Although NFL stadiums account for six of the 10 biggest naming-rights deals, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is cashing the biggest checks. The group owns the NBA champion Toronto Raptors, the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the National Lacrosse League’s Toronto Rock, who collectively drew nearly 2 million fans to Scotiabank Arena last season.
The following deal would have made the list, if it had ever actually happened:
In February 2011, Farmers Insurance Group announced it had signed a 30-year, $700 million naming-rights deal for a proposed NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles, with the stadium to be called Farmers Field. The deal was potentially worth $1 billion if two NFL teams relocated to Farmers Field. AEG, the stadium’s developer, scuttled the plan in 2015.