Miami Dolphins Owner Receives Stunning $15 Billion Offer, But Plans to Keep Team.
In a surprising turn of events, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross revealed that he has been offered nearly $15 billion for the football team, far exceeding its estimated valuation and his own purchase price over a decade ago. This staggering offer comes as the billionaire sports magnate sat down with Bloomberg to discuss various business ventures.
Ross emphasized his admiration for NFL teams as valuable assets, stating that he does not plan on selling the Dolphins anytime soon. Instead, he plans to pass ownership of the team onto his son-in-law, Daniel Sillman, a 37-year-old sports executive and entrepreneur. The decision marks an interesting twist in Ross's ownership journey, which began when he purchased the Dolphins for $1 billion in 2009.
The billionaire attributed the rising NFL team valuations to the league's growing media rights presence and competition from streaming platforms such as Netflix. He also cited the increasing popularity of football games on Christmas Day, with two matches airing on the platform last year.
In contrast, Forbes estimated the Dolphins' valuation at $7.5 billion before the 2025 NFL season, ranking them 11th in terms of team value and nearly half what Ross has been offered. The billionaire's personal fortune is valued at $17 billion.
While the Miami Cowboys are considered the most valuable sports team, worth an estimated $13 billion, Ross remains committed to his Dolphins franchise, despite its recent struggles on the field, including back-to-back losing seasons over the past two years.
In a surprising turn of events, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross revealed that he has been offered nearly $15 billion for the football team, far exceeding its estimated valuation and his own purchase price over a decade ago. This staggering offer comes as the billionaire sports magnate sat down with Bloomberg to discuss various business ventures.
Ross emphasized his admiration for NFL teams as valuable assets, stating that he does not plan on selling the Dolphins anytime soon. Instead, he plans to pass ownership of the team onto his son-in-law, Daniel Sillman, a 37-year-old sports executive and entrepreneur. The decision marks an interesting twist in Ross's ownership journey, which began when he purchased the Dolphins for $1 billion in 2009.
The billionaire attributed the rising NFL team valuations to the league's growing media rights presence and competition from streaming platforms such as Netflix. He also cited the increasing popularity of football games on Christmas Day, with two matches airing on the platform last year.
In contrast, Forbes estimated the Dolphins' valuation at $7.5 billion before the 2025 NFL season, ranking them 11th in terms of team value and nearly half what Ross has been offered. The billionaire's personal fortune is valued at $17 billion.
While the Miami Cowboys are considered the most valuable sports team, worth an estimated $13 billion, Ross remains committed to his Dolphins franchise, despite its recent struggles on the field, including back-to-back losing seasons over the past two years.
Like, what's next? The whole NFL being sold to the highest bidder?! 
But for real tho, $7.5 billion is still lowkey insane considering how popular football games are on Netflix now. And I'm not surprised Ross plans to pass ownership to his son-in-law, he seems like a solid dude. 
Plus, 13 BILLION DOLLARS is still the highest team value, so the Cowboys are still the queen 
... but for now, it's all about the Dolphins! 
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It's all about the Benjamins at this point. The NFL team valuations are insane, and it's only because of streaming platforms like Netflix 
. Can't wait to see what other sports teams get sold off to billionaires who don't care about winning 
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The value of sports teams is crazy right now... I mean, who would've thought that 15 billion dollars was a number they'd hit? 
so that's the value of the dolphins right now and it's crazy thinking about how far they've come since 2009 when steve ross bought them for $1b... 15 billion is insane, but i guess you can see why he'd wanna keep 'em... his son-in-law seems like a good choice to take over tho 
, maybe it's time for the dolphins to start getting back on track after those tough seasons 
. the media rights and streaming platforms gotta be the main reasons for the increase in team valuations - that's some serious cash rolling in 
and he's still not selling? 
that's so cool of him to pass it down to his son-in-law tho 
Daniel Sillman sounds like a great guy for the job 
! I mean, who doesn't love a good family business drama? Stephen Ross is basically saying, 'Thanks but no thanks' to that gazillion-dollar offer 
Maybe we'll see some changes down the line, but for now, it's cool to see Ross sticking with what he knows and loves 
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and Ross wants him to take over when the time comes. The billionaire's got some solid business moves under his belt 
That's insane! I mean, I knew the NFL team valuations were going up and up, but $15 billion is just wild 
. It's crazy how the media rights and streaming platforms have affected the teams' values. I mean, who wouldn't want to watch football on Christmas Day? 
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