NFL missed TV opportunity with its owner-player sitdown




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Summary: The NFL blew it.The recent meeting between 11 team owners and 12 players at NFL headquarters in New York, called to discuss player protests during the national anthem, would have been more exciting had it been smartly marketed.First of all, give it a name: “Sons of Bitches vs. Sons of Riches.”Then, for god’s sake, televise it. From the ESPN account of the showdown, it was a lot more exciting than half the football games.