Top 5 Team Owners In The NFL

Top 5 Team Owners In The NFL
M.D. Wright
11.1.09

This is a subjective list. Winning, paying players what is necessary to win and putting your team in great environments both from a practice facility and game stadium perspective counts for a lot here. Meddling, poor choices in GMs, coaches (if the team's owner makes that move himself) detract from candidacy for this list.

1. JERRY JONES. Dallas Cowboys.



Like him or not, he built the greatest sports arena ever this year. He has a state of the art practice facility and has been willing to spend money (however misguided at times) to ensure that his team was always the most talented on the field and in the best position to win. They haven't in years, but that's not reflective upon Jones.

2. JOHN MARA & STEVE TISCH. New York Football Giants.



Mara and Tisch continue the legacy of consistency, class and character that their fathers, also co-owners of the team, built for decades prior. They have one of the best GMs in the league and set an example for other owners to follow.

3. DAN ROONEY. Pittsburgh Steelers.



The Steelers have had three coaches. IN FORTY YEARS. That's consistency. They have always done the same thing from ownership down to the field. The owners were pioneers in integrating the league. The coaches -- Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, Mike Tomlin -- all ascribe to the same game philosophy: swarming Steel Curtain defense, steady QB play and a pound-it-out running game. And they've done it better than anyone since 1970.

4. JEFF LURIE. Philadelphia Eagles.



Since Lurie purchased the team, the Eagles have done nothing but win NFC East titles and NFC Championships -- even appearing in a Super Bowl in 2004. They probably manage the salary cap better than anyone in the NFL.

5. BOB KRAFT. New England Patriots.



The Patriots virtually dominated the NFL landscape in the 2000s, but being caught for cheating detracts from too much credit being given for simply being great.

Honorable Mention: Jim Irsay - Indianapolis Colts, The Residents of Green Bay, Wisconsin - Green Bay Packers, Woody Johnson - New York Jets.