Morning Hot Reads: Report Card Time For NFL Owners?

USA TODAY goes with, "Forget About The Coach Or Star Quarterback. Does Your NFL Team's Owner Make The Grade?" These are the men, and with "very few exceptions women, who set the tone and course for your favorite franchise." They are the ones who "ultimately decide who’s getting hired and fired ... even how much you’re going to have to pay for nachos and a beer this year." They "should be evaluated, too."

THE ATHLETIC writes under the header, "How To Build The Perfect Regional Sports Network." If "you’re a sports franchise in 2018, you’re staring down an uncompromising reality: that you’re only as good as your TV deal." As live TV audiences are "dwindling, live sports might be the last great battleground."

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