NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Total Lobbying Spend

$23.9M

Filings

467

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$2,350,000	39	9
2024	$1,540,000	24	6
2023	$1,460,000	25	6
2022	$1,330,000	24	6
2021	$1,210,000	24	6
2020	$1,290,000	24	6
2019	$1,350,000	24	6
2018	$1,640,000	24	6
2017	$850,000	22	5
2016	$1,440,000	22	6
2015	$1,180,000	24	6
2014	$1,220,000	23	6
2013	$1,090,000	20	5
2012	$1,140,000	21	5
2011	$1,620,000	21	5
2010	$1,450,000	25	6
2009	$1,430,000	25	6
2008	$280,000	21	5
2007	—	9	4
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	4	2
2004	—	5	2
2003	—	4	2
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	241
Sports/Athletics	—	231
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	164
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	—	152
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	132
Health Issues	—	96
Retirement	—	40
Homeland Security	—	33
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	33
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	—	31
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	21
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	17
Government Issues	—	17
Media (information/publishing)	—	15
Urban Development/Municipalities	—	12
Aerospace	—	12
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	—	12
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	—	11
Insurance	—	10
Transportation	—	4

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
THORN RUN PARTNERS	—	36
BALLARD PARTNERS	—	6
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	—	46
CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC	—	3
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	100
FEROX STRATEGIES	—	4
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC)	—	68
JOHN DUDINSKY & ASSOCIATES	—	37
LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP R. HOCHBERG	—	4
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC	—	11
AVOQ, LLC	—	28
PHRONESISDC, LLC	—	5
S-3 GROUP	—	32
THE CORMAC GROUP, LLC	—	16
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE	$23,870,000	71

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.