An open letter to the NFL owners and the Commissioner

9/24/2012

Dear Commissioner Goodell,

I am an NFL fan. A serious NFL fan. I watch every NFL game, every week, thanks to a satellite dish that grabs a signal only because I cleared a half-dozen mature trees on my property and a few on my neighbor's. I wear hundred-dollar jerseys, which look ridiculous on an overweight, middle-aged man. I pay full price to attend preseason games played by guys who are selling insurance for a living by week three. When I make love to my wife, I pretend she is Suzy Kolber. Point is, I am committed to the game, the league, the NFL.

Are you? Are the owners?

As I watch these replacement refs destroy the game I love, I can’t help but question where your commitments lie. Are you more concerned about giving a few dollars from the 9 billion dollar pot to professional, experienced, committed referees than you are the integrity of the game?

Please don’t destroy the game I love. I can’t imagine Sundays without football, spent antique shopping and apple picking and talking.

I need football. And you need me. And every other guy like me.

Don’t make us tune out the NFL over a few bucks. Fix this now. Pay the refs.

I can't start watching NASCAR on Sundays. I'm much too intelligent.

Sincerely,

Jimmy in Boston

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