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the NFL & Money (No right or wrong)

Here is my take ...

It has been reported that Athletes participating in the league will most likely be susceptible to suffering from CTE and other lingering injuries playing the game. Do note, that many parents are becoming less likely to encourage their children (unless it is the only way out of their socioeconomic status) to play football because of those injuries. The NFL is not expected to stop playing the game because of this harm. Could it be they fear the loss of money and status?

Recently, the NFL was shocked by the trend associated with “Colin Kaepernick”  protesting American political and social issues by refusing to honor the playing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Once again, money was and is the issue here. We have no idea of what the owners of the NFL are thinking because whatever they decided to do was to make sure fans continued to watch and attend football games. Revenue from ticket sales and television viewing is a pretty big deal.

Recent relocations of several NFL teams … Rams, Raiders, & Chargers … made no sense relative to the presence of both the Chargers and Rams in LA. The Rams and Chargers made a move because of a more financially significant market,  along with new stadiums mean more money for the NFL. The Raiders moved to Las Vegas in response to a $9 Billion stadium promise and the hope of making more money with a new stadium.

It was pretty clear that participants in the 2019 NFL Super Bowl could have changed if the bad referee call between the Saints and Rams had been dealt with and the NFC Championship game was played over. But NO, the game replay would have cost the NFL somewhere around $100 Million (loss of money) taking into account the NFC replay and a rescheduling of the Super Bowl.

It appears more and more likely that “Kareem Hunt” will be rehired by another NFL team. He was fired for lying to the Chiefs and of course, for his video verifying violent acts towards women. In today’s political and social environment what he did would pretty much sink anyone else's career FOREVER. Yet, the NFL is going to give this player a second chance. Obviously, there is a lot of money on the table here.

Hot news from fake/faux/real Twitter news feeds … There are some rumblings the Chiefs might consider hiring “Hunt”  back … It would be somewhat of a surreal occurrence. Wouldn’t it? Of course, at this point, I’m sure he is fully rehabilitated as so many people who get caught (and seeking parole) are.

Money is the game and the making thereof. Lots of it. Standards (absolute standards of rights and wrongs) don’t exist within the hearts and minds of the football barons and maybe even their fans.

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