Bad Economy hits the Redskins

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Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

That is a pretty good point. I mean hell the NFL has made most of it's money already through their godforsaken exclusive rights deals which should at least account for a solid yearly income from the likes of Ridell, EA Sports, Rebock, Direct TV, and the such. Of course I presume that they don't pay off their exclusive rights deals up front.

I read an article that the NFL actually asked the Federal governemnt for a $2billion bailout last year to cover operating costs. Sorry guys, the era of bread and circuses is coming to an end. Those folks were trimmed down. Just like up here in the big 3, the NFL franchises are grossly bloated in useless beaucracy and will start to lose real money as any business. Look at the Lions as an example. They are a terribly run franchise, charge $40 parking to park in the Ford Field parking structure, you have to pay $30 for two dogs and cokes, and over $100 for a decent seated game ticket, just to see crappy football. FOlks quit paying to see them. I went to see them play the Skins at Ford Field, and I was shocked at the empty seats. There were more Skins fans in the upper decks than Lions fans. The folks laid off were deemed to be redundant to operations at Redskin Park, and that their duties could be easily passed to people doing a similar job in the organization. 2009 very well could end up like 1929, so more of this will come.