Observations from the Saints' preseason loss @ GB

TheOak · 08-25-2022, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by WW_Who_Dat

Not sure I know the bottom line answer to this question but I’m pretty sure the revenue from this home preseason games goes straight into the teams account ledger … not the NFL account ledger

With the way the NFL is structured there is no 1 revenue nor is there one beneficiary of any revenue stream.

Ticket sales 60/40 split with the 40% going to the club.
League Revenue (licensing and media) is also split and heavily favors the league.
Players get the revenue from the jersey sales with 2/3 being direct and 1/3 going to the NFLPA to pool for all players.

What gets glossed over is that by design there is no true separation between the team and the league. Gayle Benson is both a team and league owner and she receives compensation from both. The NFL was not born out of sport, it was/is the brainchild of a group of businessmen that saw a cash cow.

We like to think that Roger Goodell hates the New Orleans Saints but the owner of the New Orleans Saints is one of Roger Goodell's bosses as he has to answer to the board which is the 32 owners. Its like politics and the Wizzard of Oz, what you are intended to see and what goes on are different.

08-25-2022, 09:22 AM	#38
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: Observations from the Saints' preseason loss @ GB Originally Posted by WW_Who_Dat Not sure I know the bottom line answer to this question but I’m pretty sure the revenue from this home preseason games goes straight into the teams account ledger … not the NFL account ledger With the way the NFL is structured there is no 1 revenue nor is there one beneficiary of any revenue stream. Ticket sales 60/40 split with the 40% going to the club. League Revenue (licensing and media) is also split and heavily favors the league. Players get the revenue from the jersey sales with 2/3 being direct and 1/3 going to the NFLPA to pool for all players. What gets glossed over is that by design there is no true separation between the team and the league. Gayle Benson is both a team and league owner and she receives compensation from both. The NFL was not born out of sport, it was/is the brainchild of a group of businessmen that saw a cash cow. We like to think that Roger Goodell hates the New Orleans Saints but the owner of the New Orleans Saints is one of Roger Goodell's bosses as he has to answer to the board which is the 32 owners. Its like politics and the Wizzard of Oz, what you are intended to see and what goes on are different. jnormand and K Major like this.
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