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Flipping around the radio dial while coming and going from work, I sure noticed a lot of local sportscasters minimizing what the football players did. A lot of them are blaming Trump’s “divisiveness”, a lot of them are saying that the fans are overreacting. The local sportscasters are a lot closer to the people, they see how pissed people are, and they’re scared for their jobs—as they should be. My message to them is, “Waggling your finger at me isn’t helping your stance, bud.”

The jig is up.

People are starting to realize that sports is just entertainment like movies and TV shows and they don't need it.

This isn't just going to affect the actual games and the leagues but all the ancillary business dependent on pro sports. Business like sports talk programs and fantasy leagues. Oh, and cities and states that spent millions of tax payer dollars on stadiums? They are going to take a big hit too.

No doubt! There are sports talk stations all over the dial. When they start changing their format in droves, then you’ll know how much of a local effect this NFL SNAFU is having. Another big indication: NFL jerseys going at fire-sale prices. Bye-bye $100 merchandise. The NFL can live under the glow of the Superbowl 2016, that was the last one my house will ever see. On Thanksgiving, I’ll rent movies and the digital antenna will go into the closet (I don’t have cable or satellite, just Roku and a digital antenna for local channels).

Money not spent on the NFL will be money spent elsewhere. Perhaps some of the more productive areas of our economy. Where actual capital goods are produced that can improve peoples lifes. There is life and business after football. Although starting a new league or new leagues might be possible too. Gonna have a lot of empty stadiums sitting around soon I suspect.