The Importance of Professional Football in the United States

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Many people, especially the elite, viewed professional football as actually immoral because it was profaning this thing with money. The gripe that they had against it was the money. It wasn't how the game was played. Like it's supposed to be amateur. This is a rite of passage for young men. So to the teens and twenties, like that was very much the attitude. Now that is not to say that professional football didn't exist or like the same period bootlegging alcohol,. except for it.

The NFL — it’s almost synonymous with America today. And its history is a fascinating lens to explore the nation’s development over the last 100 years, from WWII to TV and suburbs to the Internet and social media. What began as a quasi-illicit league in small midwestern towns is now the single largest media property in the world today by revenue. And whether you watch football or not, this is one incredible business story. Acquired is ready for some football — let’s kick this Season off right!

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