The Sports World Chooses Money Over Integrity

Professional sports are more interested in cash than competition

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguably the most powerful person in professional sports, likes to talk about how it’s his job to “protect the shield.” There are two ways to interpret this.

• The first, more charitable interpretation, is that he thinks it’s his job to defend the integrity of his league (the “shield” is the…