I don’t feel sorry for the NFL...they brought this upon themselves.
Boycott.
Current TV contract ends in 2022....with around 250-million paid out to each team, as long as they play actual games.
My guess is that the networks will meet in 2021 and discuss the loss of viewers, and the 4-billion-plus contract of the past will not occur again.
They can survive this season and even next season, with this screwed-up mess, and marginal numbers of fans in the stands. After that....the whole system is shaky.
Or a team for much longer....