Thank goodness. The American economy and debt situation is bad enough, but life without football would be next to unbearable. Thankfully, the rich owners reached a deal with the rich players to make everyone happy and to keep beer drinking, chicken wing eating, tailgating, arm-chair quarterbacks everywhere happy.
A recession without football would be like a Depression with prohibition, wait...
I wonder if any TARP funds went to the NFL to end the lock-out.
A recession without football would be like a Depression with prohibition, wait...
I wonder if any TARP funds went to the NFL to end the lock-out.
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Thank Allah! Now we can watch a football league where the guys usually CATCH the ball!
I love the CFL,but the better athletes are in the NFL.
One of my all-time favourite "out-to-lunch" quotes came from the last NFL strike. A reporter asked then superstar Joe Montana's agent if he thought the public would have any sympathy for the players,given their huge salaries.
The agent relied,"well,sure,Joe Montana makes 75,000 dollars a week,but people have to remember he only makes that for 16 weeks a year".
Actually, an NFL lockout could have had a real impact on the American economy. It's a 9 billion dollar a year business (and has projected growth). When all the spinoffs are factored in, I bet it generates a significant amount of taxation for the US treasury.
More importantly, the NFL can begin cutting players on Thursday, which means some of that not-quite NFL ready talent can head north of the border, and help my BC Lions actually win a game...
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