Now there's no mystery about why NFL teams are moving to those smaller cities. They are the ones willing to pay. They build stadiums and put lots of bucks into the clubs coffers. It's a very good deal for individual owners. But eventually it won't be so good for the league as a whole.
Clubs get more than two-thirds of the revenues from television rights payments.
But all good things come to an end. Network executives are anxious to tell you at length about the great deal they made. They're going to make money, they say. Of course they are at best, breaking even on the current contract and probably losing money. But that doesn't seem to matter.