Ben Gilbert

No.

But ultimately, they do say yes.

And it really speaks to the thing that has made the NFL successful, which is saying no to growing my slice of the pie to grow the greater pie.

Over 3x the AFL deal.

But this is the very first question where you say, well, what is a monopoly?

And what is antitrust?

And what is the NFL?

And what are the teams?

And in this situation... Is the NFL the business or are the teams the business?

No, this is one entity acting on behalf of itself.

There's no collusion.

There's no monopoly.

Plus, you know, in this particular situation, they actually are in a competitive landscape against the AFL.

So there's strong argument to be made that this is not antitrust.

That argument does not carry the day.

A new congressional act specifically to advantage the NFL.

It's that, but Roselle also makes the strong case that this is good for America, for a game that is growing in popularity and a game that unites communities.

They're really starting to lean into this idea that this brings a lot of people together in a city.

It is a shining example of teamwork and a shining example of hard work.

and celebrating sportsmanship.