A life without football.
That is what it could be like as early as fall 2011.
The 32 owners of the NFL are going through a grueling process right now as they try to come to a compromise for the new collective bargaining agreement between them and the players’ union.
If they don’t reach an agreement soon the American population could be left with no professional football for as long as it takes.
Can you imagine the impact that situation could inflict on the already failing economy in the states?
No Sunday barbecues and no Monday night pizza nights.
Not only could such a thing hamper an every day American’s life – it could impact countless businesses that rely on professional football for income during the fall season.
Think of pizza joints that will hurt from not having the Monday night football . . . all the beer that won’t be served.
Think of the grocery stores that would hurt from not selling the average amount of hamburger meat, beer and other food that they normally would on a Sunday during the fall football season.
All of these problems would arise if this new collective bargaining agreement doesn’t happen.
If the owners can’t agree on issues that most people would find obvious, such as salary caps, or training-camp regulations, we will not have any football whatsoever come fall 2011.
Most people would agree that football in our day is one of the biggest businesses in the country – and no doubt one of the most popular.
Football abruptly being postponed until further notice would no doubt hurt television stations, radio stations and the print industry.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were riots in the streets, burning buildings and even mass protests bigger than those of Jon Stewart’s and Glenn Beck’s combined.
I have no doubt that they will get this deal done as early as the 2011 NFL Draft.
There is no chance in Hell that these 32 billionaire NFL team owners will miss out of on months and months of income.