Networks walking fine line discussing off-field issues as NFL season begins
Fox Sports |
Sept. 2, 2010 1:01 p.m.
"Are ya ready for some football?" Brian Lowry writes, adding, "Alrighty then. And are ya ready for a potential NFL lockout in 2011, a compensation dispute if owners expand to 18 regular-season games, and questions about the potential long-term health effects related to football collisions? The networks that carry the National Football League don’t deserve pity. Still, it’s hard not feel a little sorry for them as they tiptoe along trying to report on what feels like an abundance of behind-the-scenes intrigue — unrelated to their customary focus on wins and losses — as the new football season begins."
