How scandals could change the business of football

Name: How scandals could change the business of football
Uploaded: 2014-09-18T00:23:39Z
Duration: P515S

Clip: 09/17/2014 | 8m 35s

Some sponsors of the NFL have started to complain publicly about the league's handling of the cases involving players and domestic abuse of spouses and children. Despite extra scrutiny, ratings and fan attendance have held. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Andrew Zimbalist of Smith College and Gregg Easterbrook, author of “The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America” about the economic consequences.

Aired: 09/17/14

Rating: NR

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