But as a lockout between
NFL players and owners drags on,
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2011 NFL season is for it to go away. That's right: a year without football. Our country would be better for it.
NBA Dallas Mavericks #41 Dirk Nowitzki blue I tell that story to make a simple point: a year without football would liberate us all. The game has invaded and, to a degree, overwhelmed our culture. For five months, we discuss it at the water cooler and the bar. We listen to grown men analyze and agonize over it on AM radio. We monitor our fantasy teams with devotion our significant others would be lucky to get. We spend our money on it like few other sports (the 10 best-selling
sports jerseys in America come from the NFL). From September through the Super Bowl, we are one nation under football. It might even be more popular than that other thing people do on Sundays. 相关的主题文章:
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