The NFL's owners have once again indirectly expressed their prepotency to undermine the best interest of their players.


One of the issues discussed by NFL owners at their latest meeting was the idea of adding two additional playoff teams.  The proposal was postponed due to an influx of Thursday night games.  The league was afraid of saturating the television market at such a fast pace. 


This is the same league that withheld information about the danger of concussions for years.  Last year the NFL agreed to a ground breaking settlement that would compensate dozens of former players suffering from health issues directly stemming from their playing days.  The league only agreed to such terms if they were allowed to disclose exactly what they knew about player safety in previous decades.

Sorry MLB fans, but the NFL is America's pastime.  Right now the NFL has the best product amongst America's four major pro sports leagues.  The NFL lockout two years ago was mainly over a $9 Billion dollar pot.  I understand the concept of improving the league over time, but at what cost.  How many Junior Seau's are going to have to commit suicide for league officials and greedy owners to understand what's really going on.


Football is a beautiful sport.  It teaches value, hard work, morals and any other word you can use to describe this great game.  On the other hand it is a violent, risky sport that can shorten your lifespan drastically.  Just ask Mike Webster's family.  The former all-pro Pittsburgh Steeler was known for his toughness as a member of the Steel Curtain.  By age 50, Webster was living out the back of his SUV, while surviving off of a candy filled diet.  He eventually committed suicide.  His brain was found to have the same symptoms of a 90 year old person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Anyone that thinks the NFL is correct by discussing additional playoff teams is sadly mistaken.  This also goes for extending the regular season to 18 games.  Roger Goodell cut it out!