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Albert Breer’s Three Thoughts on NFL Schedule Release

Welcome to my yearly review of the teams that got hosed by the NFL schedule. The list of potential teams grows larger by the year, as the league continues to aggressively capitulate to the sea of network billionaires who line pockets and pay for both salaries and superyachts. The timing of this is especially rich, as clubs across the NFL have started warning paying customers of reselling tickets to opposing fans. Until the loyalty extends both ways, why should fans care? Owners are lopping off home games in favor of international travel or selling out to a system that, for some teams, places almost all games into a late-night window that can’t be attended by kids who have to go to school in the morning (nevermind working parents). Before we get into the crux of it, a few thoughts on what I noticed this year and about the schedule generally: 

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