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I can see NY because thats where the NFL HQ is, but how does Cali have any jurisdiction over what goes on at the NFL?
 
SaintRay said:
Goodell has a net worth north of $200m, and has been compensated $125m in just the last 2 years.
In his latest negotiations with owners he is asking for a private jet for life.
Dude is ultra wealthy, and if released from the NFL, he will never feel an ounce of pain.
He’s a real spoiled piece of work.
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This is a good point and I've thought about that. Sure, he'll be super rich for the rest of his life with his jets and yachts and whatever else people buy to show how rich they are. He has no worries as far as money goes but here's the deal, Roger Goodell has spent the better part of two decades preaching about integrity and protecting The Shield. His legacy means more to him than the money this point. If he was fired or forced to resign in shame because The Shield was tarnished under his watch, that would be poetic. All the good he did for the game will be forgotten and he'll be known as the scumbag he is and has always been.

That's the dream anyway. I doubt it will ever happen because the NFL is so powerful that it can wave it's magic wand and make any problem go away. Even though Goodell is universally despised and booed everywhere he goes he's just too powerful to bring down. He's the real life Emperor Palpatine.
 
ilvdsnts said:
I can see NY because thats where the NFL HQ is, but how does Cali have any jurisdiction over what goes on at the NFL?
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The league has an office in Inglewood, CA.
 
DaveXA said:
Yep, in the early 80s iirc. At least 3 monopolies have been broken up using the antitrust act that I can recall, Standard Oil, American Tobacco Company and AT&T. It's really rare, but monopolies can get broken up. Some thought Microsoft should be broken up, but they just had to pay a penalty iirc. The antitrust act would not likely apply to the NFL anyway.
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The true power the Feds have is they can revoke the NFL's 501(c)(6) NON-PROFIT status,
 
DaveXA said:
I forgot about that. I remember that being an issue, but didn't realize they gave it up.
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A couple of nuggets from that decision:

Andrew Delaney, a sports law expert with Martin & Associates, said if it became a for-profit entity, the NFL would likely find enough write-offs to offset the savings it would lose along with its tax-exempt status.

"When MLB made the switch from a non-profit, they reported that there was no real change in their tax liability," he said. "If I were running the NFL show, I'd say, 'This isn't worth it.' It's not worth the PR hit it takes."
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Because it will no longer operate as a tax exempt entity, the NFL will no longer be required to publicly disclose the commissioner's salary. Goodell's $44 million salary became a point of public contention as the league dealt with various scandals throughout the last year. The league could still elect to disclose his salary in future years, but that seems rather unlikely.
 
COACHTDL said:
The true power the Feds have is they can revoke the NFL's 501(c)(6) NON-PROFIT status,
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The NFL gave up that about 10 years ago. They now pay taxes but not very much since they spend as much as the office brings in. The owners are the ones that pay the taxes. for the most part.
 
And they stopped att from buying TMobile also
 

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