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The Forbes sports business guru, Mike Ozanian, 

has weighed in on the flap over the Wilf family's personal wealth

 and the risk that a New Jersey lawsuit might affect the financing of a new stadium for a team they own.

He said the combination of league financing, taxpayer support and other revenues will be adequate to pay for the Vikings share, regardless of the Wilfs' legal outcome.

 backs up Ozanian's math. The average NFL team gets about $154 million from personal seat licenses, and the equivalent of about $120 million in naming rights proceeds. A deal like that would leave the Vikings with just 0.7 percent of their share left to pay after other revenue is applied to the deal.

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The Forbes sports business guru, Mike Ozanian, has weighed in on the flap over the Wilf family’s personal wealth and the risk that a New Jersey lawsuit might affect the financing of a new stadium for a team they own. He said the combination of league financing, taxpayer support and other revenues will be adequate 

The Forbes sports business guru, Mike Ozanian, has weighed in on the flap over the Wilf family’s personal wealth and the risk that a New Jersey lawsuit might affect the financing of a new stadium for a team they own. He said the combination of league financing, taxpayer support and other revenues will be adequate Read more →


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