NFL non-profit status in danger?

[MissK528]

Now, personally, I've never quite understood why the NFL has tax-exempt status. But if a group of politicians get their way, the NFL could be stripped of their status as a non-profit. 

 

(This is the only article I could find that wasn't blatantly partisan or from Buzzfeed, which I realize a lot of people don't consider a "news" source.)

 

http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/7498/20150130/nfls-non-profit-status-challenged-congress-new-york-state.htm

[The Raven]

The NFL is non-profit because the league itself acts as a clearinghouse, and the profit goes to the teams. Some money does go to the salaries of the league office, I believe, but its status as a clearinghouse is why it gets the nonprofit designation.

[berad]

The NFL is non-profit because the league itself acts as a clearinghouse, and the profit goes to the teams. Some money does go to the salaries of the league office, I believe, but its status as a clearinghouse is why it gets the nonprofit designation.

Yup, the Ravens and other franchises pay their taxes