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Apr 30, 2015
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The NFL announced it's dropping its tax exempt status
The NFL league office announced it was going to drop its tax exempt status, which has been in place since the 1940s in an effort to "eliminate the distraction."
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The NFL league office announced it was going to drop its tax exempt status, which has been in place since the 1940s in an effort to "eliminate the distraction."

On Tuesday, the NFL league office announced it was going to drop its tax exempt status, which has been in place since the 1940s. Officials said that they want to "eliminate the distraction" that the status brought on. 

What does that mean?  

who writes for Forbes SportsMoney joins A Martinez for a discussion on the topic.