Posted on 04/26/2024 6:39:53 AM PDT by Starman417
The NFL is still and will always be relevant if for no other reason than the proliferation of gambling and fantasy football in all it’s variations.
The vast majority of the games on played on Sunday and all are on TV and for a price anyone can watch any game from the comfort of their home.
Most of the people ignore the political BS and pay attention only to the point spread, over/under total, propositional bets, etc., and individual performances that effect their fantasy football team.
Everyone is WELCOME to be a Green Bay Packers Fan, no matter where you live! We are the ONLY publicly owned team - none of this BS on the field.
https://www.packerseverywhere.com/find-a-bar
On, Wisconsin! :)
He’s right that the NFL is run for the gambling industry (and television). When you have a booking company sponsoring games as an “official partner to the NFL” you know the sun has about set. At the same time, get ready for a big push toward flag football. It has already begun in a small way. Expect it to get bigger. I don’t see how any of this will end well.
This was true 2 decades ago...
For a long time, the NFL served to create a sense of fake community. Fantasy Football does take something away from that, so the next few years will be interesting to see. I will continue to attend high school football games (now to include girls flag games) and watch college games (really minor league pro games) on television. The NFL would need to take several steps back on the politics to get me back. I don’t see that happening.
Turned the NFL off when they wouldn’t let Rush buy in.
A wise move on my part.
Quot watching professional sports and get back into the community leagues, like you are supposed to.
Time to invest in Gamblers Anonymous stocks.
Boo hoo.
You’ve got something there. Too many messages. It will get worse before it gets better. Mellenkamp thought he could get away with it and was called out but he’s an old has been. The NFL is still ascending. Choose Love on the back of the helmets. What happens if a player adjusts it to Choose Life? The national anthem was never part of the broadcasts until Kapernicks antics were worth the valuable commercial time. It’s getting sick and we’re the frog in the boiling water.
Ping!.......................
There’s been several stories of late about players gambling....even on their own team......you can’t tell me that players gambling isn’t common in the nfl.......and if thsts the case, and I think k that it is, the whole league is compromised.....college football as well more than likely.
Gave it up a long time ago.
A slogan such as choose life on a helmet?
I think we all know that could never happen. Only slogans in support of some liberal message are allowed.
They’ve been playing pansy football for a few decades.
I gave up on the national felon league after the incidents involving Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson.
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