NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is forgoing his $40 million salary as the league deals with the economic fallout from the pandemic. Pay reductions for executives and employee furloughs are also planned, according to an internal memo.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, seen during last week's league draft, is cutting his salary, along with those of league employees who make over $100,000.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, seen during last week's league draft, is cutting his salary, along with those of league employees who make over $100,000.
In the memo, which was sent to the NFL league office staff in New York, NFL Films and NFL Network on Wednesday, Goodell warned that the pandemic's economic effects"will be deeper and longer lasting than anyone anticipated."during the 2018 season, is not immune to the economic consequences of a global pandemic.
Over the past six weeks, the league has made several adjustments to deal with the reality of stay-at-home orders, social distancing guidelines and business closures across the United States. The NFL canceled its annual meeting, closed its league office along with all club facilities and prohibited virtually all travel.
League employees who can't do their work from home and those whose workload has seen a drastic reduction will be furloughed starting May 8. Goodell pointed out in the memo that a furlough is not a termination and that the league will continue to pay the medical benefits of those workers during the furlough period.
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