Simon, JulieRhee, MeganPhillips, James2020-07-132020-07-132020-07-12UB_2020_Phillips_Jhttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19112M.F.A. -- University of Baltimore, 2020Thesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Design.The everchanging role of the National Football League (NFL) sports fan, in a world of billion-dollar dreams, global domination, and poor consumer relations. The sport fan has many reasons that they love watching professional sports, most of which are personal to them. These are a number of personal identifiers and motivations that differ from fan to fan, but in no way reflect the business practices found within most professional sports, especially the NFL. As the fans and the NFL continue on from season to season, the fan needs remain stay the same, yet the NFL’s continue to grow along with their revenue. How can these two entities continue on with such different expectations without experiencing a conflict of interest?91 leavesapplication/pdfen-USThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.Sports scandalssports participationConsumer satisfactionprofessional sportsfan relationsNational Football Leagueconsumer warningsfanaticscorporate governancecorporate influenceText