Why has there never been a football comedy on the level of major-league that uses an actual sports team instead of a made up one?

Answer 1

Licensing fees get in the way.

Answer 2

The NFL is, to put it politely, highly protective of its copyrights, TM's, wordmarks, etc. Want to use them in a film? Be prepared to pay (heavily) and have the league decide on what goes (and doesn't go) in the script.

Answer 3

Not wanting to pay the NFL the massive fee for the right to use the name of an NFL property has probably been the reason.

Answer 4

Because it's already been done with baseball. Making it a movie with a different sport wouldn't really be that different.

Answer 5

Football is not humorous, real football is very intense.

Answer 6

The Cleveland Indians and other teams in Major League were not actual sports teams.

Answer 7

Too many blacks.