[AnotherUnixGeek]

The NFL we Knew is Gone, and it is Never Coming Back

That's OK, they don't need us anymore - they've got a lot of new female fans, half of them Taylor Swift devotees.

The NFL of my childhood - Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue as commissioners, Howard Cosell on MNF, Super Bowl in January, Chris Berman and Tom Jackson on Draft Day (not multiple prime-time days) - gone forever.

[srmanuel]

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.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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! :)

[hinckley buzzard]

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.

[SuperLuminal]

This was true 2 decades ago...

[cdcdawg]

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.

[Macoozie]

Turned the NFL off when they wouldn’t let Rush buy in.

A wise move on my part.

[Laslo Fripp]

Time to invest in Gamblers Anonymous stocks.

[MayflowerMadam]

Boo hoo.

[V_TWIN]

Does this guy look like a team player to you?

[chajin]

Movies like Spartacus and Gladiator aside, I wonder if the real history of gladiatorial sports follows the trajectory of western contact sports (football, hockey, basketball), if it would give us any clue as to the future of these in society.

[Red Badger]

Ping!.......................

[rktman]

Gave it up a long time ago.

[No name given]

I gave up on the national felon league after the incidents involving Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson.

[caddie]

Pete Rose was a Phillie?

Wait, what?

No no no no.

If that were the case, he would have been known for the quote, "I'd run through town in a gasoline suite to play baseball."

[MinorityRepublican]

I don't know if it's just me but apparently when I watched the most recent Super Bowl, it felt scripted to me.

I've read comments on social media, many fans agreed with me.

[FLT-bird]

Congrats. You’re about 15 years behind me. I lost interest and walked away 20 years ago after being a bigger NFL than college fan as a kid.

[libertylover]

Many forgave and returned, and I'm not among them.

Nor am I.

[glorgau]

NFL? Meh, who cares anymore?

[FlingWingFlyer]

I stopped watching the MFL back in the mid 80s. Too many millionaire showboats. Now that they’ve come up with the MFL Players of Color National Anthem, there is no way I would ever go back to watching the Planation house boyz.