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| 22nd February, 2012 - 6:39 am | The Post Game - The NFL is undoubtedly the most popular game in North America, but Troy Aikman worries that it could fall from the top spot.
"The long-term viability, to me anyway, is somewhat in question as far as what this game is going to look like 20 years from now," Aikman said.
The former Dallas quarterback said the NFL Network's struggles should be a red flag to owners: "People couldn't get [the channel] in the homes and, all of sudden, fans, me included, were saying, 'I wasn't getting the Thursday night game and I was OK with that.' That's not a good thing."
Aikman spoke of his worry about the dilution of a product that is currently wildly popular.
"At one time, watching football was an event," Aikman said. "'Monday Night Football' was a big event. Now you get football Sunday, you get it Monday, you get it Thursday and, late in the year, you get it on Saturday." [READ] |
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