I know she's been beat up w/words here on the warpath, but Sally Jenkins always brings a well backed argument & challenges her readers. She is obviously on the side of the players and previous articles state that. In this one, she comes from the taxpayer side of it. I think it would tell alot if it could somehow be compared to subsidies & incentives that other businesses get from state & local gov't.
NFL housing plan: Owners get the keys, fans get the bills - The Washington Post