What should fans take away from last week's announcement of a new, deeper alliance between the NFL and ESPN?

It’s simple! Roger Goodell explained it all in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday.

“I’m most excited for our fans,” the NFL commissioner said. “We really, truly believe this is going to be an unbelievable experience for our fans.”

There you have it, America.

The NFL traded programming assets in return for a 10% stake in ESPN in a complicated deal involving two of the sports world’s richest, most powerful behemoths just for you.

The least you can do is send Mr. Goodell and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro thank-you notes. A fruit arrangement or a box of chocolates also would be a nice touch.

But seriously . . .

Look, this entire thing is no cause for the panic that it caused on soc

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