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'''Unplug the NFL''' is advocated by ''Conservapedia'' in response to the [[NFL]]'s [[paganism]], its [[Lifespan of NFL players and fans|shortening of lifespans]], its promotion of [[gambling]] (50M [[American]]s bet on the [[Super Bowl]]) rather than [[chivalry|sportsmanship]], its bilking of taxpayers of billions for stadiums, and its [[Blacklisting Tim Tebow|exclusion of Tim Tebow]] apparently for quoting the [[Bible]] too much.<ref>The slogan "unplug the NFL" was created by ''Conservapedia'', with this entry.  Others are welcome to use this slogan, preferably with attribution.</ref>  Collusion among owners and coaches include [[NFL sham tryouts]] and sham coaching interviews.<ref>https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/03/agent-lions-held-sham-interview-with-teryl-austin-before-hiring-matt-patricia/</ref>  '''''Many websites express dismay at how [[demonic]] the NFL really is'''''.

'''Unplug the NFL''' is advocated by ''Conservapedia'' in response to the [[NFL]]'s [[paganism]], its [[Lifespan of NFL players and fans|shortening of lifespans]], its promotion of [[gambling]] (50M [[American]]s bet on the [[Super Bowl]]) rather than [[chivalry|sportsmanship]], its bilking of taxpayers of billions for stadiums, and its [[Blacklisting Tim Tebow|exclusion of Tim Tebow]] apparently for quoting the [[Bible]] too much.<ref>The slogan "unplug the NFL" was created by ''Conservapedia'', with this entry.  Others are welcome to use this slogan, preferably with attribution.</ref>  Collusion among owners and coaches include [[NFL sham tryouts]] and sham coaching interviews.<ref>https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/03/agent-lions-held-sham-interview-with-teryl-austin-before-hiring-matt-patricia/</ref>  '''''Many websites express dismay at how [[demonic]] the NFL really is'''''.

Spectator pro football is an inherently addictive -- and selfish -- activity that may increase dementia as excessive television watching generally does.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/02/28/watching-3-5-hours-of-tv-a-day-increases-risk-of-dementia-study/</ref>  '''''Anecdotal evidence of addicted football fans developing dementia is commonplace'''''.  

Spectator pro football is an inherently addictive -- and selfish -- activity that may increase dementia as excessive television watching generally does.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/02/28/watching-3-5-hours-of-tv-a-day-increases-risk-of-dementia-study/</ref>  '''''Examples of addicted football fans developing dementia are commonplace'''''.  

The [[NFL]] is one of the biggest promoters of the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[transgender agenda]], partly to appease [[liberal]] television networks.  The [[Dallas Cowboys]], although located in [[conservative]] [[Texas]], have promoted both agendas while receiving preferential televised coverage, as on [[Thanksgiving Day]].  The [[NFL]] promotes and profits from [[gambling]] [[addiction]], and yet tyrannically suspends players for silly reasons related to gambling.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10073237-lions-jameson-williams-among-nfl-players-suspended-for-violating-gambling-policy?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial</ref>

The [[NFL]] is one of the biggest promoters of the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[transgender agenda]], partly to appease [[liberal]] television networks.  The [[Dallas Cowboys]], although located in [[conservative]] [[Texas]], have promoted both agendas while receiving preferential televised coverage, as on [[Thanksgiving Day]].  The [[NFL]] promotes and profits from [[gambling]] [[addiction]], and yet tyrannically suspends players for silly reasons related to gambling.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10073237-lions-jameson-williams-among-nfl-players-suspended-for-violating-gambling-policy?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial</ref>

Players are cut from NFL squads based on what they say on [[social media]] rather than athletic merit, while the NFL bilks taxpayers for an estimated $1 billion annually.<ref>The NFL even got the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to waste money on searching for a player's jersey in [[Mexico]] in 2017.</ref>  In 2022, the Democrat-arranged government subsidy of the Buffalo Bills, which is owned by a billionaire family, exceeded more than $1 billion.<ref>See [[Essay:Overpriced Sports Teams]], citing [https://readsludge.com/2022/06/25/hochuls-stadium-swindle/].</ref>  The NFL selfishly canceled a Grammy-award-winning singer from performing the [[National Anthem]] on opening day and refused to pay her fee,<ref>At its opening game on Sept. 9, 2021.</ref> because she had a religious exemption from the [[COVID vaccine]].  Why would [[Christian]]s support this selfish [[atheism]]?  The coveted younger demographic (18-49) is abandoning the NFL in droves.<ref>"Super Bowl 55 saw a decline in the 18 to 49 viewer demographic for the ninth year running. The 2021 Super Bowl lost another 37 percent of viewers in that age demo over last year’s audience." [https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/02/10/nfl-hemorrhaging-young-viewers-under-50-super-bowl-viewership-declines-ninth-straight-year/]</ref>  Propped up by taxpayer subsidies, the [[Washington Commanders]] was purchased for $6 billion by a [[private equity]]-funded group in 2023, in another obscene enrichment of owners.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-commanders-sale-nfl-owners-approve-dan-snyder-josh-harris-6-billion/</ref>

