About this episode

Steve and Neal Coolong discuss the NFL's potential for emotional engagement and compare it to soccer, while also touching on the Yankees and LeBron James's future.

Steve and Neal Coolong compare and contrast whether the NFL could create participation like soccer and the World Cup. Does the NFL need something to grab onto emotionally for fans? Plus, Matt Catrillo talks about the state of the Yankees, and where will LeBron James go? Will it be to the Sixers?

People in this episode

Host: Steve Jones

Guest: Neal Coolong

Topics covered

• NFL participation
• soccer comparison
• emotional connection
• Yankees state
• LeBron James future

Keywords

• NFL
• soccer
• World Cup
• Yankees
• LeBron James
• Sixers
• emotional connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL, Yankees, Sixers

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