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95. LOL, NFL is as big a nerve as "guns"

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Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:57 AM

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Why I don't watch professional football [View all] liberal N proud Jan 2017 OP

I don't watch it either. Has never interested me. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #1

That's a big Roger montanacowboy Jan 2017 #2

I am watching to see if the Pats will lose. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #3

You don't watch any professional sports? True Dough Jan 2017 #4

The players get paid a lot of money because pro sports TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #15

Disagree....Not your average player. physioex Jan 2017 #86

After they get cut? TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #91

No basketball and some baseball and golf liberal N proud Jan 2017 #19

the average salary for an NBA player is around $5 million. For the NFL its around $2 million onenote Jan 2017 #21

The game is concussion central. BSdetect Jan 2017 #5

Pro football is boring. HassleCat Jan 2017 #6

I rarely watch it, and then it's only parts of the games. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #7

I wonder why he isn't performing for Trump? LeftInTX Jan 2017 #66

He seems like a perfect fit, I agree. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #67

Thanks for sharing left-of-center2012 Jan 2017 #8

I don't mind the players geting paid, but I agree with you about taxpayers subsidizing the owners fishwax Jan 2017 #9

I love the Patriots B C Butler Jan 2017 #10

They are cheaters, but oh well. Drahthaardogs Jan 2017 #17

Yes, they are the Trump of OldHippieChick Jan 2017 #24

Does it bother you that they are cheaters? mythology Jan 2017 #33

Tough. Iggo Jan 2017 #37

I just threw up a little in my mouth reading this. Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #52

Lol!!!! KPN Jan 2017 #76

It's nothing but adverts. JDC Jan 2017 #11

I didn't know Brady was a Trump supporter. B C Butler Jan 2017 #12

It's Aussie Rules Footy for me. longship Jan 2017 #13

I noticed the officials wearing colored jerseys in those vids.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2017 #48

They still run backwards, the last time I watched footy. longship Jan 2017 #54

I think it's fucking stupid to pay grown men millions to put on costumes and play kids' games. X_Digger Jan 2017 #14

i do too, but as long as people willingly cough up obscene ticket prices to paythese guys, what are dionysus Jan 2017 #32

So this is another of the " I HATE FREAKING NFL FOOTBALL" Threads yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #16

I hate what the NFL did to the game of football liberal N proud Jan 2017 #18

You know what I think? yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #38

I admire your defense of football but the Raiders? panader0 Jan 2017 #25

WIN, LOSE, TIE, RAIDERS TILL I DIE! yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #35

Wouldn't it be tragic if things kept happening at the Vegas stadium construction site? KamaAina Jan 2017 #39

I think some Corporation should step up and offer yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #40

I believe AT&T just paid for the naming rights. KamaAina Jan 2017 #41

Oakland has built up a tradition on the other side of the bay yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #43

The BoA that fled to Charlotte? KamaAina Jan 2017 #44

Any corporation... yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #46

So they want a new stadium? There just happens to be one right down 880 in Santa Clara. KamaAina Jan 2017 #61

That 49er facility? yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #63

Same as the Giants and Jets in East Rutherford. KamaAina Jan 2017 #64

In another few weeks NASCAR will fire up.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2017 #49

followed by the yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #59

Throw in pit bulls, breast-feeding, Hooters, A HERETIC I AM Jan 2017 #60

Don't forget shooting Rockets at the Moon! yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #62

what about the permanent brain damage so many players get? Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #20

I don't like that stuff either. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #23

That's Limited To The NFL? ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #70

oh, yeah, I didn't mean it was limited to the NFL Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #90

I'm Guessing It's Worse in HS ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #93

I'm kind of rooting for Dallas this year, entirely because of ZEKE! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #22

Hey Soxfan58 Jan 2017 #26

Love fest over Brady makes you sick? smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #27

Can't imagine liberal N proud Jan 2017 #29

I don't watch it because I review grants on traumatic brain injury greymattermom Jan 2017 #28

Opiate of the masses, Socialized Cost, Privitized Profit...........n/t HAB911 Jan 2017 #30

Odd that we never never refer to console games as an opiate. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #83

Sorry, but how do you compare HAB911 Jan 2017 #94

I laugh when it's the only way that grown adults can bond or converse with each other. TheBlackAdder Jan 2017 #31

I think Rugby is much better and I wish we could migrate to that. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #34

And still considered "non-profit" AwakeAtLast Jan 2017 #36

And then there is that liberal N proud Jan 2017 #42

The NFL gave up non-profit status back in 2015. n/t tammywammy Jan 2017 #51

Ah, good to know. n/t AwakeAtLast Jan 2017 #56

St. Louis and San Diego refused to subsidize pintobean Jan 2017 #45

St Louis County and the state of Missouri offered Stan Kroenke $400 million The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #77

Jerry Jones pushed that relocation on the owners. pintobean Jan 2017 #88

Go Pack Go!! Separation Jan 2017 #47

The ONLY team fully owned by the people of the city. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2017 #50

That's how it should be for EVERY team! GB is lucky they got... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #58

I hope they beat the Cowboys tonight. Ilsa Jan 2017 #53

Funny thing-since I stopped drinking I can't watch it... Boxerfan Jan 2017 #55

Brady is one of the few reasons I keep watching. MadamPresident Jan 2017 #57

But of course.. coco22 Jan 2017 #65

You don't watch because your team lost? I see. kwassa Jan 2017 #68

Am, NO! Actually, I don't actually have a team liberal N proud Jan 2017 #69

Sorry LnP, But. . . ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #71

Speaking on that level, I agree with on the Division I level... liberal N proud Jan 2017 #73

That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #85

I don't have strong feelings about it, but... Orrex Jan 2017 #72

Why I don't read Stephen King Dr. Strange Jan 2017 #74

Why hasn't Stephen Spielberg ever adapted a Stephen King book into a movie? Yavin4 Jan 2017 #80

You mean Steven Seagal, right? Dr. Strange Jan 2017 #81

What gets me are the endless commercials. sofa king Jan 2017 #75

I don't begrudge the players what they make since they make far more for their employers yurbud Jan 2017 #78

that stadium business should be a crime. The only time cities should fund it is in exchange for a yurbud Jan 2017 #79

So you missed the Packers v. Cowboys game?!? Too bad - great finish! jmg257 Jan 2017 #82

While better for the players, free agency and the salary cap pretty much blew it LanternWaste Jan 2017 #84

I watch--KC Chiefs Bengus81 Jan 2017 #87

Who cares why you don't watch football....really. frankieallen Jan 2017 #89

Obviously more than 80 DUers. liberal N proud Jan 2017 #92

LOL, NFL is as big a nerve as "guns" HAB911 Jan 2017 #95

True liberal N proud Jan 2017 #96

less than 60 actually, repeat posts don't count snooper2 Jan 2017 #97