Forbes: The most valuable team in the NFL is…

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From Comcast SportsNetNEW YORK (AP) -- The Dallas Cowboys have become the first American sports franchise worth more than 2 billion, according to Forbes magazine.The NFL's most valuable team for the sixth consecutive year, the Cowboys saw their overall worth increase 14 percent to 2.1 billion. That's about 1 billion higher than the average NFL team value, 1.11 billion, up 7 percent.New TV contracts, the collective bargaining agreement signed last year and lasting for a decade, and higher premium seating revenue contributed to the increases.With new stadiums in the works for the Vikings and 49ers, their values skyrocketed. Minnesota had a 22 percent increase to 975 million, while San Francisco moved up 19 percent to 1.175 billion.New England was second to Dallas in overall value at 1.635 billion.

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