NFL Expansion Fees
General
Published on : 1/1/2005
Note: The following figures are amounts as reported in newspapers accounts.
| Team(s) |
Franchise Fee
|
First Season
|
| Houston Texans |
$700 million
|
2002
|
| Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars |
$140 million
|
1995
|
| Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
$16 million
|
1976
|
| Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) |
$7.5-$8 million
|
1968
|
| New Orleans Saints |
$8.5 million
|
1967
|
| Atlanta Falcons |
$8.5 million
|
1966
|
| Miami Dolphins (AFL) |
$7.5 million
|
1966
|
| Minnesota Vikings |
$1 million
|
1961
|
| Dallas Cowboys |
$1 million
|
1960
|
| Original members of the AFL |
$25,000
|
1960
|
| Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Pirates* |
$2,500
|
1933
|
| New York Giants |
$500
|
1925
|
| Original members of the NFL** |
$100^
|
1920
|
| * Changed nickname to Steelers in 1940. | ||
| ** NFL was known as the American Professional Football Association for its first two seasons. | ||
| ^ According to accounts, this membership fee was never paid by the teams. | ||
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