| Arizona Cardinals | Bill Bidwill
[Bears VP father Charles and mother Violet owned Cardinals since 1932] |
| Atlanta Falcons | Arthur Blank
[self-made. Home Depot] |
| Baltimore Ravens | Stephen Bisciotti
[self-made. outsourcing: Aerotek, Allegis] |
| Buffalo Bills | Ralph Wilson Jr
[self-made. Bills founder; insurance, communicatons, construction, manufacturing] |
| Carolina Panthers | Jerry Richardson
[self-made. Spartan Foods, food-service for Hardee's, Denny's] |
| Chicago Bears | Virginia Halas McCaskey
[Halas family has owned Chicago Bears since 1921: $100] |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Brown
[son of Paul, Browns coach / Bengals co-founder] |
| Cleveland Browns | Randy Lerner
[arbitrage, equity investing; son of Al, MBNA Chairman] |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jerry Jones
[self-made. oil and gas exploration] |
| Denver Broncos | Pat Bowlen
[lawyer; father Paul was Canadian oil wildcatter] |
| Detroit Lions | William Ford
[automobiles; son of Edsel Ford, son of Henry] |
| Green Bay Packers | 112,015 stockholders
$200 per share and "minimal redemption value" |
| Houston Texans | Robert McNair
[self-made. oil/gas, energy (power company)] |
| Indianapolis Colts | Jim Irsay
[son of Robert, fortune from HVAC] |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Wayne Weaver
[self-made. founded Carnival Shoes store chain] |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Clark Hunt family
[investments; son of Lamar, son of H.L. Hunt (oil)] |
| Miami Dolphins | Stephen Ross
& Wayne Huizenga
[Ross - real estate] [Huizenga - self-made. Waste Management, Blockbuster, AutoNation] |
| Minnesota Vikings | Zygi Wilf et.al.
[self-made. attorney, real estate investments] |
| New England Patriots | Robert Kraft
[The Kraft Group, diversified holdings (paper, packaging)] |
| New Orleans Saints | Thomas Benson (& grand-daughter Rita)
[self-made. automobile dealerships] |
| New York Giants | John Mara & Steve Tisch
[Mara - bookie grandfather Timothy founded Giants in 1925: $500] [Tisch - family hotels, insurance, oil] |
| New York Jets | Woody Johnson
[an heir to Johnson & Johnson] |
| Oakland Raiders | Al Davis
[self-made. professional football] |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jeffrey Lurie, PhD
[self-made. Hollywood movie producer] |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Rooney
[son of Art who used 1933 parlay of longshot winners at Saratoga to buy franchise] |
| San Diego Chargers | Alex Spanos
[self-made. real estate developer, construction services] |
| San Francisco 49ers | Mrs. Denise nee DeBartolo & Dr. John York
[Denise - construction magnates; 49ers from brother Eddie DeBartolo Jr] [John - blood pathologist] |
| Saint Louis Rams | Dale "Chip" Rosenbloom & Enos Stanley "Stan" Kroenke
[Rosenbloom - screenwriter, director; inherited 60% ownership] [Kroenke - self-made. real estate; owns Colorado Avalanche & Denver Nuggets] |
| Seattle Seahawks | Paul Allen
[self-made. Microsoft co-founder] |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Malcolm Glazer
[self-made. property, food, energy, communicatons, etc., etc., etc.] |
| Tennessee Titans | Bud Adams
[self-made. WWII vet. successful oil wildcatter] |
| Washington Redskins | Daniel Snyder
[self-made. entrepreneur; outsourced marketing services] |