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Niyo: Preseason football proving to be a waste of time

(Photo: Eric Christian Smith, AP)

Allen Park — We haven’t reached absolute zero just yet.

But we all can feel the chilling effect in today’s NFL, from the players and coaches on the field to the fans in the stands — in numbers you can practically count by hand — and even the commissioner of the league.

The NFL preseason has become a complete waste of everyone’s time, by and large. And as more teams finally acknowledge it, through words and deeds, change appears to be both necessary — and inevitable.

Practice doesn’t make perfect, we’re told.