This comes up all the time on reddit. The NFL makes no profit. Do not confuse the statement of the "NFL makes no profit" with "the collection of teams that ma

This comes up all the time on reddit. The NFL makes no profit. Do not confuse the statement of the "NFL makes no profit" with "the collection of teams that make up the NFL make no profit". They are not the same thing. The NFL is paid by the teams to work for them negotiating with the NFLPA, TV contracts, etc. NFL employees are not tax exempt, and neither are the teams.