He has a structured settlement, but he needs cash now!&nbsp;

As Roger Goodell, in my humble estimation the continent’s highest paid BS artist, says: “It’s all about our fans.”&nbsp;

The Giants and Jets both open Sunday, head to head at 1 p.m., but on different TV stations in separate games. This will often happen this season, as the most patron-friendly “early game” starts are now assigned by the NFL “garbage games” to be played by lesser-regarded teams — thus, until further notice, the Jets and Giants qualify.&nbsp;

Not long ago that never happened because it wasn’t allowed to happen. The NFL would not dismiss its biggest TV market, and at the time the only two-team market, to divide viewers’ attention. But that’s before fans’ best interests counted at least a much as TV money.&nbsp;

Under Goodell, just as he allowed long waiting lists for Jets and Giants season tickets to vanish overnight in pursuit of “good investment” PSLs, fans and patrons have become take-for-granted saps.…{ai:summary}<p>The column brands Roger Goodell the continent’s highest-paid BS artist, noting his line: "It’s all about our fans."</p><p>Giants and Jets open Sunday in separate 1 p.m. games on different networks, a shift driven by TV money and market interests rather than tradition. #sports</p>

It’s truly laughable to think the NFL is putting its fans first

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