Posted on Jan 23, 2022
The NFL is the rare thing that brings all Americans -- Democrats and Republicans -- together —...
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The NFL revenue and ratings are still going up. I watch the NFL and NBA all season. A common goal for social justice brings many together among other things. Those that don't want social justice have already turned away from the sports.
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..."The NFL is king in the US
A 2021 Ipsos poll asked American adults whether they were fans of a sport or not. A majority (51%) said they were fans of professional football.
No other sport (pro baseball, pro basketball, pro hockey, pro soccer, college basketball or college football) even cracked the 40% mark. In fact, only pro baseball and college football even broke above 30%.
Pro football is the only sport that a majority of Americans (51%) said they were fans of.
Pro football is the only sport that a majority of Americans (51%) said they were fans of.
While different pollsters have found differing levels of support for professional football -- depending upon question wording among other factors -- it's the top sport in any poll.
Moreover, there's no sign that pro football's popularity has waned when examining Ipsos polling.
In 2007, the same 51% of American adults said they were a fan of pro football.
When you dig in deeper, you can see why the NFL does so well: it's popular across the political spectrum. Among Democrats, 51% said they were fans of the NFL. Among Republicans, it was 50%. A majority (55%) of independents indicated that they were fans of the NFL.
You can see the same thing when you look at Google searches. The NFL is not only the number one most searched league in America, but there is not a statistically significant relationship with the level of search interest by state and how that state voted in the 2020 election.
In other words, the states Democrat Joe Biden won search as much about the NFL as the states Republican Donald Trump won. That's not the case for any other major sports league in America: MLB, MLS, NBA or NHL.
This may be surprising given what has occurred over the last five years between Trump and the NFL.
Trump blasted the NFL in 2017 following players kneeling during the national anthem. In 2020, Trump and his allies again went after the league after more players knelt in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice became a large political issue in the US from the time Colin Kaepernick (seen here with then teammate Eric Reid of the 49ers) began the trend in 2016.
Kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice became a large political issue in the US from the time Colin Kaepernick (seen here with then teammate Eric Reid of the 49ers) began the trend in 2016.
NFL leadership backed the protests in 2020, while they did not in 2017. Perhaps, they realized Trump wasn't ultimately making much of an impact.
Indeed, just like now, at least 50% of Democrats and Republicans were fans of the NFL in the 2007 Ipsos poll."...
A 2021 Ipsos poll asked American adults whether they were fans of a sport or not. A majority (51%) said they were fans of professional football.
No other sport (pro baseball, pro basketball, pro hockey, pro soccer, college basketball or college football) even cracked the 40% mark. In fact, only pro baseball and college football even broke above 30%.
Pro football is the only sport that a majority of Americans (51%) said they were fans of.
Pro football is the only sport that a majority of Americans (51%) said they were fans of.
While different pollsters have found differing levels of support for professional football -- depending upon question wording among other factors -- it's the top sport in any poll.
Moreover, there's no sign that pro football's popularity has waned when examining Ipsos polling.
In 2007, the same 51% of American adults said they were a fan of pro football.
When you dig in deeper, you can see why the NFL does so well: it's popular across the political spectrum. Among Democrats, 51% said they were fans of the NFL. Among Republicans, it was 50%. A majority (55%) of independents indicated that they were fans of the NFL.
You can see the same thing when you look at Google searches. The NFL is not only the number one most searched league in America, but there is not a statistically significant relationship with the level of search interest by state and how that state voted in the 2020 election.
In other words, the states Democrat Joe Biden won search as much about the NFL as the states Republican Donald Trump won. That's not the case for any other major sports league in America: MLB, MLS, NBA or NHL.
This may be surprising given what has occurred over the last five years between Trump and the NFL.
Trump blasted the NFL in 2017 following players kneeling during the national anthem. In 2020, Trump and his allies again went after the league after more players knelt in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice became a large political issue in the US from the time Colin Kaepernick (seen here with then teammate Eric Reid of the 49ers) began the trend in 2016.
Kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice became a large political issue in the US from the time Colin Kaepernick (seen here with then teammate Eric Reid of the 49ers) began the trend in 2016.
NFL leadership backed the protests in 2020, while they did not in 2017. Perhaps, they realized Trump wasn't ultimately making much of an impact.
Indeed, just like now, at least 50% of Democrats and Republicans were fans of the NFL in the 2007 Ipsos poll."...
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These matchups are the most exciting that I've viewed in decades. Obviously many athletes showcase their spectacular skills.
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