Unplug the NFL

Unplug the NFL is a campaign initiated by Conservapedia in response to how the NFL has excluded Tim Tebow, for no plausible reason other than his being outspokenly Christian. The NFL has done this to appease the liberal media, which is increasingly hostile to people who quote the Bible. NFL broadcasts are also increasingly promoting gambling in the form of "fantasy football." In addition, the NFL advances the homosexual agenda with its halftime shows at the Super Bowl.

If the NFL does not want Christians who quote the Bible, then Christians should not want the NFL. There are many alternatives for sports fans, including college football, major league baseball, NASCAR, basketball and, outside the U.S., soccer, rugby and cricket. There is also the option of spending less time watching televised sports, and using that time more productively instead.

Much of the appeal of the NFL is the illusion that it is merit-based, like the Olympics, and has the best players. But the exclusion of Tim Tebow proves that the NFL is not really based on merit, but on political correctness.

There is also a growing concern that watching or supporting the NFL may be immoral, in light of a study revealing that 96% of deceased NFL players test positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Other studies suggest that the "average life expectancy of a retired NFL player is 55 years," and that "retired NFL players suffer from Alzheimer's at a 37 per cent higher rate than average." Some have compared watching NFL games to what the Romans did in watching the brutal gladiator fights, which is widely recognized to have been immoral and harmful to the society.

Exclusion of Tim Tebow

Numerous experts have proven that Tim Tebow is fully qualified to play in the NFL. The widely followed Bleacher Report declared, after reviewing Tebow's record and strong preseason in 2015, that he "belongs in the NFL." CBS in Philadelphia reported on September 4, 2015, that there was an open spot on the roster for Tebow, after a weaker player was traded to another team. Bleacher Report wrote that "it seemed as though Tebow would make the team. He certainly made a strong case for himself in the Eagles' preseason finale ...." Yet Tebow was inexplicably cut by the Eagles, despite how the Eagles left themselves with only two quarterbacks on the roster, one who is injury-prone.

The Eagles then replaced the more-qualified Tebow on the roster with an undrafted QB named Stephen Morris, who had never played a single regular season NFL game, and who threw 30 interceptions in college. One sports analyst wrote about the Eagles' coach in making this decision: "what he sees in Morris -- that nobody else does -- is perplexing. An executive in personnel for another NFC team was texted, 'Tell me what you know about Stephen Morris.' His response was two words: 'He's bad.'"

Further proof of how Tebow should be in the NFL is the fact that the Eagles traded a quarterback who did not play as well as Tebow in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick. Thus Tebow is more valuable than that. But the Eagles cut Tebow outright without receiving anything. Apparently no other team in the NFL will play Tebow, and the only plausible explanation is that the NFL is appeasing the pro-homosexual media by refusing to allow the Bible-quoting Tebow to play.

Tebow was immensely popular with fans, who chanted "Tebow! Tebow!" when he entered the first pre-season game in 2015 in the 3rd quarter. He proceeded to score a touchdown as the Eagles beat the Colts 36-10, and played well in his other games.

Every Tim Tebow jersey enters in the NFLshop's list of best-selling jerseys. Tebow's time with the Eagles put his number 11 jersey in 16th place, ahead of first string quarterback Tony Romo.

Keeping Commissioner Roger Goodell

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has repeatedly abused his authority, and invented unjust punishments by making up his own rules after the facts. He has been publicly reversed in several high-profile cases, including Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice and the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal. He has earned over $100M in five years, including $44M in 2012. His salary was disclosed because the NFL was claiming non-profit status on its tax return.

Military Appreciation Fraud

The NFL looked like a true patriotic organization when they decided to honor the troops during halftime performances. Later it was revealed that 14 teams were paid by taxpayer-funded tributes, that is, $5.4 million dollars from the Department of Defense went to NFL teams so they could hold military ceremonies. This despite the fact the NFL earned revenues of $9.5 billion dollars. Appreciation for our military only if they pay, nothing patriotic about it.

Exclusion of Herschel Walker

The NFL has excluded another outspoken Christian, Herschel Walker, who said, "We have the DNA of our Lord Jesus Christ." The NFL keeps him out of its Hall of Fame to this day, and also refused to allow him to play in the NFL when he had one year of eligibility left in college, despite how he was obviously the finest running back anywhere. Then there was a rival league, the USFL, and Walker became its leading star.

