While there still isn’t any real hard news about progress being made between the owners and players surrounding prospective 2020 salary payouts, there was a small flurry of speculation that was shared by several different sources of the media early Sunday.
Buster Olney of ESPN in his weekend column hinted that just when everyone felt that some kind of agreement would eventually be reached, ownership may decide to take the road of standing firm with their latest offer.
According to Olney, “Sources say there is a group of owners perfectly willing to shut down the season, to slash payroll costs and reduce losses, and the disparate views among the 30 teams have been reflected in the decisions to fire and furlough.