Vandermeer's View: NFL owners focus on growth

We might refer to these days as the ‘Owners’ Meetings’ but this event is formally called the NFL Annual Meeting. And for good reason. Coaches, GMs, team presidents and executives are also present as the league goes through its state of the union and planning binges.

I’m no John McClain, who has covered these things since leather helmets (I kid, I kid), but I’ve been to six of these now. Big developments over the last half decade include the progress of player safety and a continued acknowledgement of the changing face of media.

There’s no doubt the popularity of this game was built on television. But TV is now a screen in your pocket as much as it is a window on your wall. It’s everywhere,…