The decline will continue. One by one the owners will come to realize what a train wreck their business has become, and that Roger Goodell is responsible. The owners came out on top in the last CBA negotiated by Goodell, so they were willing to cut him some slack. A LOT of slack. He is now in the process of flushing it all down the toilet. The owners are realizing that Goodell did well in the CBA and TV deals but those mean absolutely nothing if revenue and ratings are plunging. They will take their blinders off and look at the long line of idiotic decisions he has made including BountyGate, Ray Rice, DeflateGate, Ezekiel Elliot, and many others. They are dwarfed however by his tone dear handling of the Anthem issue. He even got a 2nd chance in the off-season to get it right but instead double-downed on his refusal to enforce league rules on Anthem decorum. The owners will conclude that they desperately need a new face of the NFL. Someone who represents minorities and women but will have no problem enforcing league policy for Anthem decorum. Say hello to new NFL commish Condoleeza Rice. Her hiring addresses the issue over the NFL’s perceived lack of action on player misconduct with women. Her hiring addresses issues involving race. She can speak authoritatively to the players in their issues and how to be heard without making political statements while in uniform. She is about the only hope the NFL has of getting back on track after they get rid of Goodell about 30 seconds after the Super Bowl is over.
This scenario could happen.
It's not a business, it's a rich man's hobby for most of them. Jones is the only one that treats it like a business, the rest have just been along for the ride. (Jones doesn't NEED to make money, he just likes to)
Do you think that Clark Hunt really needs to make money from his football team? Khan? Blank? Paul Allen?
Actually there is another way. The NFL should adopt a racial equality standard. Each race should be represented in the player roster in the proportion they are represented either in the population as a whole or in the fan base.
The fans will come back in droves, and the kneeling will be gone in a twinkling.