Jakob Johnson of the New England Patriots sees the US sports system as having a clear advantage over the Bundesliga. Because in his adopted country there is clearly more equality of opportunity.

Stuttgart – Jakob Johnson of the New England Patriots sees the US sports system with draft, salary cap and playoffs as having a clear advantage over the German Football League.

“If you enjoy watching Bayern Munich become champions every year in the long run, be my guest. For me, that’s nothing. I think the NFL offers a much better product,” said the 27-year-old in an interview with the “Stuttgarter Zeitung/Stuttgarter Nachrichten”.

Johnson is a fan of VfB Stuttgart

A discussion has flared up in Germany about play-offs in football to break the crippling domination of FC Bayern, at least once in a while. “The system in the US allows for much more equality of opportunity,” said Johnson, a fan of VfB Stuttgart.

In America, the weakest team in the preseason gets first access to top college talent, and salary expenses are capped.

The best example, he said, is the 56th Super Bowl on Monday night (Sun., from 22:55 live on ProSieben and ran.de) between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. Johnson stresses: “If you’re down now, it doesn’t say anything about what your future looks like. If you pull together as a team, a Cinderella story like Cincinnati is definitely possible. “