NFL teams demanding things is pretty much what's entirely soured me on professional sports. I grew up near St. Louis and the city has been screwed over not once

NFL teams demanding things is pretty much what's entirely soured me on professional sports. I grew up near St. Louis and the city has been screwed over not once (Rams) but twice (football Cardinals) in my lifetime by NFL teams. They enrich the owners and drain the locals. I lived in downtown St. Louis when the Cards were in the World Series (2011) and the benefit to local restaurants + bars was minimal. There'd be a flood of traffic to get to the stadium, and another flood out - very little spillover to local bars and restaurants around the stadium. (Not none, but not the rosy picture painted when they talk about driving business to local establishments, either.)