not for profit so how did it get this privilege that's as patrick ruby contributor to sports on earth and politico whose latest article is titled national freeloader league shirl watch the super bowl your tax dollars are paying for patrick walker please help me thanks for joining us tonight. what does what does it mean to us that the n.f.l. is not for profit so what it means is that the league office which is the office on park avenue in new york city that administers the rules that does the television contracts that negotiates with the players for their collective bargaining agreement where roger goodell is in charge as the league commissioner they are considered and you know how much he is paid twenty nine point five million dollars annually at least on his last tax rate so they're not paying property taxes and pay no income to this is this is the thing the league itself that nine billion dollars you talked about a lot of that is taxed but the league office which takes in about two hundred fifty plus million dollars a year from the various teams in terms of membership fees and dues