Boston businessman Robert Kraft bought the Patriots back in 1994 for $172 million USD. In 2006 the average price for one of the 32 teams in the NFL was $898 million (according to Forbes Magazine, who have been doing these NFL team value estimates for the past 9 or 10 years). For 2006 Forbes estimated that the Patriots were worth $1.176 billion, trailing only the Washington Redskins who were valued at $1.423 billion dollars. The New England Patriots' value rose 13% from 2005 to 2006 according to Forbes.
With the season they're having again in 2007 the team's value should appreciate once again.
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