The average value for NFL teams has fallen for the first time since Forbes began keeping track in 1998.
The magazine released its annual ranking of NFL team values Wednesday, and it found larger-market teams have weathered the rough economy far better than their smaller counterparts. Overall, the average value decreased 2 percent from last year to $1.022 billion.
The Dallas Cowboys remained the league's richest team, and widened the gap between themselves and the rest of the NFL. They're now worth $1.805 billion, their value increasing a league-best 9 percent.
On the other end of the spectrum was Jacksonville. The struggling Jaguars lost 16 percent of their value to fall to last place at $725 million.
Minnesota receiver Percy Harvin returned to practice for the first time since collapsing on the field last week because of a migraine headache. It is unclear if he will play Saturday night against the Seattle Seahawks.
New York quarterback Eli Manning is wearing a helmet again at practice. He has been practicing since Monday with a baseball cap, covering a 3-inch cut on his forehead. He needed 12 stitches to close the cut after he was injured during a preseason win against the Jets Aug. 16.
Running back Mike Bell expects to make his Philadelphia debut Friday after battling calf and hamstring problems for most of training camp.
All-Pro left tackle Ryan Clady is practicing with Denver for the first time since blowing out his left knee in a pickup basketball game in April. Quarterback Tim Tebow (ribs) returned to practice Wednesday for the first time in more than a week.
The agent for Minnesota cornerback Benny Sapp says his client has been traded to Miami. The teams did not immediately say what the Vikings received in return, though The Miami Herald reports that receiver Greg Camarillo has been traded to Minnesota.
First Published: August 26, 2010, 4:00 a.m.
