The NFL headquarters, located on Park Ave, NYC, tax exempt status helps enrich top management while evading taxes. Commissioner Goodell's salary of $29.5 million was made possible at the expense of average people's taxes or by increasing the national debt.
In 2009, the NFL reported to the IRS it lost $42 million while that year paid its top management $48 million.*
The latest TV contract with three networks is expected to pay the NFL roughly $3 billion a year.
Providing public funding for NFL stadiums is subsidizing billionaire NFL owners with tax payer funds that could be used for education or other social responsible needs.
*This information provided by Greeg Easterbrook in his book, "The King of Sports, the Impact of Football on America"