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    Phil Rosenthal: The joke's on NFL fans — preseason games are, at best, glorified practices

    by Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Aug 09, 2019 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Every summer the NFL plays the same prank on its fans. It's called preseason football, and thousands fall for the ruse each year.

    They buy tickets. They watch on TV. Some talk about it like it matters. Some even bet on it because they are bored and, well, they might have a problem.

    But no matter how much everyone wants to pretend, no matter how much or how little the tickets cost, these aren't really games.

    Watching is like wearing a "kick me" sign. Scam or rip-off may be overstating it. But

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