LJRomanoff
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I highly doubt it would even get this far, but if it did, the NFL could be declared a monopoly and under federal law can be broken up if deemed one.
Monopolies aren't illegal and the NFL could easily make a winning argument that they are essentially an entertainment company and are competing with the NBA, MLB, etc. The court would have to prove that the NFL was deliberately acting in a way to injure competitors or potential competitors and even then being split into multiple companies would be the harshest punishment. There is 0% chance of that happening.
I'm sure the NFL doesn't want to litigate but it's not because they are any risk of being forcibly dissolved.