Thursday, October 2, 2014

3rd down and no reception



The National Football League 
is going through a rough patch right now.

detroit4lyfe.com

First, off-field violence is taking its toll on the players, to say nothing of Commissioner Goodell.

gamedayr.com

Second, almost 5000 players have consolidated lawsuits so that league liability to head injury may cost the NFL almost a billion dollars.

personal.psu.edu

And third, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler just pulled the plug on a 40 year old black-out law.

abcnews

The 1973 law was intended to force fans to buy tickets and fill the stadium before the game could be watched on tv.

businessinsider.com

No more.

Wheeler said:


For its part, the NFL claims the law is needed to fill stadiums and feed their $10 Billion in annual revenue.

sportingnews.com

Without a law to control their product, the NFL may likely move their feed to pay-per-view, ending half a century of free televised football.

bzfilm.com

nfl


Talk about dropping the ball.

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