Quote:That argument could be applied towards any team not named the Cowboys, Packers, or Patriots. And yet no team has relocated because of that reasoning. Shared revenue works because it provides a level playing field for the smaller market teams vs the large market teams. without it the NFL would end up like the MLB. This particular business model works and is the main reason why football has overtaken baseball as "America's sport".

Actually baseball has had more varied champions than any other league.... note the Royals last year and the Rays in prior years...  Difference in baseball is they can grow players via minor leagues paying many of them nothing...  NFL and NBA mostly use college for that  especially the NFL which requires 3 years in college.. Baseball also uses college but plenty of Latin players go into the minor league meat-grinder..  If you went to a Suns game, it seems like 3/4 of the team is Hispanic.....  Top college players spend less time in the minors  or no time in minors....    Football has become more popular not because of shared revenue but  the nature of the sport which this ADD world of ours seems to like better as well as fantasy which gives fans instant gratification..  Baseball fantasy ( where frankly it all started anyway) takes longer to figure out because of the nature of the game.

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