Roger Goodell Says Player Salaries Will Keep Growing Under Current Deal

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell predicts players' salaries will still grow under a new labor agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed. Appearing Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours before the Super Bowl, Goodell said the owners need money to cover rising costs for international ventures and infrastructure projects such as new stadiums. The union has said management wants players to reduce their share to 41 percent of applied revenues from about 59 percent but Goodell counters that of the $3.6 billion in incremental revenues since 2006, players received $2.6 billion.

Source: Associated Press

 

Business side of NFL is an EPIC FAIL.

 

Jesus christ no wonder the NFLPA are pissed. Absolutely ridiculous if the Owners think they will accept an 18% cut.

 

hboy:

 

Players get paid way to much anyway!

 

No crap, but it's unbelievable goobered for the owners to think the NFLPA will ever accept a drop like that.

 

They make the game.

The game doesn't need to expand beyond it's roots yet.