In Forbes Magazine, they do an annual Top 50 ranking based on each professional franchise.
The Minnesota Vikings check in at the No. 41 position in the 2012 edition.
Forbes has the value listed at $796 million.
The Dallas Cowboys are the top ranked NFL team at $1.85 billion, they are 3rd overall. Manchester United top the list at $2.23 billion.
Here is what Forbes had to say about the Vikings.
Zygi Wilf finally got his wish after a seven-year fight for a new stadium for the Vikings. The state Senate approved in May a $975 million stadium that the Vikings hope will be open for the 2016 season. The Vikings are the NFL are on the hook for $477 million of the cost, while the $498 million balance will come from the state and city of Minneapolis.
With a new stadium on the horizon for the Minnesota Vikings the value and ranking should only increase and get the Vikings back near the top of the NFL.
