The NFL is Now the Most Powerful Organization in the World

[BGO]

Forget IBM or Microsoft, the most powerful organization in the world is the National Football League. Who else could get 39 million people, according ...

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[Pravda]

Pretty interesting commentary --

It's amazing how far football has come as a draw in the US:
The NFL draft [at 40 million viewers] draws more viewers annually than the actual games of other sports.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was more viewers than some other sports get in the aggregate for an entire season.