![]() ![]() Other professional sports organizations like the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball operate and thrive without the non-profit status. ![]() The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the 10-year cost to taxpayers is approximately $109 million. That’s an unusually high salary for a principal executive officer - let alone one working for a “non-profit.” Its commissioner, Roger Goodell, was paid $40 million last year through bonus compensation. However, they do not need nor deserve to have taxpayers pay for their expenses.įorbes estimates that the NFL is the most valuable sports league in the world, and according to its tax filing for last year, the NFL’s total revenue amounted to $327 million. Many sports leagues including the NCAA, NHL and PGA Tour also hold a non-profit status. The NFL has been considered a nonprofit 501(c)6 organization by Congress since 1942. Senators Cory Booker and Maria Cantwell, have introduced legislation to revoke the NFL’s non-profit status. Recently, the NFL has been facing criticism after multiple players received allegations of child and spousal abuse, as well as the Washington Redskins refusal to change its mascot. In light of this, it seems ironic that the NFL has a similar non-profit status to that of the Alzheimer’s Association, which seeks to cure the destructive disease. According to data collected at a brain bank run by Boston University and the Department of Veterans Affairs, 96% of deceased National Football League players showed signs of degenerative disease related to head injuries in their brain. ![]()
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