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NOTE: Much of the information here also applies to other professional sports leagues and teams, but the looting of taxpayers and the harm caused by the NFL to players and fans is far higher than most other sports. For example, [[sports gambling]] on NFL games  is far more than other sports,<ref>https://variety.com/2023/sports/tech/the-nfl-is-the-most-popular-sport-to-bet-on-2022-1235467587/</ref> and head injuries are far greater too.

NOTE: Much of the information here also applies to other professional sports leagues and teams, but the looting of taxpayers and the harm caused by the NFL to players and fans is far higher than most other sports. For example, [[sports gambling]] on NFL games  is far more than other sports,<ref>https://variety.com/2023/sports/tech/the-nfl-is-the-most-popular-sport-to-bet-on-2022-1235467587/</ref> and head injuries are far greater too.

The San Diego Free Press wrote an article titled "Five Reasons Losing an NFL Football Team is Good for a City". The first reason quoted was that, even though NFL owners are making millions of dollars for themselves (and many NFL franchises are valued in the billions of dollars), they get taxpayers to foot much of the costs for the teams' stadiums.  Other reasons quoted include:

The San Diego Free Press wrote an article titled "Five Reasons Losing an NFL Football Team is Good for a City."  The first reason quoted was that, even though NFL owners are making millions of dollars for themselves (and many NFL franchises are valued in the billions of dollars), they get taxpayers to foot much of the costs for the teams' stadiums.  Other reasons quoted include:

*More support for college programs, which actually help people<ref>It should be noted, though, that only a handful of NFL cities also have a university with a football team which is a member of a FBS "Power 5" conference, and only one -- Los Angeles -- has two such universities.  Even so, many of those programs have never benefitted from increased attendance at collegiate games when the team has done well while the professional team has done poorly.</ref>

*More support for college programs, which actually help people<ref>It should be noted, though, that only a handful of NFL cities also have a university with a football team which is a member of a FBS "Power 5" conference, and only one -- Los Angeles -- has two such universities.  Even so, many of those programs have never benefitted from increased attendance at collegiate games when the team has done well while the professional team has done poorly.</ref>