its an interesting point. People lie and make/break the rules all the time for hundreds of dollars at their jobs. People commit felonies for thousands of dollars. Hell, they kill for thousands.
For millions... people will start wars, right? They'll cause panics and anything else, for millions.
Now, the NFL makes what, $8 BILLION a year? I can see them bending some rules and fixing some games and creatively 'managing' some injuries, outcomes, dream stories, etc.