SI.com · Jul 17, 2018
Traina Thoughts: The NFL Isn't Even Close To Dying
Icon Sportswire1. Ratings were down. It’s never been worse to attend games in person. The CTE controversy only gets scarier each day. The host of the "Celebrity Apprentice" has launched a war on the league. The anthem controversy rages on. Colin Kaepernick has been blackballed. The commissioner has no clue what he’s doing when it comes to suspensions.
But guess what? NFL owners still print money.
According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, the NFL handed out more than $8 billion in national revenue in 2017, with each club netting $255 million. That is a 4.9 percent increase from the previous season.