I grew up in love with the NFL and was fortunate enough to play 11 years in the league, but I think something has gone obviously wrong with the league. I hear all the time that too many players have an entitlement mentality.
If players have an entitlement mentality, what about the owners. They seem to feel that they deserve to have people fork over billions of dollars to build them a new stadium to help them make more money.I just read that Minnesota taxpayers are going to fork out $300 million dollars to help build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. They’re also kicking in another $100-$175 million dollars for transportation improvements in the area. You know when the government makes an estimation, you always take the higher figure, so that’s $175 million at the least.
Are you kidding me? Throughout the country, we’re closing schools and laying off police but we’ve got $300 million dollars to give to Minnesota Vikings billionaire owner Zygi Wilf.
Wilf is a billionaire real estate developer who has built many malls throughout the country. He’s a billionaire but they’re going to tax 
average citizens of Minnesota so that Wilf can build more suites in a new stadium, so that he can make more money.
We all know our politicians are never going to stop spending, but do we need to be paying for a new stadium for a billionaires to get richer.
here comes the tyranny. i can feel it in my russian bones.
Agreed G,everytime these owners talk i hear b.s.. It’s us us us…and then out the other side of there mouth its,thank you too the fans. Americans are smart enough to know they don’t wanna bite(too hard) the hand that feeds them. I just dont understand how the taxpayers have too foot the bill. Im sure theres some b,s, equation Paulman will try and explain on the next few posts. But logically…if your a store owner and you sell awesome discount sneaks..biz is booming and your racking in the doe.You want to build a newer more advanced store to make the shopping experience better for customers. Who would tell the customers…i need you too chip in?Hence the problem with the NFL.
Man that dude is geekasouris…pop that thing on your neck.
i would think an insurance co. should also should be cutting a nice check . wether it be paid to wilf or the city . it will get built or he will threaten to leave. hopefully this one will have no roof or one stronger than the last.
Has nothing to do with entitlement. It’s how business works. This is no different than Spartaburg offering BNW huge tax incentives to move there or any other company doing the same thing. Companies know that communities and even states will vie for them and give huge dollars. This NFL stadium is just more of the same.
Unemployment is up. Jobs are being cut and you want to spend taxpayers’ dollars for a stadium? Give me a break.”