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The Washington Redskins cut one of the finest safeties in the [[NFL]] because he publicly criticized its awful coaching, and he pointed out that he probably watches more game films than the coaches do.<ref>https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/12/fans-are-outraged-redskins-cut-d-j-swearinger-after-he-criticized-team</ref>  Fans were furious how coaches cut this star, but genuine fans are irrelevant to NFL profits.  This and other moves by the NFL show that is more like professional wrestling, where participants are expected to puff up the product, than a meritocracy.

The Washington Redskins cut one of the finest safeties in the [[NFL]] because he publicly criticized its awful coaching, and he pointed out that he probably watches more game films than the coaches do.<ref>https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/12/fans-are-outraged-redskins-cut-d-j-swearinger-after-he-criticized-team</ref>  Fans were furious how coaches cut this star, but genuine fans are irrelevant to NFL profits.  This and other moves by the NFL show that is more like professional wrestling, where participants are expected to puff up the product, than a meritocracy.

There is an average of only 11 minutes of football action in a typical 3-hour NFL broadcast.<ref name="WSJ">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406</ref>  Commercials, usually for alcoholic beverages or gambling, consume a third of the broadcast.  Cheerleaders are rarely, if ever, shown in most NFL broadcasts anymore, while injured players are shown more than celebrating players.<ref name="WSJ"/>

There is an average of only 11 minutes of football action in a typical 3-hour NFL broadcast.<ref name="WSJ">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406</ref>  Commercials, usually for alcoholic beverages or gambling, consume a third of the broadcast.  Cheerleaders are rarely, if ever, shown in most NFL broadcasts anymore, while injured players are shown more than celebrating players.<ref name="WSJ"/>  Greedy NFL billionaire owners pay cheerleaders only the salary of a typical Chick-fil-A worker.<ref>https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/inside-shocking-salaries-dallas-cowboys-195700264.html</ref>

Much of what the NFL does is fraudulent.  While star NFL player Aaron Hernandez committed murder and later hanged himself in prison while serving a life sentence, his team the New England Patriots gave outspokenly [[Christian]] [[Tim Tebow]] a phony tryout to deflect from the scandal.  The public is further misled in how NFL players are promoted as superstar athletes, but many are actually in poor aerobic shape from a medical perspective and have reduced life expectancies.  Often the better athlete—such as a quarterback with a stronger arm—is benched in favor of a weaker athlete who can "read" defenses and throw sissy short passes, as [[Tom Brady]] does.

Much of what the NFL does is fraudulent.  While star NFL player Aaron Hernandez committed murder and later hanged himself in prison while serving a life sentence, his team the New England Patriots gave outspokenly [[Christian]] [[Tim Tebow]] a phony tryout to deflect from the scandal.  The public is further misled in how NFL players are promoted as superstar athletes, but many are actually in poor aerobic shape from a medical perspective and have reduced life expectancies.  Often the better athlete—such as a quarterback with a stronger arm—is benched in favor of a weaker athlete who can "read" defenses and throw sissy short passes, as [[Tom Brady]] does.