Schefter: Revenue loss could potentially lead to lower salary cap

[Mr. Scot]

Quoted from Adam Schefter in a recent podcast interview...

Quote

The salary cap in 2021 could potentially take a massive hit due to COVID-19. "The various estimates I've gotten from executives to owners is that the cap could be down anywhere $30M to $80M in 2021.

Full Article

[LinvilleGorge]

I don't see how that's possible. You'd have a ton of teams over the cap with no feasible way of fielding a roster.

[LinvilleGorge]

They'd have to strike a deal with the NFLPA to temporarily reduce current contracts to make this work. Yeah, good luck with THAT.

[Billy Love]

NFLPA won’t let this happen. It would require most teams if not all to restructure existing player contracts.

[Mr. Scot]

I heard a little bit of commentary on this, and apparently there are provisions in the CBA that would allow them to do this.

Doesn't seem like all that probable an outcome overall, but apparently it's possible.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

Under that situation, I could honestly see some star players saying "See ya in '22 then!" and some aging stars simply hanging up the cleats a year early.

[Billy Love]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I heard a little bit of commentary on this, and apparently there are provisions in the CBA that would allow them to do this.

Doesn't seem like all that probable an outcome overall, but apparently it's possible.

 

Me getting laid by Jennifer Lopez is possible but not probable. Same with lowering NFL player contracts across the board. Owners would face player work stoppage, then everybody loses.

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, Billy Love said:

Me getting laid by Jennifer Lopez is possible but not probable. Same with lowering NFL player contracts across the board. Owners would face player work stoppage, then everybody loses.

If they signed a CBA that allows for it, they may not have much to stand on.

14 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Under that situation, I could honestly see some star players saying "See ya in '22 then!" and some aging stars simply hanging up the cleats a year early.

Bad, but as ridiculous as it may be, the NFL losing money is something I imagine all the owners considering so unthinkable that they might consider extremes.

Mind you, I'm not predicting this happens, but I'm not completely discounting it either.

[La Pantera]

15 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Under that situation, I could honestly see some star players saying "See ya in '22 then!" and some aging stars simply hanging up the cleats a year early.

So the Teams fill rosters with replacements and ratings and revenue sink further.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, La Pantera said:

So the Teams fill rosters with replacements and ratings and revenue sink further.

I'm not sure if the owners would see it that way. I think they feel like the NFL shield will sell the games no matter what. And ya know what? They might be right, especially in a temporary situation.

[onmyown]

-80 m? so are we already over the cap?

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm not sure if the owners would see it that way. I think they feel like the NFL shield will sell the games no matter what. And ya know what? They might be right, especially in a temporary situation.

...or one where people are starved for sports.

[45catfan]

It would make sense just freezing the cap for the next several years.  That won't make up a majority of that money, but will knock a significant dent into it.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

...or one where people are starved for sports.

The key might be if college football is played and a lot of NFL stars sat it out. In that situation, I could definitely see NFL viewership suffering with major college football being the primary beneficiary.