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Tailgating, Sacks and Salary Caps : How the NFL Became the Most Successful Sports League in History (06 Edition)

by Yost

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The NFL is the most successful professional sport. The league's secret to success is sound business practices like revenue sharing and a salary cap. These policies have created parity on the field and in the boardroom. Because of the collective approach of the league, a small-town team like the Green Bay Packers has just as much chance of getting into the playoffs--and succeeding financially--as big-market teams in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.

 

But in 2006, a faction of entrepreneurial owners led by maverick Washington Redskins executive Dan Synder proposed changes to the league finance and revenue models that many fear will upset this near-perfect system. They are creating alternative revenue sources, such as stadium-naming rights, local sponsorships, radio and television deals, pre-game and post-game clubs. These owners are arguing that revenue they generate locally--outside of the normal NFL model--should be theirs to keep. Other owners worry this would dash the league's parity like Major League Baseball, where big-market teams like the New York Yankees flourish and small-market teams like the Milwaukee Brewers flounder.

 

This critical battle for the future of America's most popular sport has opened a wide rift between owners. Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the league and examines the maverick owners whose ideas could have lasting repercussions for the players, owners, coaches, and ultimately the fans.

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"Citizen Marketers offers a solid sometimes insightful explanation of how the internet has armed the consumer."

--Wall Street Journal 12/20/06

Synopsis:

With star players, epic games, and fiercely loyal fans, professional football is big business. While most books on the NFL have focused on the players, the coaches, and the history of the franchise, veteran journalist Yost examines the financial decisions that have skyrocketed the NFL to success.

About the Author

Mark Yost has worked in business and sports journalism for nearly 20 years. His bylines include The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, where he served as Detroit bureau chief.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781419526008
Subtitle:
How the NFL Became the Most Successful Sports League in History
Author:
Yost
Author:
Yost, Mark
Author:
Yost, M
Author:
Mark
Author:
ark
Publisher:
Kaplan Business
Subject:
History
Subject:
Management Science
Subject:
Football
Subject:
Corporate & Business History - General
Subject:
General Business & Economics
Subject:
National Football League - History
Subject:
Football -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Publication Date:
October 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
254
Dimensions:
9.30x6.32x.91 in. 1.09 lbs.

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