22 days ago

Chuck Klosterman: NFL Will Recede in America Like Horse Racing

“Horse racing receded from the American imagination because people lost their close everyday connection to horses,” the essayist noted in The New York Times. “Something similar will happen to football. Fewer mothers will want their sons to play the game due to head injuries. It will become distant from lived experience," he added. Meanwhile, the NFL is the richest league in the world with a $20 Billion value.