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'''Defeat NFL monopoly''' devises way to overcome the biggest [[monopoly]] in sports or entertainment: the $150 billion [[NFL]].  Each of its 32 teams is worth nearly $5 billion, in part due to government subsidies.  The [[Dallas Cowboys]] is estimated to be perhaps the most valuable of the NFL teams.

'''Defeat NFL monopoly''' devises a way to overcome the biggest [[monopoly]] in sports or entertainment: the $150 billion [[NFL]].  Each of its 32 teams is worth nearly $5 billion, in part due to government subsidies.  The [[Dallas Cowboys]] is estimated to be perhaps the most valuable of the NFL teams.

A new rival league could succeed by adhering to these points:

A new rival league could succeed by adhering to these points:

#Player ownership, in contrast with the NFL; attract stars with "sweat equity" in the league

#Player ownership, in contrast with the NFL; attract stars with "sweat equity" in the league

#A point system that gives bonuses for long passes or runs near the end, thereby holding viewers

#A point system that gives bonuses for long passes or runs near the end, thereby holding viewers

#Decline to promote [[gambling]] on games

#Decline to promote [[gambling]] during games

#Require involvement by coaches, players, and teams in beneficial local community activities

#Require involvement by coaches, players, and teams in beneficial local community activities

#Rule changes that reward athleticism, such as banning short little passes or penalizing running out of bounds to avoid a tackle

#Rule changes that reward athleticism, such as banning short little passes or penalizing running out of bounds to avoid a tackle