And Hillary won the popular vote in 2016. So . . . Wow!
When you’re talking about a professional sports league it’s the money that matters. I know here it’s popular to blame all of the NFL’s woes on kneeling players but out in reality the NFL doesn’t actually have any woes that anybody else isn’t having. Yes ratings are down, LESS than the average for the rest of TV, and less than most of the other sports league, and the numbers are still high enough that the networks are willing to pay significantly more for the rights than the expiring contracts. You asked about the predictions of NFL resurgence, I pointed out they’re fine. Any problems they’re having will be faced equally by the XFL, much like how they’re being faced by NCAA (ratings are down, attendance dropped 34% in recent years).