Bill Simmons: Greed is good in NFL labor talks - ESPN

Bill Simmons: Greed is good in NFL labor talks - ESPN

Bill Simmons is a sportswriter for ESPN who covers a huge range of topics that are both sports-related and not sports-related. He also puts out a podcast every few days or so with the same general theme. This article that he wrote gives a good overview of what is happening with the NFL and its ongoing labor dispute at the moment. Even if you aren't a fan of the NFL or of sports in general, you have to appreciate the gravity of the prospect of a year without football and what that would be like for the entire country. As one of the most popular cultural aspects in the United States, a year without football would mean a great deal more than just a year with one less major sport.

Bill Simmons writes this article through the lens of a hypothetical online blog and its ability to grow and make money, eventually creating a huge gap between the lower-level writers and the head writer and owner. It's a very fitting analogy for the NFL owners and the players.