dam1953

Consider that players income includes a sizable chuck of revenue sharing:
40% of local revenue
45% of sponsorship money, post season, etc.
55% of media deals

Viewership and ratings drops are going to cost the league and the players..biggly.

I expect that we will soon see how much the players are willing to "spend" on their protest. Seems like a lose - lose proposition to me. Continue the protest and loose money that you could donate to the cause or stop the protest and donate the money to solving the problem. My opinion is that they have already pushed the issue too far and many fans won't return any time soon. So, the money's gone. Period.

ESPN's projected problem is likely to happen much, much faster. Considering that NFL football was a cash cow they may not survive to see 2021. Politicize a business at your own risk.

”It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin