Forbes released its annual list of the NFL's most valuable franchises Wednesday and the three teams that increased the most in value this year just happened to be the same three teams that have been dealing with relocation issues over the past 12 months -- the Rams, Raiders and Chargers.
The Rams' value made the biggest jump in 2016, with the team now worth an estimated $2.9 billion. So yes, that sound you hear coming out of Southern California is probably just Stan Kroenke printing money.
Before moving to Los Angeles, the Rams were worth just $1.45 billion last year. Not only did the move to Los Angeles double the Rams' value, it also allowed them to move up from the 28th-most valuable franchise in 2015 to the sixth-most valuable this year.
