Pre merger, there were some players who actually played both sides of the ball. Most notable was Chuck Bednarik who famously knocked Frank Gifford out of football with one hit.
Gooddell is a mercenary. He has been happy to pocket his 30Mil a year for doing basically a PR job. Now that he has screwed up the PR, perhaps he will be let go but even so, the toothpaste is out of the tube now. I cannot fathom anyone putting this back together again. The fracturing elements of our society are on display every Monday, Thursday and Sunday during most of the pro season. I admit to checking a score from time to time on Sunday but I enjoyed yesterday with my wife out walking along our town wharf, or what is left of it!
Gee, ORDERING them to stand for the Anthem, firetruck them.
What is it with this unity crap. Frankly each team should have taken care of this in the club house: I got your unity right here. The only thing they are united on is they want a pay check, after that, the nation can go to hell I guess.
I say you first!
They did. The result you got was driven by the demographics of the teams and the league as a whole.