From S.I.: According to the new NFL CBA, the players are now getting a hefty 55% of all network TV money – which could reach $8 billion in 2014. Imagine that: The players’ share of the TV revenue that year will likely be more than the TOTAL league revenue of $4 billion only 15 years earlier.

The nation is recovering from the worst recession since the Great Depression. This new deal proves that the NFL is immune to it.