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ESPN's Dan Graziano reports the NFL salary cap "could drop by up to $70 million" in 2021 due to reduced revenues stemming from the coronavirus.
Player and staff safety is the first priority for the NFL right now, especially with training camp set to begin by the end of July, but once the fine details are ironed out on that front, the league and the player's association have to negotiate finances. The owners want the salary cap to be cut as soon as possible. The players, of course, would like to see the reduced salary cap spread out for as long as possible. Because the players are taking on safety risks, you'd think they have more leverage in these negotiations, but this likely will take weeks to sort out. The NFL remains on course to play Week 1 as scheduled, just without fans. Despite record-high COVID-19 cases in "hot spots", team doctors believe the players are safe to report to training camp right now.
 
red. said:
ESPN's Dan Graziano reports the NFL salary cap "could drop by up to $70 million" in 2021 due to reduced revenues stemming from the coronavirus.
Player and staff safety is the first priority for the NFL right now, especially with training camp set to begin by the end of July, but once the fine details are ironed out on that front, the league and the player's association have to negotiate finances. The owners want the salary cap to be cut as soon as possible. The players, of course, would like to see the reduced salary cap spread out for as long as possible. Because the players are taking on safety risks, you'd think they have more leverage in these negotiations, but this likely will take weeks to sort out. The NFL remains on course to play Week 1 as scheduled, just without fans. Despite record-high COVID-19 cases in "hot spots", team doctors believe the players are safe to report to training camp right now.
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The Players' Union would like a word about that.

Such a drastic drop is simply not tenable.
 
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reports, as proposed by the NFL, players who test positive for COVID-19 would be placed on the Commissioner Exempt list, with no minimum or maximum stay.
Initial reports included moving those who test positive for COVID-19 to injured reserve for a minimum of three weeks, but those rules are being proposed for injured reserve generally. Florio clarifies that a player with a confirmed diagnosis will be placed on the Exempt/Commissioner Permission List and won’t be required to miss at least three weeks. In fact, there will be no minimum or maximum stay and, as it always entails when being placed on the Commissioner Exempt list, players will not face the loss of compensation. Every team will still have the ability to return an unlimited number of players to the active roster following placement on injured reserve. These rules would only apply in 2020.
 
Sebastian said:
The Players' Union would like a word about that.

Such a drastic drop is simply not tenable.
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Also wouldnt that force teams to cut a lot of players? I mean no one would have any cap space so to even sign draft picks, a lot of guys would have to be cut. So actually cutting that much would hurt the game since it would cut the amount of talent in a bunch of teams.
 
sportscoach said:
Also wouldnt that force teams to cut a lot of players? I mean no one would have any cap space so to even sign draft picks, a lot of guys would have to be cut. So actually cutting that much would hurt the game since it would cut the amount of talent in a bunch of teams.
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My guess is it's just an across the board pay cut of ~35% for every player for the season.

I also think that the owners want the season delayed and have dragged their feet to do so. The extra ad and sponsorship revenue could offset no fans if they are in a less competitive viewership window. Starting on time puts them against the NBA, MLB, and NHL. Delaying until all or most of them finish up their season makes the NFL a more prime slot for advertising. There won't be much primetime tv to advertise on. If they are one of the few TV draws, companies will dump alot of money to get their ads and logos in place. Those in stadium ads become more appealing. Tarping off huge areas of the stadium with logos and ads could bring them the revenue loss by no fans.
 
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I think there is only a small chance we will see the NFL this year.

And I think the NBA will maybe get to the point of playing games, only to see a ton of players get COVID and then canceling the season.
 
Sebastian said:
I think there is only a small chance we will see the NFL this year.

And I think the NBA will maybe get to the point of playing games, only to see a ton of players get COVID and then canceling the season.
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I think the NBA has the best chance of finishing. Not sure what the NFL is expecting to do. They could be trying to see how the other leagues models play out.

I still think they don't want to actually play the season on time because of the increase sports competition slated against them. I also think they intentionally dragged their feet so they could get to this point. It's easier to just build off another leagues model than try to create one from scratch.
 
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