Players are cut from NFL squads based on what they say on [[social media]] rather than athletic merit, while the NFL bilks taxpayers for an estimated $1 billion annually.<ref>The NFL even got the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to waste money on searching for a player's jersey in [[Mexico]] in 2017.</ref>  In 2022, the Democrat-arranged government subsidy of the Buffalo Bills, which is owned by a billionaire family, exceeded more than $1 billion.<ref>See [[Essay:Overpriced Sports Teams]], citing [https://readsludge.com/2022/06/25/hochuls-stadium-swindle/].</ref>  The NFL selfishly canceled a Grammy-award-winning singer from performing the [[National Anthem]] on opening day and refused to pay her fee,<ref>At its opening game on Sept. 9, 2021.</ref> because she had a religious exemption from the [[COVID vaccine]].  Why would [[Christian]]s support this selfish [[atheism]]?  The coveted younger demographic (18-49) is abandoning the NFL in droves.<ref>"Super Bowl 55 saw a decline in the 18 to 49 viewer demographic for the ninth year running. The 2021 Super Bowl lost another 37 percent of viewers in that age demo over last year’s audience." [https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/02/10/nfl-hemorrhaging-young-viewers-under-50-super-bowl-viewership-declines-ninth-straight-year/]</ref>  Propped up by taxpayer subsidies, the [[Washington Commanders]] was purchased for $6 billion by a [[private equity]]-funded group in 2023, in another obscene enrichment of owners.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-commanders-sale-nfl-owners-approve-dan-snyder-josh-harris-6-billion/</ref>

'''''[[Herschel Walker]], one of the [[Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|greatest athletes ever]], is excluded from the NFL Hall of Fame despite his tremendous career'''''.  Exactly the same can be said of [[Tim Tebow]].  The top recruits out of college rarely realize their potential by playing in the NFL anymore, and almost none of the top athletes in the league get to play on [[Super Bowl Sunday]].

'''''[[Herschel Walker]], one of the [[Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|greatest athletes ever]], is excluded from the NFL Hall of Fame despite his tremendous career'''''.  The NFL excluded [[Tim Tebow]] too.  Top recruits out of college rarely realize their potential by playing in the NFL anymore, and top athletes rarely play on [[Super Bowl Sunday]].

The NFL panders to the [[liberal media]] and encourages "[[fantasy football]]," a form of [[gambling]] and false worship.<ref>"From very early times gambling was forbidden by canon law. Two of the oldest among the so-called canons of the [[Apostles]] forbade games of chance under pain of [[excommunication]] to clergy and laity alike." See [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06375b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia], which continues to observe:  "The 79th canon of the Council of Elvira (306) decreed that one of the faithful who had been guilty of gambling might be, on amendment, restored to communion after the lapse of a year. A homily (the famous "De Aleatoribus") long ascribed by St. Cyprian, but by modern scholars variously attributed to Popes Victor I, Callistus I, and Melchiades, and which undoubtedly is a very early and interesting monument of Christian antiquity, is a vigorous denunciation of gambling. The Fourth Lateran Council (1215), by a decree subsequently inserted in the "Corpus Juris", forbade clerics to play or to be present at games of chance. Some authorities, such as Aubespine, have attempted to explain the severity of the ancient canons against gambling by supposing that idolatry was often connected with it in practice. The pieces that were played with were small-sized idols, or images of the gods, which were invoked by the players for good luck."</ref>  Genuine fans—as opposed to gamblers—are mostly irrelevant to the NFL profit model.<ref>[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/rams-chargers-raiders-move-to-los-angeles-london-nfl-owners-proposal When will fans realize that NFL owners don't care about them?]</ref>  Beginning in 2016, the NFL has allowed displays of defiance against the [[National Anthem]].   

The NFL panders to the [[liberal media]] and encourages "[[fantasy football]]," a form of [[gambling]] and false worship.<ref>"From very early times gambling was forbidden by canon law. Two of the oldest among the so-called canons of the [[Apostles]] forbade games of chance under pain of [[excommunication]] to clergy and laity alike." See [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06375b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia], which continues to observe:  "The 79th canon of the Council of Elvira (306) decreed that one of the faithful who had been guilty of gambling might be, on amendment, restored to communion after the lapse of a year. A homily (the famous "De Aleatoribus") long ascribed by St. Cyprian, but by modern scholars variously attributed to Popes Victor I, Callistus I, and Melchiades, and which undoubtedly is a very early and interesting monument of Christian antiquity, is a vigorous denunciation of gambling. The Fourth Lateran Council (1215), by a decree subsequently inserted in the "Corpus Juris", forbade clerics to play or to be present at games of chance. Some authorities, such as Aubespine, have attempted to explain the severity of the ancient canons against gambling by supposing that idolatry was often connected with it in practice. The pieces that were played with were small-sized idols, or images of the gods, which were invoked by the players for good luck."</ref>  Genuine fans—as opposed to gamblers—are mostly irrelevant to the NFL profit model.<ref>[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/rams-chargers-raiders-move-to-los-angeles-london-nfl-owners-proposal When will fans realize that NFL owners don't care about them?]</ref>  Beginning in 2016, the NFL has allowed displays of defiance against the [[National Anthem]].