why aren't nfl employees allowed to say "nfl"?

[aschramm]

Originally Posted by PackersFTW

ever notice how you have NEVER heard an nfl employee (announcers, analysts) say "nfl" but rather they ALWAYS say "national football league". this is one of those stupid things that bother me. i think it sounds so stupid. the only thing i can think of is they don't want people to confuse the nfl, the nfc, and the afc. my problem with that is that if you are confusing a conference with the entire league, you probably watch about 1 hour of football a year, and thus the nfl shouldn't give a damn about you.

Yeah, you're right. The NFL shouldn't care about the people who watch the game, and in doing so increase revenue for the league.