The NFL may be the prince of American sports, but there's something rotten in the state of Denmark.
Football is hotter than ever. The TV ratings are breathtaking, attendance is sky-high and media coverage is wall-to-wall nearly all year round. The NFL dominates the sports and entertainment landscape, driving colossal amounts of revenue. Amazingly, the league aims to nearly triple its current rake by 2027.
Per Harris Interactive, 36 percent of adults who follow at least one sport claim pro football as their favorite. College football is tied for second at 13 percent. All Commissioner Goodell has to do is a decent job of minding the store, and the NFL will be on top for good.
That appears to be his aim. As I wrote before, Bleacher Report - Sports & Society
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