Jayne Kamin-Oncea // Getty ImagesThe NFL plays politics, not just footballAhead of the start of its 106th season, the National Football League saw an astonishing 710% increase in value over the past two decades, with teams worth a collective $190 billion. The NFL spent $1.5 million on lobbying in 2024, the most it had spent since 2018. $2 million to America Leads Action (a super PAC backing Republican House candidates)$2 million to the Senate Leadership Fund (a super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates). In 2020, he gave $3.1 million, including $1 million to the Trump-supporting super PAC American First Action. Most of the 172 people and organizations that donated to the NFL PAC in 2023 and 2024 gave the maximum of $5,000.