{"id":9638,"date":"2025-02-23T04:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/marketplace\/the-league-how-five-rivals-created-the-nfl-and-launched-a-sports-empire\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T04:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:41:19","slug":"the-league-how-five-rivals-created-the-nfl-and-launched-a-sports-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/marketplace\/the-league-how-five-rivals-created-the-nfl-and-launched-a-sports-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Market Place -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4166091270\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n  <br \/>The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $14 billion in annual revenue. 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