The Heart of the Game

Every year during the football off season, we see and read media reports that manage to keep the game in the news and give us our “football fix”. Draft coverage, spring practices and games, coaching changes and player movement have traditionally filled the void between early February and late August when no football is being played. For avid fans, and for those of us who make our living connected to the game, there is no such thing as too much football.     But this year, the off season news is different.     NFL owners have locked their doors and basically shut down the professional game because they and the players can’t seem to figure out how to divide a $9 billion pie. Many livelihoods besides the players’ are now being affected because of the conflict, which is likely to drag on into the summer and could threaten the regular season.