When you factor in that many of these athletes are young it makes sense why they aren't necessarily looking out for the long term self interest. It doesn't take

When you factor in that many of these athletes are young it makes sense why they aren't necessarily looking out for the long term self interest. It doesn't take too much searching to find once highly paid athletes having to work menial jobs post career, as they didn't take care of their finances. And, I'd say there is blame all around: Team owners (and by extension the League) wanting to maximize profits. Players want to maximize salaries. And the fans willing to continue to support the NFL as is.