Suddenly it’s in vogue. Where were these people weeks ago?
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the other day that the owners need this money to build new stadiums. And who profits from new stadiums? The owners. A new stadium doesn’t make the team any better. The seat under your butt isn’t any bigger. But a new stadium, usually built with vats of your tax dollars, funnels millions more per game into an owner’s pocket via luxury boxes, concessions and advertising. That’s money that isn’t shared 32 ways. What Goodell is saying is, “We need that billion so my owners can buy new Bentleys. Theirs are dusty.”
Locking out the players now would be unjust, unfair and as indefensible as Al Davis’ wardrobe. There is so much to go around, it’s obscene. A billion back? These guys have that in cash.
Malcolm Glazer, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, once bought a $14 million Palm Beach mansion and never moved into it. He later sold it for $24 million.
Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans, has 10,000 head of cattle.
Jennifer Lopez, part owner of the Miami Dolphins, has offered to auction off her twins’ clothes because they’re not allowed to “repeat” outfits.
When’s the telethon?
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