Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps How the NFL Became the Most Successful Sports League in History

Name: Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps How the NFL Became the Most Successful Sports League in History
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ISBN: 9781419526008

ISBN-10: 1419526006

ISBN-13: 9781419526008

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mark Yost

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The NFL is the most successful professional sport. The league's secret to success isnbsp;sound business practices like revenue sharing and a salary cap. These policies havenbsp;created paritynbsp;on the field and in the boardroom. Because of the collective approach of the league, a small-town team like the Green Bay Packers has just as much chance of getting into the playoffs--and succeeding financially--as big-market teams in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. nbsp; But in 2006, anbsp;faction of entrepreneurial owners led by mavericknbsp;Washington Redskins executive Dan Syndernbsp;proposed changes to the league finance and revenue models that many fear will upset this near-perfect…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Publication date: 10/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



"In the Best Interest of the League": The NFL Builds Its Future on Its Past



Anything but "Free": Playing for the NFL



Any Given Sunday: How Bert Bell Built the NFL's Even Playing Field



A Perfect Team: Television and the NFL



The NFL Goes Prime Time: Monday Night Football and Mainstream Audiences



Sports Bars, Satellites, and Fantasy Football: New Media, New Markets



NFL Merchandising: The Empire's New Clothes



The Super Bowl: Who Really Wins?



Stadium Fever: Who Plays and Who Pays?



Down to the Wire: Inside the 2006 Negotiations



Super Teams, Savvy Owners, and the Future of the NFL


Resources


Index