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Old 04-02-2019, 05:35 PM   #85
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202 View Post
I am slightly confused. I thought I read that the attendance and TV Ratings, while not spectacular compared to what we see in the usual sports, were higher then what they projected to be sustainable. Was their projection for what was needed just that far off versus what they really needed?

Everything I've read this afternoon seems to keep coming back to "the need for an agreement between the AAF and the NFLPA" about the use of practice squad players.

Which makes me wonder: maybe the (majority) owner realized that the product isn't worth dropping another $180m into with the current 'talent' level? (reports are saying that his $250m cash commitment in Feb only had $70m up front)
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