The games are so disjointed with commercials they become difficult to watch. The officiating is horrible and slows the games down further, the announcing is horrendous, and there are not enough good QBs to go around and make me say "this should be a good matchup, I think I'll watch!" if it is just a neutral game involving 2 teams other than the Bills.
I couldn't care less about the CTE or national anthem stuff. It's the other stuff, which is nothing new...
The overall package of what is entailed in watching an NFL game has enough negatives that I'd rather do something else, depending on the matchup. It has to be what I think will be a really good game to tune in.
ALSO! The games are way, way too long now.
I shouldn't have to lose an entire day to enjoy 2 games...but that is a 1pm to 7:30pm affair these days.
Soccer really is the beautiful game. 90 minute games, no matter what, and no commercials! NFL games can almost be annoying to watch in comparison.