NFL Lockout Would Only Be Costly in Longterm

March 1, 2011   ·   Adam Lazarus   ·   Jump to comments

NFL lockout continues to dominate the professional football landscape.

In recent weeks, reports have declared everything from great progress to depressing news. And in truth, no one–not even the players union or the owners or Roger Goodell–really know how this thing will play out. 

There could be a work stoppage, there could be a deal done and both sides are preparing for both possibilities: The union is preparing it’s players and is planning to decertify while the owners (apparently) will have a war chest of dollars stored up.

Should there be a lockout the fans would certainly suffer more than anyone: except for maybe the local business, stadium workers, and anyone not worth millions of dollars affiliated wit the NFL. 

But should a few weeks be lost, as was the case in 1987 and 1982, all would ultimately be forgiven….provided there is enough of a regular season left for the playoffs.

The MLB players strike of 1994 was a major black eye for the sport for one major reason: the lockout cancelled the World Series. Considering that the Super Bowl is the biggest single day on the American sports calendar, if that were to happen in February 2012, it could lose fans permanently.

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