It boils down to the game is a significant risk to players and does not provide adequate reward. It's not an adequate reward because it probably doesn't generate enough revenue to make it worth their while. These are a bunch of guys probably making top dollar on their respective teams. Why would they risk their bodies in a meaningless game that doesn't add much to their bottom line? Why would the league shell out significant money for a game that doesn't get the ratings to support that? I don't think there is a solution so it's either going to continue being a sham of a game or they will eventually do away with it and replace it with some thing else.

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