Stunning article, well written and almost makes me ashamed to be a NFL fan. From the comments section
" dei1c3 17 hours ago
Every story like this is like another log on the funeral pyre for my interest in the NFL. I love the sport, have been a fan for almost 40 years, and still look forward to Sundays in the fall every year. But the continued (and escalating?) behavior of greed on the part of the NFL has been getting to me a for a while, especially since Goodell took over. I understand how capitalism works, but the degree to which the NFL works to ensure not only that revenues are as high as possible no matter the effect on fans (e.g. teams in London, etc...) but to make sure that every other person or group gets as little as possible (e.g. cheerleaders, vendors, former players, even charities they are supposedly helping) has just become sickening.
I look forward to the day I say "enough is enough" and move on...
...but until then I'll be watching the games just like most everyone else."