So the National Football League kicks off, pardon a cliche, Thursday evening, then on Friday another game in South

Apollo, Brazil. as the NFL expands its brand worldwide.

Now, why am I talking about this, me a political analyst? Well, the business of professional football in the

United States is a colossal success. 12 billion dollars a year, the NFL Nick, 12 billion.

And I think that's low.

That estimate is low.

Marketing and ticket sales and refreshments and on and on and on and on.

And the betting, the gamblers are just delirious that another season is beginning.

So in Nevada, 44% of all of betting, okay, is football and it doesn't. of professional. So the goal is, of course, for the teams to make the Super Bowl in February.

Last year, winning players on the Kansas City Chiefs got $164,000 each for that game.

Losing players on the 49ers got 89,000.

But it isn't about the individual game,'s about the image now here is the downside

and Americans don't really care about this we're alike the ancient Romans in that

regard we want our spectacles. Now we're not

killing people like they did in the Roman Coliseum with gladiators and animals

chasing Christians around and all of that.

But this is a tough sport.

I played college football.

I know how hard this is.

And my skill level wasn't even close

to what the professional level is.

So NFL among the players stands for not for long.

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