NFL commissioner takes 20 percent pay cut 21 mins ago NEW YORK ? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has taken a 20 percent pay cut and the league staff has been trimmed by 15 percent because of a reeling economy. The league said Wednesday it has dropped 169 jobs as a result of buyouts, layoffs and other staff reductions. Goodell voluntarily took a cut from the $11 million salary and bonuses he was to receive this past year. He and other league executives are freezing their salaries for 2009. The NFL announced Dec. 9 it would reduce its staff of 1,100 by 10 to 15 percent. Seventy-six people took buyouts while 45 jobs were eliminated and 48 openings went unfilled. The move affects NFL headquarters in New York, NFL Films in Mount Laurel, N.J., and the NFL Network in Los Angeles. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_layoffs_1
Oh please - 80% of 11M is still a sh*tload of money. I think this is completely a PR stunt to use against the player's union in the next contract negotiations. Goodell can say "Look, things are so bad I had to take a pay cut. So reduce the overall salary cap and give a cap to rookie salaries.". But my guess is even in the bad economy, the NFL is still making huge profits.
"Here. I won't take this 2 million dollars," is not a PR stunt. It's a pay cut. He needed to take one. He did. And it could be worse... Just another reason to hate baseball. MLB Bud Selig $18.35 million NFL Roger Goodell $11.2 million (prorated)* NBA David Stern $10 million (est.)^ NHL Gary Bettman $5.59 million PGA Tour Tim Finchem $4.8 million So Goodell, commissioner of the most profitable of the three major sports, makes the least.
I give the guy credit and wish the heads of some other major corporatiosn would take notice and follow suit.
