Quote:Okay, maybe some people who work for the league care one way or the other.   But as an entity, the NFL does not care much either way.   It wants to appear that it does, but as you so correctly point out, it is a business and the business of business is business.   They care about the bottom line, not whether a gay guy gets a fair shot of not.   

 

Or, as Michael Corleone said, "It's not personal, Sonny.  It's just business."  

 

It's not social engineering.  It's just business. 

Of course they care about the bottom line just like any business that wants to achieve, maintain or grow profitability.  So much so, that I'm willing to bet the NFL wants the best product and athletes on the field, regardless of sexual preference (or skin color or religious beliefs for that matter).  In that regard they do care about individual rights and giving a shot to the best players, as they should.  The NFL doesn't need to host a gay pride parade to prove their PCness.

 

How could you possibly know that maybe only "some" people working for the league care one way or another about gay rights? It would be more realistic to suggest that 50% +- 5-10% of them do (which is on par with public polls supporting gay marriage).  Personally, I can't speak for every NFL team owner, commissioner or employee, but I know for a fact that at least the Jaguars organization cares about gay rights and have been public supporters and advocates for the LGBT community since at least the late 90's.  

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