It provides an avenue for League financials to leak out and exposes just how much money the league and owners take in for revenue. If the team was owned by indi

It provides an avenue for League financials to leak out and exposes just how much money the league and owners take in for revenue. If the team was owned by individual, the owners would likely keep those numbers a secret. They don't want the fans to know that the owners can easily foot the bill(s) and fund their own stadiums.