As other leagues such as the NBA, MLB and NHL start gearing up to play, the NFL is all about business right now and, as my readers know, that is what’s driving all decisions in sports and business. Indeed, as written in this space weeks ago, if the NFL decision to play or not—as well as that of other sports leagues—was based purely on health and safety, no one would play right now. But economics matter, and the business of sports always wins.
With that in mind, let’s examine what’s going on in the league and union negotiations, what I think will be the future problems with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, and the continuing cloud hanging over the Washington football club.