NFL trends over Facebook reveal...

[PS5 Pro]

Most NFL teams — including Saints — see marked drop in Facebook followings after anthem protests

BY THE NUMBERS

• Total Facebook following of NFL teams: More than 100 million
• Top 5 drops in following: Steelers, Saints, Ravens, Seahawks, Broncos
• Teams who gained followers: Cowboys, Cardinals, Eagles, Texans
• No team lost more than 0.48 percent of total following
• Saints lost 13,300 followers total
• Saints followers lost accounted for 0.33 percent of 4,030,000
• Saints following is down a total of 32,000 year-over-year
• 24 teams have increased their following year-over-year
• Aggregate following across teams up 1,939,800 year-over year

 

[75 Others]

What's a team to do now after FB followers plummet

 

[Woodrow]

What's a team to do now after FB followers plummet

Yeah. Pretend this is irrelevant when the league just signed a massive partnership with Facebook less than a month ago.

 

[75 Others]

Yeah. Pretend this is irrelevant when the league just signed a massive partnership with Facebook less than a month ago.

Didn't know that, thanks for the update actually


Regardless, my question still stands. Why is losing FB followers so significant for a team??

 

[PS5 Pro]

What's a team to do now after FB followers plummet

Not all teams are losing, Texas and Riley Cooper supporters are winning

 

[Matt504]

Didn't know that, thanks for the update actually


Regardless, my question still stands. Why is losing FB followers so significant for a team??

I wonder if it's because those followers might also be fans.

 

[Depreciating Asset]

Saints don't need those fairweather racist fans. They can

 

[JackRoss]

 

[JackRoss]

Saints don't need those fairweather racist fans. They can

Boy if you don't stop acting like the Saints are a storied franchise.. They need all the fans they can get

 

[The Gimp]

I barely see any NFL threads on the first page anymore

Then sh1ts used to be lit

 

[street heat]

Most likely casual fans that never spent money or went out of their way to watch games anyway