10-06-2022, 08:08 PM
(10-06-2022, 07:15 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Way to send a link to a paywall site, or give up all of your info for the free version..
Anyway, I lived and watched in that era. Promising teams that did lose their starting QBs did cost the NFL revenue as some fans quit watching as they viewed the season as lost, TV ratings went down for games that those teams were featured in, which cost the NFL revenue growth. Even if the NFL's total revenue still showed growth in that period, they still lost out on plenty of dollars from casual fans' eyes that stopped watching those teams for the duration of the season.
So now let me ask you; Did the NFL suddenly start caring about players safety for humanitarian reasons, or because it was or potentially was going to cost them a lot of revenue?
The above graph I posed refutes your stance. NFL Rev has gone up for 30 straight years (Except for Covid year)
CTE wasnt even a known thing until around 2005.
The NFL started caring about the Union (Will they join into a CBA), and potential lawsuits, and getting hammered in court.
But, you said they lost revenue. So, that was incorrect.
http://www.city-data.com/blog/5013-national-football-league-american-treasure/
You will have to scroll to the second graph.
