Until the NFL clamps down HARD on behavior on and off the field, until they banish the “gangsta” lifestyle from the rosters, until it starts looking like a sport again, the NFL should be beneath norice for EVERYONE. Perhaps if professional football became as relevant in America as curling, the players, the league, the owners, the coaches and the players union would all be FORCED to take notice and do something. We keep giving them money for tickets. We keep buying the merchandise. We keep watching the telecasts and advertisers keep paying the networks for the air time. If ratings and revenue fell off and the next TV contract were only worth what you’d pay for a :30 in the post-game analysis of the Little League World Series, we’ll get some players who actually want to play the game instead of cashing paychecks that look like a lottery jackpot and showing off nothing but attitude off the field.
The NFL has been clamping down hard on off field behavior. Jones got suspended for an entire season for incidents that never resulted in charges being pressed. And if the shooting rumors have any meat to them he’ll be gone complete. Others got half season suspensions again for things that resulted in no criminal charges.