The offers cited by the billionaire real estate and sports magnate mark a huge jump from the $1 billion he paid for the Dolphins \u2014 plus their stadium and surrounding developable land<\/a> \u2014 in 2008 and 2009.<\/p>\n The $15 billion sum is roughly twice the amount of the team\u2019s most recent valuation<\/a>, from last summer, and would be the sale of a sports team in history, beating out last year\u2019s $10 billion Los Angeles Lakers deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was not clear whether the eight-figure offers would include the stadium and surrounding real estate in addition to the team.<\/p>\n Still, Ross said he isn\u2019t interested in selling, remarking, \u201cWhere would you put the money?\u201d<\/p>\n Ross \u2013 who founded real estate firm Related Cos. and is worth $15.1 billion, according to Bloomberg\u2019s Billionaires Index \u2013 said he is planning to keep the team in the family, eventually passing ownership to his son-in-law Daniel Silliman.<\/p>\n The mogul said he believes valuations for NFL teams \u2013 including the Dolphins, which haven\u2019t won a Super Bowl since 1974 \u2013 will only keep climbing higher as networks and streaming services like Netflix battle it out for their valuable media rights.<\/p>\n In 2024, Ross sold a 13% stake in the Dolphins and other assets, including Hard Rock Stadium and F1\u2019s Miami Grand Prix, at a roughly $8 billion valuation \u2013 making him among the first to sell a stake in an NFL team to private equity firms.<\/p>\n Ross explained he wanted to raise capital for opportunities in Florida, which he views as the next big finance and tech hub. He argued the state\u2019s pro-business tax policies could draw Californians to switch coasts.<\/p>\n \u201cThe venture capitalists kind of want to get out of California because of the restrictions that are there, the taxes, the cost of doing business there, the cost of living there \u2013 this is what\u2019s really opened up opportunities for other states,\u201d Ross told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n Ross, who lives in Palm Beach and has ramped up his investments in South Florida properties<\/a>, called it \u201cone of the best places in America today, if not the best, to really do business.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Miami](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/miami-dolphins-owner-stephen-ross-118516490_a4b9dd.jpg\")
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said he has received offers of nearly $15 billion for the NFL franchise. AP<\/p>\n![\"Miami](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ethan-bonner-miami-dolphins-27-115545308.jpg\")
Ross said he believes valuations for NFL teams \u2013 including the Dolphins \u2013 will only keep climbing higher. Getty Images<\/p>\n