This article on Chris Christie’s spending habits at MetLife stadium brought back fond memories of the time I spent $82,000 at Camden Yards. $10,000: I walked into the stadium feeling festive. I had dollar-dollar bills in my pocket (and in my briefcase). I was just so excited for the Orioles’ Mid-Atlantic brand of baseball that
Hut, Hut, Haiku: Poetry Inspired by the NFL Draft
Last year’s Poetry Enrichment for Players program (PEP) has been expanded to include fans. The draft was such a tease. Sunday rolled around, and there was no football in sight. To cope, I participated in the NFL’s Anti-Boredom Haiku Plan for Fans, part of the league’s strategy to make the offseason more interesting, and to
Character Counts: An Honest Interview about Character in the NFL with George MacGregor
George MacGregor started with the NFL in 1968 as a human-resources temp, and has worked his way up to fan strategy & marketing intern and personal assistant to the scouts. Between making pots of coffee, taking scouts to pick up their dry cleaning, and keeping the supply room stocked with sticky pads and pens, George
Ways to Increase Female Viewership of the NFL Draft
Lookin’ Good on Draft Night: Fashion tips and a human-interest story on the tailor behind all of the good looks. One of the networks actually did this last year, and analysis suggests that at least 5 million of the current 45 million female NFL fans are on board solely because of this particular segment.