What if fans didn’t attend because they were outraged by the anarchistic postings of one of these highly paid athletes?
Would everyone here be willing to boycott the NFL until such time as proper sanctions be brought against any/all players who subscribe to the mindset exhibited by Crowell’s irresponsible Facebook posting? Let’s not think that he is alone. Remember the team whose players came out of the tunnel (in virtual lock-step) during the days of “hands up, don’t shoot”? Their actions were equally irresponsible as they, and their ilk, were quick to judge the police officer in Ferguson.
Hurting one team might be okay, but hurting the multi-billion dollar NFL industry would send a message that they’d better start policing their outrageously paid and pampered man-children.
I’d like to see such a boycott, but I won’t hold my breath. I loathe the NFL, but I know that there are a lot of people who enjoy watching professional football.