Wellington Mara

With Mara continuing to be lionized after his death, I'm sick of one point in particular. People keep saying that Mara lobbied for putting all owners on the same footing in the NFL, against his own interests. After all, he was in New York and had more resources than the other owners. This is tied to his benevolence and class. But this is all ridiculous. Mara argued for a more fair system because he knew as a businessman it would help the sport succeed, and if the sport succeeded he would do better. And he was absolutely right on that front. The Giants are now worth much more than they would have been if they didn't ever enact revenue sharing. In the short term it may have been bad for the Giants, but he saw the big picture and made a move that was in his best interests long term. Praise his vision, not his charity on that front.