| | *violent fights among NFL fans at games leave blood on the floor, and even result in death, which the league does nothing to prevent.<ref>https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/2023/09/nfl-needs-to-address-fan-violence/</ref> | | *violent fights among NFL fans at games leave blood on the floor, and even result in death, which the league does nothing to prevent.<ref>https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/2023/09/nfl-needs-to-address-fan-violence/</ref> |
| | *superstar Bubba Smith persuasively and persistently alleged that the 1969 [[Super Bowl]], in which he played, was fixed to enable the heavy underdog Jets to win while the favored Colts' owner wagered against his team, yet the NFL apparently never investigated Smith's allegations.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/bubba-smith-always-alleged-69-super-bowl-was-fixed-823441</ref> A play-by-play of that game, which includes the quarterback ignoring the wide-open primary receiver on a trick flee-flicker play and instead tossing an interception, is provided in detail by ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110211184638/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-iii-plays.htm</ref> | | *superstar Bubba Smith persuasively and persistently alleged that the 1969 [[Super Bowl]], in which he played, was fixed to enable the heavy underdog Jets to win while the favored Colts' owner wagered against his team, yet the NFL apparently never investigated Smith's allegations.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/bubba-smith-always-alleged-69-super-bowl-was-fixed-823441</ref> A play-by-play of that game, which includes the quarterback ignoring the wide-open primary receiver on a trick flee-flicker play and instead tossing an interception, is provided in detail by ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110211184638/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-iii-plays.htm</ref> |
| − | *The NFL promoted Tom Brady ceaselessly over two decades, despite the fact that Brady was never able to succeed without four different factors being tilted in his favor. First, Brady relied on having his opponents' practices videotaped and relayed to him prior to the game.[[Spygate]]. Second, Brady never succeeded without having the football inflated to less than the regulation pressure. Indeed, he was suspended for relying on improperly inflated balls during a game against the Colts; few of his successes came after the revelation of this fact. Third, Brady's failures were consistently masked by NFL officials' invoking obscure and hitherto unenforced rules, such as the so-called "tuck game", where Brady had been clearly defeated. Finally, Brady played over quarterbacks of superior ability on the roster such as Tim Tebow. Tebow's unfair exclusion from the NFL is darning evidence against the idea, espoused by liberals, that the NFL is meritocratic. | + | *The NFL promoted Tom Brady ceaselessly over two decades, despite the fact that Brady was never able to succeed without four different factors being tilted in his favor. First, Brady relied on having his opponents' practices videotaped and relayed to him prior to the game.[[Spygate]]. Second, Brady never succeeded without having the football inflated to less than the regulation pressure. Indeed, he was suspended for relying on improperly inflated balls during a game against the Colts; few of his successes came after the revelation of this fact. Third, Brady's failures were consistently masked by NFL officials' invoking obscure and hitherto unenforced rules, such as the so-called "tuck game", where Brady had been clearly defeated. Finally, Brady played over quarterbacks of superior ability on the roster such as Tim Tebow. Tebow's unfair exclusion from the NFL is compelling evidence against the idea, espoused by liberals, that the NFL is meritocratic. |