The NFL had a chance to get it right.
As much as the league loves to preach about doing things the right way, passing on a chance to expand the video replay system was more than just a missed opportunity. It was a failure to uphold the “integrity” of the game commissioner Roger Goodell often cites, former NFL linebacker Brady Poppinga writes on FootballbyFootball.com.
“A team executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, told USA TODAY Sports earlier this week that teams were told that the cost to install the cameras could approach $20 million … a significant cost, no doubt,” Poppinga writes. “But relative to a business that takes in over $11 billion in annual revenues? Maybe not so significant.”
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