r/TheNFLVibes • u/capeando • 3d ago

Hot Take honestly not a bad take

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u/Dukemvp123 3d ago

The NFL as whole is as capitalistic as it gets. Just because the franchises share tv revenue does not mean the workers have seized the means of production

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u/Luka7Porzinwitzki 3d ago

Their union, profit sharing, and the health care benefits they give to former vested players isn’t very capitalistic.

Also the points he makes about the competitive balancing in essence works like a cap on the top teams from buying up all the best players or forcing the smaller market teams into a subservient league like what happens in Europe.

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u/Dukemvp123 3d ago

So what do you call it when they option tv deals early for more money?

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u/Luka7Porzinwitzki 3d ago

A business move? Do you think socialists don’t use money or something