But could it also be that whites are getting sick of watching an increasingly black league that seems to exclude talented white players? In 1985, the league was nearly half white, with blacks making up 52 percent of the rosters. Today, blacks are 67 percent of players with whites at only 31..."
http://www.thepoliticalcesspool.org/jamesedwards/nfl-losing-white-fans/
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