{"id":12591,"date":"2015-04-29T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T18:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=12591"},"modified":"2015-04-29T05:30:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T12:30:57","slug":"some-nonprofit-thoughts-nfl-nfldraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/some-nonprofit-thoughts-nfl-nfldraft\/","title":{"rendered":"some #nonprofit thoughts | #NFL #NFLDraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over a year ago the conversation finally started to emerge in mainstream media about the ridiculous notion of the NFL operating as a non-profit entity:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a> is a tax-exempt organization, even with a commissioner that makes nearly $30 million dollars a year.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/FpXjkERUu9\">http:\/\/t.co\/FpXjkERUu9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/425276930628153344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Which at the time was concurrent with the conversations around the NFL&#8217;s desire to cover-up all unwanted PR, particularly as it related to misogynist players beating their wives while others were denied equal status for being homosexual:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In just 2:15 Texas sports anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dalehansen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dalehansen<\/a> destroys the argument against gay players in the &quot;non-profit&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/XHGxa8otdW\">http:\/\/t.co\/XHGxa8otdW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/433731936826441728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All of which at the time made me drop a few thoughts: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glad the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a> is a non-profit entity; if they had to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/taxes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#taxes<\/a> they might not be able to bring us six hours of pre-game rockin&#39; concerts.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/562001801407627264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TomBrady?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TomBrady<\/a> believes in &quot;FairPlay&quot; a digital rights management system that restricts consumer choice: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/LqyEEmULer\">http:\/\/t.co\/LqyEEmULer<\/a> Free Data or Die!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/558402599544954880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nothing special there, but the longer I sat on the idea, I began to wonder how to weave in a read of the NFL&#8217;s non-profit status and acronym specifically with other words and thoughts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s no coNFLict in the National Football League\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> status. Heck Goodell\u2019s salary was down nearly 20% in 2014! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592703503736250368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t coNFLate record profits and viewership with success; life at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> is tough and there\u2019s no guarantee tomorrow will be a win.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592707295626199040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The National Football League is coNFLagrant with success, but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> work is never a guarantee &#8211; one mistake and you\u2019re done. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592713068401922048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goodell is surely iNFLuenced by the drive to do the best job possible with limited <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> resources. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LifeIsTough?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LifeIsTough<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592722633348657152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The coNFLuence of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> struggle and limited resources must be what drives Goodell to achieve so much with so little. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592730941493157888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I assume everyone who works at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> eat dry corNFLakes because we all know how tough life on a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> shoestring budget can be.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592740506481790977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goodell is uNFLinching in his pursuit of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> success &#8211; he must truly be a genius to create even $1 in profit. No guarantee. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592750320419115008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goodell is still guiding the uNFLedgling National Football League through dire years of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> uncertainty &amp; struggle. Good luck <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592770706166849537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like most struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> orgs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> is headquartered on Park Ave in NYC\u2019s Midtown &#8211; and we all know how affordable that rent is!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592788566008201216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The dobsoNFLy\u2019s larva is used as fishing bait; sort of like how Goodell is baited by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> salary of sweat equity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaborOfLove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaborOfLove<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592806440118550528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">if Goodell were to lose his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nonprofit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nonprofit<\/a> job he could always go into the skiNFLick business with those good looks and solid work ethic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick normal (@nicknormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknormal\/status\/592824306263961600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a read of which sport is the best or your or my favorite to watch. The NFL is a problem. Not the game, the NFL. The organization. They&#8217;re in crisis mode. Beginning some time ago and over the next few seasons whatever emerges from their organizational impulses will no longer reflect the values the NFL was founded on and which guided them to national prominence (and ultimately, profit, which they&#8217;re now singularly guided by).<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, become an adult about the draft:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aldrCmGT2xg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;because when you discover there are no other adults in the room, that the commissioners and the boxing organizations and the leagues are the money-hungry children, then by process of elimination, you have to become the adult. 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