Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, More NFL Owners Make 2018 Forbes' Billionaires List

Forbes made official what plenty of football fans already know—the team owners across the league have a lot of money.

The publication released its list of the world's billionaires Tuesday, and there is a football flavor to it. Included among the world's richest people are New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. 

They weren't the only NFL owners, as Stephen Ross of the Miami Dolphins, Shahid Khan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams, Arthur Blank of the Atlanta Falcons, Robert McNair of the Houston Texans, Stephen Biscotti of the Baltimore Ravens, Jim Irsay of the Indianapolis Colts, Alexander Spanos of the Los Angeles Chargers, Jeff Lurie of the Philadelphia Eagles and Dan Snyder of Washington were all on the list.

According to Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes, the average value of an NFL franchise is $2.5 billion, which is 52 percent more than its NBA counterparts. However, he granted that gap "has been more than halved in the past five years" and pointed to the NBA's growth in international markets for closing the spread.

Still, league owners are not exactly hurting for money given the presence of so many on the most recent Forbes list.

While Kraft and Lurie stand out as two of the architects of the most recent Super Bowl matchup as the owners of the Patriots and Eagles, respectively, so does Jones as the owner of America's Team in the Cowboys and because he has made recent headlines for financial reasons.

Todd Archer of ESPN.com cited multiple sources who said the NFL is looking for more than $2 million from Jones. He pointed to "a resolution that was added to the NFL constitution in 1997 that says if an owner participates in bringing litigation against other owners, he must reimburse them for the legal fees" and the fact Jones threatened to sue the league over NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's contract.

If Tuesday's report is any indication, though, Jones will be able to afford it if he loses the appeal.