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NEPatsfan
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I'm not saying others haven't been a part of the league making money but to think that RG had nothing to do with all of that is ridiculous. When it comes to the CBA agreement RG was doing what the owners wanted. Yes Kraft came in and helped seal the deal but there is a reason that right after everybody was saying the Owners won out huge in this deal and that was because RG held his ground against the players. He played chicken and won big for the owners. Wouldn't surprise me if RG and Kraft played a little good cop/bad cop in that situation to try and get the deal done.
AS for the revenue increasing yes you are right it has increased but not like we have seen under RG. The economy went in the crapper yet the NFL grew like crazy when most other businesses were going downhill in a hurry. He has helped to increase viewership not only in the US but overseas they are selling out every overseas game in a matter of hours after the tickets have been released. HE has helped take the NFL international.
As for the second part of your post, you can trace it directly to RK more so than RG. Kraft is the one negotiating the big money tv deals.