There are sooo many stories on the business of football right now. Let’s examine a few:
On NFL contracts as free agency approaches
Next week a select group of NFL golden ticket winners will sign new contracts with headlines blaring total contract values of $60 million, $80 million, perhaps even $100 million. But, of course, none of those contracts will be worth anywhere near $100 million. In contrast, last week, major leaguers Bryce Harper and Manny Machado signed contracts not only reported to be worth $330 million and $300 million, respectively, but actually worth those amounts!