Can it get worse for the NFL?

[Mr. Scot]

Is right now as bad as it gets for the League, or could things get even worse?

 

If yes, how?

[CCS]

A Catholic priest style pedophile ring featuring NFL owners and executives would be worse. 

[t96]

Of course it could, though it likely won't anytime soon. One could argue the concussion lawsuits are worse. Legitimate evidence of rigging of games would certainly be worse.

[Mr. Scot]

Per Darren Rovell, there are rumblings that Pepsico is unhappy with the NFL's image issues right now.

 

In case you didn't know, Pepsico owns Gatorade.

[gettlemanjack]

The 1982 NFL players strike, which lasted Sept. 21 to November 16, during which time no NFL games were played. It shortened the season from 16 games to 9

[Frizzy350]

Per Darren Rovell, there are rumblings that Pepsico is unhappy with the NFL's image issues right now.

 

In case you didn't know, Pepsico owns Gatorade.

 

Do you really think people will boycott purchasing Pepsi or Gatorade because they do commercials with NFL players?

 

The NFL's "image" might be poor, but I bet they've been raking in tons of money for making big headlines outside the sports world.

[Mr. Scot]

Do you really think people will boycott purchasing Pepsi or Gatorade because they do commercials with NFL players?

 

The NFL's "image" might be poor, but I bet they've been raking in tons of money for making big headlines outside the sports world.

 

That's not what he's talking about.

 

He's hinting that Pepsico might threaten to pull their sponsorships.

 

How likely is that?  No idea.  I only know Rovell mentioned it.

 

[Frizzy350]

That's not what he's talking about.

 

He's hinting that Pepsico might threaten to pull their sponsorships.

 

How likely is that?  No idea.  I only know Rovell mentioned it.

 

 

Oh I know.

 

What I'm saying is why would Pepsico threaten to pull sponsorships if they don't stand to lose money?

 

Maybe the NFL stands to lose a lot of money and you don't want to invest in a dying business?

[Mr. Scot]

Oh I know.

 

What I'm saying is why would Pepsico threaten to pull sponsorships if they don't stand to lose money?

 

Maybe the NFL stands to lose a lot of money and you don't want to invest in a dying business?

 

Image?

 

Corporate citizenship?

 

Hard to say.

[gettlemanjack]

USAToday just published this:

"The NFL's top corporate sponsors (are) holding firm through the league's embarrassing and controversial series of news developments

...

Major league-wide sponsors...such as Anheuser-Busch and PepsiCo, are not backing off their support of the league.

...

"I don't think we've seen any negative effect on the league's business to date," says Irwin Raij, a sports industry expert and co-chair of Foley & Lardner's Sports Industry Team. "The shield, as the NFL likes to say, seems to be as strong as ever from a business standpoint."

...

Raij says, "For a company to leave (their individual sponsorships with) Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson, that's not surprising. But leaving the league would be surprising as of now."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/09/15/nfl-sponsors-pepsico-anheuser-busch-domestic-violence/15679451/