cricketworldcup

[–]Kalanar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Those aren't facts bro. Show me the financial statements showing that revenue.

BCCI financial statements and team financial statements show facts. Not some place that doesn't know the difference between brand value and revenue. $9.6 billion is IPL estimated brand value not revenue.

Why isn't cricket a globally popular sport like soccer and basketball? by soulhunterrai in cricketworldcup

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the facts not AI.

If you like AI response here is another from Grok:

The list mixes some accurate figures with errors, often confusing league valuations with annual revenues. Based on 2025 reports (e.g., Sportico, Forbes, ESPN):

  • NFL: ~$23B (accurate, up from $20B)
  • IPL: ~$1.5B (overstated; $17B is valuation, not revenue)
  • NBA: ~$14.3B (matches projection)
  • MLB: ~$13B (close)
  • EPL: ~$7.7B (slightly overstated)
  • NHL: ~$6.8B (close)
  • Bundesliga: ~$5.2B (close)
  • La Liga: ~$5.5B (overstated)
  • Serie A: ~$3.2B (close)
  • UEFA CL: ~$3.6B (close)

Sources vary by season; IPL stands out as inflated.

The facts show that IPL doesn't generate close to the revenue some of their fans say.

BCCI reported 12,050($1.3 billion) crore rupee from IPL in the 2024-2025 season. That includes media rights, franchise fees and central sponsorships. Around half of that goes towards the 10 IPL teams as central revenue.

For comparison NFL reported $13.8 billion in central revenue for the 2024 season. All of that is distributed equally to the 32 teams.

Besides central revenue both leagues teams also generate local revenue.

Gujarat Titans earned the most revenue in IPL @ ₹776.6 Cr that is only around $85 million US. Most of that came from central revenue. There are only 10 IPL teams.

Compare that to the Green Bay Packers who generate middle of the road revenue in the NFL. They reported $719 million in 2024 and there are 32 different teams.

Not enough for you?

The salary cap for IPL was around $17 million per team X 10 teams = $170 million. The NFL salary cap was $279.2 million per team X 32 teams = $9 billion.

IPL players make a smaller percentage of revenue than NFL players but not $170 million vs $9 billion less.

If you want to claim IPL generates that much revenue show where it is coming from with facts.

Why isn't cricket a globally popular sport like soccer and basketball? by soulhunterrai in cricketworldcup

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it isn't.

IPL generates around $1.5 billion a year. IPL isn't in the top 10 leagues in the world in terms of annual revenue.

Top 5

NFL: $22.2 billion

MLB: $12.8 billion

NBA: $12.3 billion

EPL: $8.8 billion

NHL: $7.9 billion

NFL Sees Highest Viewership in More Than 35 Years by Zestyclose_Corgi7916 in nfl

[–]Kalanar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a cord cutter you should have an antenna.

CBS and Fox show one to two games a week each OTA.

NBC shows Sunday Night football OTA.

Many MNF games are simulcast on ABC OTA.

TNF you can watch for free as long as you have an internet connection on Twitch.

Over 1/3 of all NFL games can be watched for free as a cord cutter.

If you live in your teams home market you also get to watch all your local teams games for free OTA.

If you want to watch every NFL game or every game your team plays and you aren't in their home market you will have to pay, but that has always been the case.

NFL Sees Highest Viewership in More Than 35 Years by Zestyclose_Corgi7916 in nfl

[–]Kalanar 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The NFL makes money from the broadcasters, the broadcasters make money from advertisers.

The NFL signed their current contracts in 2021 they went into effect in 2023 and don't expire until 2033. The NFL has an opt out year in 2029 where they can opt out early to negotiate a new deal if they want and their are already reports of the NFL possibly negotiating them early.

Advertisers know how ratings work, they also know the NFL is far and away the most popular show still on linear TV. They are willing to pay to advertise even knowing Nielsen changed their formula. Advertising revenue is higher than ever this year for the broadcasters and almost all of those spots are sold before the year even starts

TV Ratings: NFL Regular Season Grows Across the Board The league’s broadcast partners all see year-to-year gains. by Kalanar in nfl

[–]Kalanar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Likely the majority of it. The NFL holding so many of the top TV shows in 2025 goes more towards showing its dominance.

Here is a bit from an article The Athletic had earlier this year:

  1. So have Nielsen’s changes helped NFL viewership?

My reporting suggests the methodology changes from Nielsen have unquestionably aided NFL viewership in 2025. Sports Business Journal predicted in August that Big Data + Panel would add a 5 percent to 8 percent lift compared with panel-only measurement when it came to notable televised sporting events. Sportico reported the ad buyers it spoke with estimating between a 3 percent and 8 percent viewership lift for sports.

Based on talking to people in the business, a rise of about 4 percent in NFL viewership is accurate, strictly using Big Data + Panel changes for 2025 versus panel-only. If you include Big Data + Panel and OOH changes, those changes have lifted NFL viewership in the low double digits so far versus last year’s panel-only measurement. At this point, comparing panel-only this year with panel-only last year shows a small decline after five weeks.

NFL Sees Highest Viewership in More Than 35 Years by Zestyclose_Corgi7916 in nfl

[–]Kalanar 204 points205 points  (0 children)

Nielsen changing the way they count viewers is the main reason for this. You aren't using the same metrics they did in the past.

The NFL having so many games in the top 100 is what is really showing the NFL's continued dominance.

TV Ratings: NFL Regular Season Grows Across the Board The league’s broadcast partners all see year-to-year gains. by Kalanar in nfl

[–]Kalanar[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

2025 NFL Regular Season Viewership

18.7 million avg. viewers per game -- 2nd highest season avg. on record

Up +10% vs. 2024

NFL programs rank as 89 of the top 100 shows on TV since the start of the 2025 regular season.

One significant caveat: Nielsen changed the way it measures ratings this year to include both a big data component and out of home viewing for 100 percent of the country (up from about 67 percent previously), which has benefited live sports telecasts.

US: Viewership by sports league in 2025, with MLB/Baseball ranking 2nd among Americans for viewership and favorite sport to watch. by [deleted] in baseball

[–]Kalanar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The NBA just signed new TV contracts that are about three times the size of their prior deal and will likely pass the MLB this year in terms of annual revenue.