Pro-homosexual Super Bowl shows

In 2015, the Super Bowl halftime show featured in nearly every performance the pro-homosexual activist Katy Perry. She became popular among liberals for her pro-lesbian song in 2008, and is an outspoken supporter of gay rights.

Occult and gambling

The Super Bowl halftime show also features bizarre symbolism that has been associated with the occult and/or gambling.

The NFL allows ESPN to publicize point-spreads that encourage gambling, while the NFL publicly pretends to oppose betting on its games. The Super Bowl is the basis of more gambling than any other event, and the NFL profits from that through increased viewership.

The gambling drives television viewership up, while actual attendance by fans at football stadiums has generally not grown. With the NFL's exclusion of Tebow -- who is very popular with fans at stadiums -- the NFL may be saying that genuine fans (as opposed to gamblers and television viewers) don't really matter to the NFL's business model.

Delay in Inducting Tim Brown into Hall of Fame

Tim Brown was one of the greatest NFL players ever, ranking number five all-time in yardage gained by any NFL player, despite playing for weak teams. But he also preached the Gospel, and even played played Gospel music in the Raider weight room. He was kept out of the NFL Hall of Fame for his first five years of eligibility, and was not inducted until 2015.

Cover-up

ESPN reported that the "Spygate" scandal was bigger than the NFL admitted, and that "tapes and notes were found, and then destroyed on commissioner Roger Goodell's orders: league executives 'stomped the tapes into pieces and shredded the papers inside a Gillette Stadium conference room.'"

Criticism by former NFL players

Lem Barney, one of the greatest defensive backs ever in the NFL, predicted in 2013 that the sport would not exist within the next two decades, because of how harmful it has become. Despite being one of the best players ever, he wishes he had driven a truck or a cab instead.

Opposes Right to Work

NFL players belong to a union that sides with liberals in opposing right to work laws, and the NFL players union even spoke out against a proposal in 2015 to make Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state.

Substance abuse

Performance-enhancing substance abuse has widespread for a long time in the NFL, as owners and the players union engage in liberal denial about it while profiting from the more violent play. Lyle Alzado, a much-promoted star in the 1970s and 80s, died at the age of only 43 from a rare form of cancer that he attributed to his steroid use.

At least one expert has opined that problem is never going away.

Harmful affect on cities and taxpayers

There are "Five Reasons Losing an NFL Football Team is Good for a City," and the first reason is that the NFL bilks taxpayers of billions of dollars. Even though NFL owners are making billions of dollars for themselves, they get taxpayers to foot much of the costs for their stadiums.

There are additional reasons why a city is better off it if loses its NFL team, including:

• more support for college programs, which actually help people
• less blighting of the land
• greater local church attendance
• less traffic jams

Poor Economic Impact of Super Bowl

An economist concluded that the NFL's estimate of economic benefit to a city hosting a Super Bowl is "is inflated by a factor of about five." The mayor Glendale, where the Super Bowl for 2015 was held, did not even attend and "was worried that his cash-strapped city of 230,000 won't be able to afford the added costs that come with the Super Bowl, including $2.1 million in additional security. To make matters worse, approximately 40 percent of Glendale's debt is earmarked to paying off sports complexes."

In 2014, multiple articles explained that the NFL was grossly exaggerating any local economic benefit of hosting the Super Bowl, and one economist estimates that the economic benefit is zero. see, e.g., "Super Bowl 2014: Economist says NFL is full of it about local benefits of hosting game." Meanwhile, government workers at taxpayer expense spent two years preparing for the event. After the Super Bowl in New Jersey in 2014, local businesses complained about the lack of boost in customers.

The overall economic return from hosting a Super Bowl may actually be a loss. As observed by the Daily Beast:

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Typically, according to Baade’s research (PDF) and supported by related studies, Super Bowl host cities see a negative rate of return. 'If you do a pure economic evaluation, we may be able to cover the explicit costs…but we can’t make the argument that accommodating the Super Bowl is actually better than anything else.'

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See also

• Blacklisting Tim Tebow

External links

• NFL Goes A Month Without A Player Arrest For First Time Since 2009