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Andrew Brandt

High-Payroll World Series Shows Difference Between MLB and NFL

Aaron Judge and the Yankees play in a very different environment than Jordan Love and the small-market Packers. | Brad Penner/USA TODAY Network (Judge); Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Network (Love)

As the NFL’s regular season approaches the halfway mark, there’s no shortage of business and off-field issues percolating around the league. And as the World Series takes center stage in the sports ecosystem, I’ll compare the NFL’s salary cap system to Major League Baseball operating without a cap. After that, I’ll analyze the curious Haason Reddick holdout, the “same but different” trade compensation for Davante Adams and Amari Cooper, and the NFL’s deference to Tom Brady the owner-as-broadcaster.

NFL cap vs. MLB no cap

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