Construction has always been a major part of the NFL, but the league has also experimented with other fields such as landscaping and urban development.
In the 1990s, construction companies started to build stadiums for the Indianapolis Colts, but they quickly became a cash cow for the owners, who kept the construction costs down and used them to build luxury suites and other perks for their players.
Today, the NFL’s $1.3 billion league budget is a little less than half the size of the $3 billion that was spent on the NFL in 2000.
That money can be used to build a new stadium, but it also has to be used for other purposes such as keeping the lights on, keeping stadiums from becoming empty and other things that keep the NFL afloat.