When Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys they were losing $1 million per month and now it is the most valuable team in the world

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November 11, 2017 6:56 PM

The Dallas Cowboys are now the world's most valuable sports franchise, but things weren't always so great for "America's Team."

The Dallas Cowboys are the world's most valuable sports franchise, worth an estimated $4.8 billion.
When Jerry Jones purchased the Cowboys, they were losing $1 million per month.
Now the Cowboys have an estimated operating income of $350 million annually.

The Dallas Cowboys are now the world's most valuable sports franchise, worth $4.8 billion according to the most recent valuations by Forbes, but things weren't always so great for "America's Team."

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was recently a guest on Adam Schefter's podcast and he told a story about just how bad things were when he first purchased the team in 1989.

When Jones was asked how he made the Cowboys look successful early on, he explained that he had to get creative because the team was bleeding money, to the tune of $1 million per month.

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