Chapter
The NFL and Investment in Alternative Football Leagues
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The NFL's position on alternative football leagues such as the USFL and XFL is that it doesn't believe these leagues will help the overall health of the sport, due to the lack of talent and name recognition that would attract viewership and investment. Therefore, they will not invest in these leagues to build a pipeline for developing better players.
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The NFL doesn't need a developmental league like the USFL or the XFL because there's no talent, name recognition, or enough desire for people to watch more professional football to cause those leagues to get big enough ratings to drive enough money to pay better players to come.
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NFL
Summary
The NFL doesn't need a developmental league like the USFL or the XFL because there's no talent, name recognition, or enough desire for people to watch more professional football to cause those leagues to get big enough ratings to drive enough money to pay better players to come.