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To. talking about the nfl lockout of the referees union which ended provisionally on thursday night but we just got cross from the wires, the ap is reporting the nfl referees union has agreed to now officially the eight-year contract that was put on the table. and one of the things i asked before we went to the break is how did the nfl become such a profitable enterprise? it wasn't always this way. it was kind of a backwater. i wanted to play this clip because i thought it was an interesting look behind the curtain. this is dan patrick and john lynch talking. john lynch is a commentator

>> that's right. that's the other thing i was going to point out. >> right. >> the law does make that illegal and, therefore, the workers in each case have to make the determination, are they prepared to break the law. >> but just going back to that graph you showed. a huge reason why lockouts are a higher percentage of strikes, there are almost no strikes anymore. >> exactly. >> there was 19 strikes in 2011 and, you know, 12 and 10 before then. we haven't had more than 20 strikes in companies, more than a thousand people for years and years. in the '80s there were hundreds of strikes. unions ...

How much americans love football, it's an endangered commodity. it's a brutal sport. when i was a kid i remember watching the detroit lions game and seeing a player get hit on the field. every time i watch a kickoff, i'm dreading it. i'm holding my breath. there's that. then you also have the fact that sports are this amazing way to meet people. you can go to any place and make enemies, fenemies or friends. >> across partisan divides. that is the amazing thing about sports. that was the amazing thing about the unanimity on the refs. the thing you were saying about the dangers of football. we'l...

The league and the union to make up placf1 - wn, h call evshirfg finally, late wednesday night after a 48-hour blitz of oute, or. that the referees union is back. >> sweet. >> reporter: now, in the end both sides got pretty much what they wanted. refs got a littleey. while the nfl got an option to hire a stable of officials to use to replace bad refs. the referees' union is expected to officially ratify the deal this weekend. john, sunny. i think paul made a good point. it really was a drop in the bucket.cpathe cf1 the >> why did they do it? i said before i believe the honeymoon and love wit...

Experience come back out on the nfl playing fields. and, of course, the running mate and packer fan, paul ryan, he chimed in at town hall. >> did you guys watch that packer game last night? i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs. and you know what? it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> so there you go. he turned it into the presidential campaign. wisconsin governor scott walker tweeted this. being pro-taxpayer doesn't make me anti-union. besides, private sector unions are often our partners in economic developm...