No. It applies to the NFL as well.
All you have to do is read the responses by Eagles fans after they won the first Super Bowl. had fans talking about they didn’t cry at the grandfather‘s funeral but cried for the first time after the Eagles won because they know how much it meant to them.
shyt like that just doesn’t happen with the NBA outside of Knicks, Celtics, Lakers, and Sixers fans. The league barely respects the history of its teams. You are out of your damn mind if you think the NFL is driven by the he said/he said mantra like the NBA. The NBA leaves itself subject to the ups and downs around individual player love. The NFL knows it’s going to get love directed towards its teams. Everything else is just a bonus. They are just as many patriots fans invested in the patriots with Tom Brady gone as when he was there. Sorry to tell you. They’re not disappearing like when Jordan left.