N.F.L. teams get to choose their balance of selfishness and altruism. In general, selfishness in pro football revolves around one thing: money. Everyone — owners, coaches, players, scouts — wants a bigger piece of the multibillion dollar industry that is the National Football League. Just as selfishness isn’t an innately negative evolutionary trait, it also isn’t necessarily a bad thing for an organization. It is the primary motivator to make coaches and staff members work ridiculously long hours. It also spurs players to go through the oftentimes brutal price that has to be paid to keep a roster spot. »
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