Washington targets the NFL and fans could end up paying the price for Sunday football

The Justice Department has its sights set on the NFL, but not for reasons any everyday fan would cheer. Instead of protecting Americans from government overreach, the DOJ is targeting the one American pastime left that still brings people together on Sundays: football. The so-called investigation into the NFL’s media business isn’t about helping fans, but about flexing more federal muscle and threatening the league’s antitrust status—all while our Sunday ticket prices soar through the roof.

Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. The NFL isn’t jacking up streaming prices out of greed—it’s the endless meddling by government and globalist streaming giants that turns a once-simple game into a luxury product. Instead of pushing back against this paywall madness, liberal bureaucrats want to tear down yet another American institution for the crime of being wildly successful and popular with everyday folks.

Who gets hurt here? Not the woke elites who can cough up another hundred bucks for a streaming package. The real casualties are the millions of working-class fans forced to fork over more and more cash just to watch the teams they love. This is what happens when Washington gets involved—they make life harder for the little guy, every single time.

Maybe, just maybe, if the Justice Department spent less time policing football and more time fixing the southern border or tackling government waste, Americans would actually see a benefit for their tax dollars. But that’s asking too much from an administration obsessed with identity politics and show trials. They’d rather score headlines punishing the NFL than fixing real problems hurting real people.

You can bet the globalists and Silicon Valley fat cats have no problem cozying up with regulators and lobbyists to keep control of America’s favorite sport. And once our traditions are gone, replaced by endless rules and streaming surcharges, who’s going to stand up for fans? Another case of liberals saying they care about the “little guy” right before they kick him out of the stadium. Wonder how much more America will let them take before Sunday afternoons—and American freedom—are priced out of reach for good.

Source: Redstate